I know, I know. They've done an overwhelmingly good job with casting but I guess last night's brownwashing of the Yunkai slaves has me worried that they might whitewash the Dornish. I certainly hope that I'm wrong!

Any word on the casting of the Dornish yet? I'm really worried about it.

And he's just plain wrong about Sansa. She didn't leave with The Hound.

And he's just plain wrong about Sansa. She didn't leave with The Hound.

Indeed. She *did* impulsively take Tyrion prisoner last season without consulting her husband (setting this entire crazy war into motion).

Indeed. She *did* impulsively take Tyrion prisoner last season without consulting her husband (setting this entire crazy war into motion).

And ours has a lot of petulant old leaders.

Agreed, but I'll take it one step further. Joffrey is a straight up psychopath, whereas Theon seems to be terrified at the cruelty he must mete out to gain the acceptance he so terribly desires.

If you watch the closing scene, you can hear the dragons screeching and crying. They definitely sound like they are scared.

And we have a winner.

When I watched that scene I immediately saw something quite Stannis-like in the creature's build, or perhaps in the way it moved.

In the NYT review, the reviewer calls out all of Madeleine's major decisions as being "reactive" and I agree. She just patters about, waiting for other people to force her hand.

I found it incredibly distracting and annoying.