RadSam

So because two people are paired up, that means they're going to be romantically linked? Someone should tell Brienne and Pod and Arya and the Hound and Rickon and Osha.

But they're already paired up?

So romantic

I hope not. Just because two characters travel together, and the actors have chemistry, it doesn't mean they're going to end up together. Game of Thrones isn't a love story.

I don't buy that. Everyone seems to have gone mad on the idea that Bran can/has influenced everything. Bran has seen what his influence does. He's not likely to do that again.

Anyone else think the Wildfire shots in Bran's vision was actually a future shot of Cersei burning down KL?

I haven't finished catching up on the thread yet, so sorry if this has been discussed. I don't know if it's just because I'm half asleep, but I know Aerys was going on with 'burn them all', but I didn't think anything happened with that? Please let me know if I'm wrong, but if the wildfire shots were from Aerys, would KL still be standing? Or at least the castle? My thought is that the shots are from the future, and it is Cersei burning down KL.

Loved this episode. Slower than some this season, but just as good imo! So happy that Arya is finally leaving. I was yelling at the TV for Lady Crane not to drink the poison. I wonder if Arya will go back to Westeros with the action troupe? Margaery definitely has bigger plans. I don't think Tommen is in on them. Whether this will be what gets him killed, we'll see. BENJEN BABY!! Has his character just been combined with Coldhands? Or was he Coldhands all along? Jaime going to the Riverlands. Finally. Hopefull he'll remember how to not be a whipped dog. Dany. Yawn. How is she going to rule Westeros and it's people if she kills them all and tears down their houses? And what I've always wondered, what will happen with the Dothraki? The people of Westeros are hardly going to take to a queen with a barbarian army. They rape and kill and steal. I can't see them in Westeros. Where will Sam and Gilly go? To Oldtown? What will Gilly do?

D&D really can't do anything without getting bashed, can they? Honestly, it will have absolutely no effect so who cares? Seriously? It was a random name in a list of random names. The viewers won't know the families mentioned, what does it matter if they have a little fun with it? Whaaaat

I'm doing a re-watch soon. I'm sure I'll take it more seriously the second time around. The 'Hold the door' would have normally just made me giggle a little, but with everything else going on, it was all so emotional and dramatic that my reactions were over the top lol I hadn't even thought of that! Surely he'll find that out. I'm actually dying to see the Citadel so I'll be disappointed if all we get is surly Tarly drama. I've never been one to think that Benjen is Coldhands, but I'm thinking on the show they might combine the characters. I'm fine with that. I'm fine with anything that gives us Benjen!

Thank you! Summer went out like a hero, protecting Bran. It wasn't meaningless or disappointing. The deaths of all of the other wolves felt more disappointing to me than Summer's.

I'm so disappointed with Euron. After seeing him in the first episode (was it the first episode of the season he was in? I can't recall), I was impressed and couldn't wait to see more. The Euron we got in todays episode felt like a completely different character. Euron is supposed to be dark and mysterious and seductive and frightening. This Euron is like the comical, jovial, murder happy uncle.

It shouldn't take much convincing as it was a DG tipped spear

Oh wow, I hadn't even thought of it like that. That's so upsetting.

You could just not watch it? Although, I don't watch it, but it still gets spoiled on the forums for me, so I suppose it doesn't matter.

I haven't finished reading the thread yet (this one is going off more than the others this season), I just wanted to get this out while it's in my head. I'm sick of seeing the Waif beat Arya. Can't wait to see her (hopefully) get it. I loved seeing the play and Arya's reaction and, not to mention, Richard E Grant! How uncomfortable for LF! It was good finally seeing him squirm a bit and having to answer for his sh*t. It could have been harsher, sure, but I liked it. As for teleporting LF.. eh. Who cares? No one wants to watch episodes of characters travelling from A to B. I've never liked Jorah, so I wasn't emotional during that scene at all. Hopefully he's gone for a while now. I'm enjoying Tyrion this season about as much as I was during ADwD. Please let it pick up soon. Finally! Jon is actually finally leaving! I can't wait to see the Northern houses (specifically the Mormonts and hopefully the Manderlys!). Theon and Yara team up! I'm not really as impressed with Euron as I thought I would be. He's almost comical. He's not a man I can take seriously. So the CotF created the WW. I've only just recently been reading into theories about them, so I found this really interesting! That was my biggest shock moment of the episode. Like others have been saying, if Bran has been marked, is that how they will get past the Wall? I think Bran and Meera (and possibly Benjen? Please!) will end up at Greywater. I've been saying for a long time that I think the Wall will be falling this season. If Bran leads the NK there, it could happen. Summer! I was so excited to see Summer, then boom! RIP. I know a lot of people are complaining about how he died, but I think it was one of the better and more meaningful deaths for the wolves. He died trying to protect Bran. The others died for nothing. I couldn't take the 'Hold the door' seriously. I just couldn't. I remember reading a ridiculous theory about it a long time ago, so, as sad as it was, I couldn't get into it emotionally which sucked. Overall, one of my favourite episodes this season.

Ohh, I didn't even pick up on that! Good spot! It could very well reference Jon. I think there are big things planned for him.

I thought so too, but no, I don't think she is.

They do like to remind us a lot about just how evil Ramsay is. What better way to up his game than to eat a flayed Osha

About Ramsay and flaying the apple. I sort of took it as foreshadowing that he will end up being a cannibal. Crazy, I know, but hear me out. Osha walks in and he is flaying the apple. Taking the skin off in one long strip like that points to the fact that he won't be eating the skin. He puts it all aside and they have a quick discussion about his flaying hobbies, Osha asks if he eats them. Ramsay looks amused, but says no. Everything happens, RIP Osha, and Ramsay starts flaying the apple again, only this time, he eats the skin. It's not completely out of the realm of possibilities where Ramsay is concerned. It could be foreshadowing, or I could be reading too much in to the fact that he just ate some apple skin.

Stannis admitted to killing Renly with black magic. I really need D&D's teleportation machine! I don't think she had freedom of the castle. Ramsay sent for her, had her bathed etc.

That is, without a doubt, one of the coolest things I've ever heard!

I can't see that happening.

We know at the very least they'll have the Mormonts. Hopefully the Manderlys will be in it. I did see the photo you're talking about but couldn't make out the sigils on the flags, so who knows?

It's an illogical thing in a long list of illogical things. Doesn't mean it can't/won't be true.