Ebony and Weirwood

So sad to see Selmy go. But it makes sense. His death opens two roles besides Dany. The blade by her side (Jorah) and the Westerosi adviser (Tyrion). Both who we know are on their way there. Also to those confused about how the "cliffhanger" works if they confirm it the next minute in the promo. Remember that this episode was the last one the reviewers saw in their packet (the same on that was leaked). Would've acted as a major cliffhanger for them. They could've also shifted their promos around after the leaks too.

A few thoughts on the sparrows and the brothel scene. - While the HS in the brothel was largely sexposition (the crotch zoom wasn't necessary), it did set up a few key points in a few minutes in a show with only 10 hours for an intricate story. First, it showed corruption in the church and a lack of purity. This was done in the books but with a focus on wealth not whores. However, the focus on sexual impurity in this instance allows D&D to show how the sparrows treat and punish sexual impurity which sets up Cersei's punishment later this season. It also shows how radical and aggressive the sparrows are compared to the status quo. Was the nudity in the scene heavy handed? definitely. But did the scene serve an important purpose to the storyline? yes. - I do worry that the sparrows will be played too radical in order to introduce some themes that weren't in the book as one commenter mentioned. Especially if Loras and maybe Olyver too as some have theorized. - Also many have touched on how the show isn't focusing well on the war roots of the sparrows, but remember that that exposition in Feast was largely through Brienne's eyes as she traveled the Riverlands which I think would've been interesting to see but would've expanded an already large cast of billed actors. So the show had to go a different route to keep an already big budget from ballooning more.