So what happens that prevents Dany from marrying Hizdahr zo Loraq? Because there's clearly no way that's going to happen.

"It was oddly refreshing to take a break from the nonstop intrigue and disquiet of King's Landing, even if the grotesque scenes at Winterfell were hardly a step up from the machinations of Cersei Lannister, Margaery Tyrell, Qyburn, and the High Sparrow."

I am all in favor of John getting kicked out of the Night's Watch.

Didn't this show kill off Tywin on Father's Day last year?

I thought it was pretty obvious it was going to be Theon.

And Gilly's not that bad, either.

You can recognize the mode of government (king) as legitimate and still think that the person occupying that position (Tommen) is illegitimate. That's the whole point of the show, actually.

Did anyone else see the guy in the boat in the first scene and go, "Gendry finally made it!"?

This was definitely the best "You know nothing, Jon Snow" of the series, though. Surprising, thematically and contextually relevant. 9/10

Scenario that throws the most wrenches into the works: Tommen dies but not before getting Margaery pregnant. You know it's coming.

Definitely. There's going to be a rift between Stannis and Melisandre at some point, and we all know that Melisandre is a huge fan of royal blood.

AFGHANISTAN has a fighting season?!

It seems like by the end of the season, it's plausible that Cersei will have been indirectly responsible for the deaths of all three of her children.

And not just "people" — sparrows. As in, the exact people she is enabling with power.

Even Gilly

RIP Mace Tyrell, you died how you lived, with a weirdly enjoyable self-satisfied ignorance

My guess: Cersei concentrates her efforts on destroying Margaery, eventually does, celebrates her escaping her fate as discussed in the introduction of this season, and promptly gets blindsided by Dany.

I'm pretty sure at this point that Melisandre is just a pretty powerful witch. What remains in question is whether she is sincere in her devotion to the Red God (and is using her shows of magic to win over converts) or whether she is simply masquerading in order to acquire personal power.

The Mountain but with roller skates now

I agree. I don't think it's a fair characterization of Jorah.