Fair.

Fair, but this is why they should have at least had the conversation so we're not left to fill in huge logic gaps. Outlining these risks would have HELPED this episode's big decisions, not hurt them.

Yeah, they opened the "magic carpet ride" door.

The way the show has set it up, the White Walkers need to "turn" the dead in some way, and there's no evidence that the Zombie Bear would have done that.

Ehhh, but he could just take Dany on a "Whole New World"-style dragon ride if he wanted to prove it to her.

Shrug—I don't operate under that assumption at all, especially after an episode where Tyrion has her talking about succession plans. I just don't talk about it openly because I am so deflated at the thought of a flawed but at least compelling leader figure being succeeded by Jon Snow, who couldn't be more conventional…

Letter grades are meaningless. (In all seriousness: in the context of a show where the meaning of an episode can change based on how well stories evolve in future weeks, I'm loathe to use the lowest ends of a scale even for an episode that bugs me. Technically, any "grade" I give comes with contingencies. If next week…

Kinja or no Kinja, I think it's only reasonable to try to keep spoilers to a minimum despite the leaks. I don't see the two as interrelated. My call for chill is only related to this specific request: y'all can be as fiery as you want on that topic, it's above my pay grade.

I implore you to find your chill between now and then, for the love of all things good. We'll talk a lot on Sunday night. I promise.

Sometimes, you just want to watch the world burn.

Right, sorry—got my timelines mixed up a bit, will correct.

1) Money.

Look, Disqus just can't handle direct communication at this scale. You use what's available.

I honestly never considered that it would bother Arya because I sort of chose to believe that she would be more rational than that and talk to Sansa. Apparently the post-episode behind-the-scenes talks about Arya's doubts about Sansa being confirmed by the letter, but I struggle with that logic. I think she knows…

Did I say it was a bad thing? I get where you're coming from, so for the record: don't really care how things play out, which is why I don't necessarily make "predictions" so much as talk through my thought process. While I'll be a bit frustrated if no one dies north of the Wall, that seems unlikely, and so I'm open…

I was thinking the same thing until he included "grew up here and lived all my life here" or some such—sort of killed that line of defense.

I like how this comments reads like you've saved someone's life before and are speaking from person experience.

It's not clear if it's the same magic, but the show has also not been as explicit about the "magic" of the Wall in the same way as the books were, so I'd need to go back to check the specific dialogue on Benjen.

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"Clearly, Davos is thinking Jon can promote Gendry's claim to the Iron Throne as a compromise candidate."