About the Other Knight

I give the episode an 8, as a lover of the book I don't see why the night's watch wasn't better prepared for the attack and had Mole town survivors aid in the battle. The nights watch was aware of the wildlings attacking Moletown. I wish I knew how the writers make their decisions when to stray from the book. Sometimes it works, other times it leaves me wondering why its necessary.(like the Thenns being canibals) The action was great and the episode did fly by, i kept waiting for Stannis's charge. I didn't like the fact that Jon came up with the assassination plot against Mance, it seemed out of character.

I thought Ramsay had no formal weapons training other than Reek. How could he have gotten an upper hand on a handpicked elite ironborn raiding party? The iron born are as twisted as Ramsay, so i dont see his natural viscousness giving him an advantage either.