It makes sense and yet I don't want that to be how Stannis goes.

Presumably hiding out somewhere in King's Landing. Hopefully we will see him crushing whitewalkers with that Baratheon warhammer eventually.

I assumed Tyrion was reluctant to hop in the sack with that prostitute because of what happened with Shae, but then again I have the emotional intelligence of a Pop Tart.

Yea, I hope some of those old names pop up down the line. Jaqen was on the sidelines for seasons 3 & 4. Bran is MIA now. I guess after they filmed Gendry's last scenes they were like, "Thanks dude. Great work. We'll see you in 2018."

Somewhere out there in the deep blue ocean, Gendry is still rowing.

Too bad she has it out for Stannis. I don't want to see Stan the man killed any time soon. I know he morphed into an evil demon and murdered his own brother, but apart from that Stannis is alright. And it's not like Renley didn't (on some level) deserve it at least a little bit.

If you turn up the brightness on your monitor, you'll notice Morgan Freeman chilling behind Jaqen H'ghar in all of those Arya scenes.

So Easteros then?

Dany's adventures are as exciting as an episode of CSPAN. No Jorah and no Drogo = no party. Maybe it's just me, but every scene in "Easteros" is kind of a bore.

Bronndo: It's got the electrolytes Lannisters need.

Well, we'll have to wait and see. I think they've clearly established that Hamlin is a villain in the series and that Kim is conflicted in her loyalties. If they want Saul to "break bad" and still remain sympathetic as a character then I think it makes sense to have him victimized by Kim/Hamlin. The way he was treated…

My guess is that Hamlin will somehow end up with the case. Would not be surprised if Kim and/or Hamlin wind up dead. Likely with some involvement from Mike and/or Tuco's boys. Kim screwing over Jimmy in such a way that Hamlin reaps the benefits would probably push him over the edge and that outcome makes sense given…

It's actually to announce the start of Cersei's charity golf tournament.

A man thinks a girl needs a therapist after all the brutal things she has seen.

They're just cramming a lot of material into the episodes now. The scope is bigger, but there's not more show to accommodate all of it. That means a lot of the events feel abrupt. 1-2 scenes per plot thread to cover MAJOR storyline movement.

Yes. The film within a film "Mant" from "Matinee" was named in his honor.

BOOK SPOILERS: Varys accidentally put Tyrion in the same box where he keeps his warlock playthings. They transform Tyrion into a singing cartoon rabbit in S5E1. He goes on to have a very successful career as the star in a traveling vaudeville group.

Now you all know why they call him The Mannis.

The Stannis scene was so much more powerful for me in the books. My problems with the TV version:

If I look back, I am LOST.