As other have mentioned, that was a complete retcon.

I thought Land was really good, a timely 9/11 allegory. Have you ever watched the extras?

Watch yourself! The last guy to curse at her lost his twitter privileges for a week.

And once people adjust to the new state of affairs it's over, with small outbreaks here and there being swiftly contained and eliminated.

Either way, he was the one whose terrible plan got everyone killed.

Many panoramic shots of the beach displayed no prior landing party.

The only men in Westros who knew about the prostate trick were Renly and Loras and they're both dead now.

Consider that Dany hasn't even pacified the Dothraki or met Tyrion yet in the books while Cersei is maybe three POV chapters away from being right where she is now.

Nope - renounced that by leading the kings guard.

They were all behind her. They made a whole ceremony about it.

He had a full mana bar when last we saw him, even though his HP was dropping precipitously.

He bounced back from what was a terminal diagnosis.

What was he supposed to do this season if not stay by her side just a bit longer?

GRRM hinted last year that the Drowned God will be playing a big role, at least in book canon.

But she clearly hadn't. And all it takes is one person hiding in the shadows anyhow.

Eh, not really.

By cable animations standards it's arrived at a brisk pace.

The most precocious "resting bitch face" on television!

The tree doesn't fall far from the apple, or something like that.

When Brie asked her what Littlefinger wanted I was really hoping she would bring up Tormund.