TheReal_Rebel

My stomach is in knots thinking that Rickon & Osha while heading south for the Umbers in the show (but for Skagos in the books )might run into Locke as he heads north. Is this a possibility?

Bringing Catelyn back to be killed by Arya is a waste of a ressurection, especially if like Beric she can pass it on.

Mads Mikkelsen is Hannibal Lecter on NBC's Hannibal. So I think he's booked,except for films. Is it too much to hope Max Irons to play Aegeon & his Dad to Play Old Griff? How'bout John Noble for Randyll Tarley? Of course, he was Eddard Stark's Dad first, lol, but he'd certainly scare the piss out of Sam.

Nope. It doesn't.

Not if everyone, especially Stannis, thinks she died as well. My guess is Talisa doesn't die but goes into hiding. In terms of drama, there's no point either the TV series or the books in having Robb's wife survive him unless she's pregnant.

] I keep obsessively re-watching her scene! She truly is a Queen now! A female Alexander.

Exactly! Liked the Catelyn scene. The fact she couldn't get over her own jealousy & have faith in Ned or even figure out on her own who Jon's mother show's was demonstrates how blinded with jealousy she was.

I personally believe we were given a lot of hints about what is to come both in the books & the series from this episode. What's the first thing we notice in Danerys's dream walks? ( I won't call it the House of the Undying because it wasn't the same scene from the novel) 1). Snow covers Everything especially the Iron Throne. There is only one character named Snow in the series. 2). The roof of Kings Landing Throne Room is burnt clear through to the sky. 3) Danerys's fails to actually sit on the Throne or even touch it 4) Danerys ends up at the Wall. It is possible the Snow does not represent Jon, but the White Walkers taking Kings Landing or it can be both . A fight ensues between the Walkers their Vanguard & the Dragons at KL driving them out of till they are forced to the Wall.

I'm sure Brienne would offer that as a defense for Jaime when or if she pleads for him before Catelyn.

I think it's likely that either Jaime and Brienne are sidetracked from going directly back to Cat (possibly info that leads them to Sansa and Jaime dies in rescue) or they return, perhaps, duel but some other major event intervenes to yet again change the dynamics. I don't believe GRRM would revive Cat just to have her die again without seeing one of her children alive. It is possible, as someone said, earlier, that Cat would want to attempt to return to Winterfell if she thought there was any hope of finding Arya. But meanwhile we all believe Brienne is using a ruse to lure Jaime to a vengeful Catelyn but maybe it's not. What if Brienne is telling a partial truth? She has found out where Sansa is but takes Jaime to Catelyn first. Then Catelyn has to decide what she wants more--vengeance or her daughter safe? In the end Catelyn deciding to go herself back to Winterfell taking Pod with her and sending Brienne and Jaime to the Vale. Additionally, what if Catelyn is able to get Jaime to confess his incest. She might be able to use that to destroy Cersei and what's left of the Lannisters.

I forgot to give a rating. A 10. was Blackwater a better intergrated episode. Yes. But there was so much they had to wrap up and they did it well. Plus there were many surprises, like Brienne in action; Dany's disturbing vision of King's Landing, her seeing the Wall & Jason Mamoa & adorable baby; Shae/Tyrion scene; Dany walling up Doreah & Xaro; Jaqen & Arya; & the White Walkers intent on making war on all humanity.

BIggest, Big shock for me was seeing a destroyed Kings Landing Throne room. I'm wondering if the Others do it since there is snow & Dany wouldn't want to destroy hall of her family. Also the last scene with Sam is the Dead army seem to be going South.