I agree.Jaime and Brienne being caught really feels more like a reset to square one thing more than an "imminent danger" thing. Maybe if they ended it with (Next on preview spoilers ahoy!) the Bolton men threatening Brienne the way they do in this coming episode it'd have more of a cliff-hangery feel.

But isn't trying to make specific points within episodes exactly how this show operates, structurally?  I mean I can understand you arguing that their conversation lacked a lot of the subtlety that can be seen in some other episodes, but when you don't have a wide breadth of characters to speak about concerning such…

While I still think the scene was fantastic, I feel like a big part of the Olenna-Sansa meeting in the books (at least when I read it) was the worry that the Tyrells really were loyal to the Lannisters, and that their attempts to get Sansa to fess up about Joffrey were potentially to root out another traitor. I just…

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Yes, I do believe that is right. By the end of book 2 Thorne has been ignored by Tyrion, and is on his way back to the Wall.

Yes, I do believe that is right. By the end of book 2 Thorne has been ignored by Tyrion, and is on his way back to the Wall.

*Spoilers beyond Book 2*
He's got a decently small role in the rest of the series. I just feel like the writers forgot about him, rather than wrote him out. Its stated in season 1 that he's on his way south, and I think at some point this season Tyrion received a letter instead.

*Spoilers beyond Book 2*
He's got a decently small role in the rest of the series. I just feel like the writers forgot about him, rather than wrote him out. Its stated in season 1 that he's on his way south, and I think at some point this season Tyrion received a letter instead.

After sitting back and reflecting on the season, the only question that remains for me is this:

After sitting back and reflecting on the season, the only question that remains for me is this:

I'm actually pretty surprised where this discussion has gone — haven't checked back in a few days. To clear a few things up:

I'm actually pretty surprised where this discussion has gone — haven't checked back in a few days. To clear a few things up:

Specifically not Loras. In the book its his brother. If they're not going to introduce him (he's a minor character), then it'll likely just be a random general or some non-character.

Specifically not Loras. In the book its his brother. If they're not going to introduce him (he's a minor character), then it'll likely just be a random general or some non-character.

Yes, its meant to be a surprise.

Yes, its meant to be a surprise.

Actually, when you see Loras enter the Throne Room he's wearing armor similar to the soldiers around him.

Actually, when you see Loras enter the Throne Room he's wearing armor similar to the soldiers around him.

Yes, it was very specifically Renly's armor.

Yes, it was very specifically Renly's armor.