It didn't have me on the edge of my seat, but I thought this was pretty good for a setup episode.
Seeing another Stark reunion is always heartwarming
. That it was Benjen that saved Bran and Meera made it all the more dope. I'm thinking he's going to help Bran make some sense of that data dump the 3ER left him with. Though I wonder what effects being the new 3ER is going to have on Bran. I wonder if he's start losing some of his humanity?
I know people aren't fans of Sam/Gilly scenes, but I thought it was pretty well done and entertaining. Randyll Tarly handing out Grandma Tyrell/Tywin Lannister-grade ether
. Old boy definitely has a
attitude towards wildlings. Sam taking Heartsbane is going to be pretty important down the line. The dead are coming and they'll need all the Valyrian steel weapons they can get.
I really hope Walder Frey gets it this season. If nothing else, it'll mean all the big shots responsible for the Red Wedding got what was coming to them in some way
Can't wait to see that Arya v. the Waif fight. I'm thinking Arya will beat her somehow and Jaqen lets her go. One way or another, a face will be added to the hall. Does it matter whose face?
I'm leaning towards Margaery running game on the High Sparrow. And Mace Tyrell has to be the most inept and uninspiring head of a great house in Westeros. Giving struggle speeches, didn't understand the implication of the king basically legitimizing the faith's power and couldn't even ride his own horse without someone guiding it
I get that the scene was a callback to Khal Drogo and showed she has a deepening connection with
Charizard Drogon, but did we really need another episode ending on Dany, this time giving us yet another speech about invading Westeros?