That ep truly restored the feeling. I will say tho...I still don't think they put in the legwork to truly make the time jump hit as well as it could have. All of these characters - Laenor, Harwin, Larys, etc - were thrust into becoming important characters yet their screentime before tonight was very limited. There could have been more scenes with them, especially Larys. Going from just "oh hey he's in the Godswood, and now he's at the wedding feast" last week to becoming fukking Michael Corleone tonight is wild. I think he could have used more scenes, earlier in the season. There would have been a dinner between the king and Lyonel Strong, alongside his sons. Good simple way to get everyone on screen right quick...and could have been done 3-4 episodes ago.
Same with Harwin, who my mom didn't even know was supposed to be someone she remembered last ep. To go from just being the guy who helped save Rhae at the feast to being her alleged lover, and then to immediately die...that's not good writing IMO.
All that being said I thought the episode in of itself was really good.