Podrick + Arya = Win

I was thinking the same thing!

Nothing to feel bad about. She brought it upon herself. The producers are doing a better job of fleshing her out than Martin. If that look of disgust is indeed meant to portray Cersei as having second thoughts then kudos to the producers. This lack of depth in the books makes Cersei very unrealistic. And no, fear of a random prophecy does not add depth to a character.

They pulled out all the stops for this episode. Everything was perfect. Good acting, direction, writing and cinematography. Can't find anything to nitpick. 10/10

I found this to be one of the weaker episodes of the season. I'm not sure if its because I'd just completed reading the series in the week before it aired or something else but it wasn't as exciting. It was too literal and stuck too closely to the book. When multiple events are happening and multiple secondary characters are being introduced, its hard to stay true to the book so some creative changes would have been nice. Perhaps its not a coincidence that Martin wrote this particular episode. Looking forward to the last 2 episodes.