Yikes what a mess. The season cliffhanger is basically the same problem they've dealt with in previous episodes, isn't it? Is there anything to look forward to? Unless they have a HUGE time jump as some sort of soft reboot, I give up.

Carol's reaction to Tandy's quick banker joke was so good. It was everything I love about this show.

Huh, I mean I guess that's why the show is basically in renewal limbo because so many people feel the same way, but I genuinely love most of his scenes. I do agree that the rest of the cast is amazing and I would love more of them. I'd prefer the exact same 100% Tandy, but just push him into the background a bit and…

I was PERSONALLY offended by that note. And from an AVclub review of all places?

What is this? I'm confused because it just says "season 1" and I'm not sure I want to read the entire review because of spoilers. Can we just start off with saying what the heck "Islands" is exactly? The new season? A short miniseries that's aired over the course of a couple weeks? one week? All at once? Whats…

I don't mind the addition of the team's record in the score graphic. Visually it does work well as a little divider, but definitely doesn't need to be up there for the entire game. Also, big props on Titans x Texans = 'exit'. Huge props.

Yeah I didn't see any self-sacrifice from Hodor, just Bran 'accidentally' sacrificing a very loyal friend for his own preservation. I think the disconnect of Bran just chilling in the past vs the zombie attack in the present helped drive home how oblivious Bran was to the consequences of abusing his powers.