If you think that the show justifies Tyrion, that's your own reading. I came from this episode feeling sick about the compromises to their morality that Tyrion and Arya made.

It really is a horrifying scene.

That's a great catch.

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Yeah, you're an unbiased source.

Yup.

Don't worry, he'll be replaced by Eric Adams next season.

The main problem with the review is the egregious misreading of Arya's motivation not to kill The Hound.

Replace the -ing with an -ed. Not that difficult to parse.

4, 3, 2, 1

"… the rape was "consensual by the end" which isn't how rape works. You don't get to keep fucking through all the nos, confident she'll eventually give in."

Actually, now that I think about it, the Arya/Brienne interaction is pretty resonant. I feel like Brienne is who Arya turns out to be, if she wasn't subjected to travesty after travesty. She is begrudgingly taught to fight, and she does so with some semblance of honor and fealty. But clearly, that path is no longer…

I was about 50% sure this was going to happen.

Let's not forget that Cersei is not the biggest believer in the need for "evidence."

You probably shouldn't watch Straw Dogs.

Were there some close-ups of some feet while I wasn't watching?

Yeah, that definitely happened. He heard the bells and probably figured he would be held responsible for Tywin's murder (or whatever else happened… guessing he isn't 100 percent certain) after helping Tyrion escape. So he joined Tyrion on the ship.

Panamanis!

Cersei: Will it make him weaker?
Qyburn: No. Might make him younger, though.

"Especially when the kids are, in their eyes, perfect."