One cool little tidbit that was easy to gloss over, and I'd imagine 99% of the people who were watching didn't notice:

One cool little tidbit that was easy to gloss over, and I'd imagine 99% of the people who were watching didn't notice:

As strange as it may be, when I first read about the Children of the Forest I immediately pictured them as actual children with magical abilities.

I was wondering why The Andals seemed so familiar to me.

Indeed! I was hesitant when it came to mentioning the Children of the Forest, as I can't remember if they have been mentioned in the show, and I'm unsure what exactly constitutes a spoiler here.

One interesting bit that was weaved pretty seamlessly into the episode, which may not have seemed incredibly important, was an introduction to the mythology of Westeros. As stated by Sam and Jon,