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You mean like other Valyrians? In the Dance of Dragons, all the riders had dragon blood, whether they were trueborn, or bastards.

I'll remind that showcase wight came at Cersei in broad daylight, in fair weather KL. So, yeah, consistency...

And it was established that you needed dragon blood, so Dany, for all she knew, was risking Jon's life. And saddles and chains for the rider.

Who else thought when Sam made that noise in the crypts, that he had brought Bran, too, and accidentally knocked him over

That was criticized way back in season 1.

7 for me, too.

Did the episode have a title? I missed it, if it did, and I just re-watched the opening credits, still didn't see anything. Speaking of the opening credits, interesting, interesting. I liked them. Might as well condense the map, it's not like travel time ever mattered. I liked all the reunions, especially Arya and Jon. Didn't like Jon just hopping on Rhaegal. Those dragons really do need saddles. Where is Ghost? Dragons eat him? Not sure why Sam starting tearing up at hearing his dad's dead. I understand the brother, but there wasn't any kind of redemption possible between father and son, and he was treated horribly all his life. I suppose Sam is just a gentle soul. It was nice for Sam to drop the bomb on Jon in the crypts, with Lyanna's statue in the background, but the whole thing was a bit rushed. I liked that they remembered that Winterfell has a winter town, and finally someone is worried about army supplies. A little too late, though. Yara's rescue was ridiculously easy. Black ops Greyjoy. I suppose they needed to devote more time between the meaningless Euron-Cersei banter, than create some real challenge there. The part at the end was fucking scary. Another house bites the dust.

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^Me, too

You're closing in on me, since I actually stopped watching this show after 2 or 3 episodes in season 5. I was deeply disappointed that Ivanova did not return, especially after how season 4 ends, and I don't really care for Sheridan as president.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet Well since the reason why a dwarf planet is categorized thus has to do with orbits, I would say astronomers do have a saying.

Speaking of Io - Its name drop in various episodes has often confused me. Why does Babylon 5 seem to serve as a transit point between Io and Earth, or other place?

Pretty much this. And I wouldn't say it was prescient, as it already had plenty of examples to draw from, i.e. all the communist regimes of the 20th century.

I'm nearly done with season 4. Since go90 doesn't seem to have anything other than the episodes themselves, I doubt I'll venture into the extra stuff, like Werthead is doing. I hesitate to watch the final episode of this season, as it seems to be more of an epilogue to the entire series. Not sure if I should skip it, watch season 5, and then come back. The proper ending of season 4 with the two episodes that conclude the Earth Civil War, were really good, and even gut wrenching. I also have to say that Garibaldi's brain washing is one of the most impressive long game arcs I've seen in a TV series. Most shows these days would probably close that kind of an arc within a few episodes, but this lasted a whole season, and it was fairly subtle.

I would say that LF was a councillor to Sansa, Lady of Winterfell. The writers didn't do a good job at establishing this, but I think he was that. Certainly saw himself as that. So he was more than just a guest.

8/10. Much better than last week, and yeah, maybe best of the season.

I gave it a 3, but I think I feel the same way as you. Maybe I shouldn't have voted at all. There were some kewl moments, but the rest was shit.

I'm being logged out of a machine every time I login on another. I tried clearing caches and cookies, and the issue still persists.

Well to be fair, Euron's fleet must have run out of teleportation juice, because Dany was able to carry the Dothraki to Utah south of the Blackwater Rush, without him intervening yet again in ship travel.

I gave it a 9. I thought the battle was pretty well done, other than the Bronn leap at the end, but the episode had a bunch of weaker stuff, mainly at Winterfell. But the battle was excellent, especially: Shield walls can be effective against light cavalry, if said cavalry doesn't have dragons. I see people comparing this with the charge of the Rohirrim, but this was better because quite a lot of the charge was impeded, and only thanks to the dragon, did the Dothraki break through (whereas the Rohirrim just trample over the orcs like they're made of straw) Dothraki using bows - fuck yes, I've been waiting for this since season 1. (the arakh design still sucks, though) The intensity of seeing likable characters fighting against each other. I think this is the 2nd battle where this happens, after Castle Black, but I don't think Tormund and Ygritte were quite as likable then, as some of these characters are now; I didn't want Bronn to kill Drogon (and Dany) but at the same time I didn't want him to die, either; I didn't want Jaime to kill Dany, but at the same I didn't want him to die either.

Gave it a 9. The battle really made up for some weaker parts at Winterfell + no Oldtown stuff which is good.

huh, that makes sense. I retract my negative point on that then. I had forgotten about that dialogue between Ned and Arya.

Good episode overall: 8.5/10 I decided to do a breakdown of the points: King’s Landing scenes Cersei gathers nobles from the Reach, including Randyll Tarly, and gives a decent propaganda speech; Jaime makes the case with Randyll; Randyll’s character remains consistent – duty, honor, but a dislike for “savages”: +0.5 pt Qyburn shows Cersei a method of killing dragons: +0.5 pt for showing a better dungeon for the dragon skulls than back in season 1; +0.5 pt for Qyburn’s scorpion (consistent with book material) Dragonstone scenes Dany’s council – sound strategy of using Westerosi troops to besiege KL: +1 pt; ok strategy to use the Unsullied to attack CR, but have them sail around Westeros? 0pt; Ellaria’s presence and some of the dialogue was weak: -0.5 pt And what will the Dothraki do? Just languish on the tiny island of Dragonstone? The dialogue between Dany and Varys – I liked that Dany questioned his trustworthiness, it shows that she isn’t simply willing to embrace someone just because they bring goodies to her (also better performance for Emilia in this scene); but I also liked Varys’s answer to her; he rose above his usual veiled talk: +1pt Dialogue between Dany and Olenna: 0pt; it was decent, but nothing special Grey Worm and Missandei: +0.5pt for Missandei’s body; +0.5pt for keeping consistency with this relationship; -1pt for this being a drawn-out filler scene Melisandre coming to Dragonstone in the middle of a storm: -0.5pt; dialogue with Dany and Tyrion: +0.5pt Winterfell scenes Jon receives a summons to go to Dragonstone from Tyrion; clever Tyrion makes sure the message is legit; Sansa agrees that Tyrion is a better Lannister than the rest, but has misgivings; Jon is a bit too trusting, and he only really saw one side of Tyrion; Davos said something, I think; 0pt Sam’s message arrives with the news about dragonglass – side note: I assumed the news that Jon was king had reached the Citadel, seeing how maesters tend to communicate with each other, so I was ok with the message arriving at Winterfell; less ok with never showing us Sam’s reaction to this kind of news (this would have been a good scene in ep. 1 so no rating for ep.2 on this) – resume analysis: Jon now has fodder for his argument to go to Dragonstone, and brings it to council; debate ensues; Jon goes against the tide, but appoints Sansa to rule in his stead, making Littlefinger barely contain his laughter: -1pt another ridiculous debate, but this time I thought Jon’s argument was much thinner than in ep. 1; there was some ok dialogue, and the apparent reconciliation between Jon and Sansa is welcomed. Jon and Littlefinger in the crypts: -1pt Littlefinger remains a creep, and Jon acted stupidly; this scene should have had more worthwhile dialogue, and a better time for it in the grand scheme of things; perhaps ep. 1; I suppose +0.5pt for character consistency Citadel scenes Greyscale is a contagious disease, but while touching seems to be the main method of contamination, I should think extra precautions would have to be taken, like covering mouth and nose; this is especially true in the second scene between Sam and Jorah, where he proceeds on cutting out bits of contaminated flesh: -0.5pt Jim Broadbent continues to be awesome as Archmaester whatever: +1pt Sam feels honor bound to help the Old Bear’s only son: +0.5pt; Sam turns into a Bolton to do it, and the Citadel’s House of Disgust show continues: 0pt Arya scenes Re-uniting with Hot Pie; +1pt; also refreshing for someone to get news about the world at a well-traveled inn, in a normal manner: so bonus +0.5pt for that Re-uniting with Nymeria; +1pt – the show never showcased the warg abilities of the other Starks, just Bran; so Nymeria not harming Arya because she remembers her is fine; Nymeria not joining Arya is also good; there is no longer a bond between them, while in the books the warg bond has been maintained despite the distance; still I expect Nymeria to join Arya at a later stage, I just hope it won’t be an eye rolling moment. Also, winter is here, and Nymeria has a pack to help feed. Greyjoy encounter Stupid dialogue between the Sand Snakes, as well as Ellaria and Yara: -1pt Euron was awesome for the first time in this show: +1pt; loved his axe, and his fighting ability Euron kills Obara and Nymeria with their own weapons: +1pt (for each kill); the show just got a little better after this Ellaria, Tyene, and Yara are captured, and hopefully soon the character count will drop: +1pt (some of this point goes to the consistency of Tyene’s character; first time something positive for the SS; however, she not getting killed probably has to do with boobs – writers are less willing to kill someone with such great boobs, but I predict Euron will keep her to do with her as he pleases, while handing over Ellaria and Yara; negative points to follow on this account) Theon turns into a little bitch again; granted he seemed to have assessed the situation, but it was still disappointing to not try something; Reek may be back: -0.5pt A bonus +1pt for the overall battle; well done on the fire effects

Just watched The Coming of Shadows in season 2, where the first of Sinclair's rangers was introduced. So, yup, plenty of nods.

So in season 2 episode 4, there was a moment that made me LOL, but also roll my eyes at the same time, when the Techno Mage quotes Lord of the Rings to Vir. Is JMS a big Tolkien fan?