Solid contender for worst fucking episode.

Why do you go out of your way to be so joylessly pedantic? You’re always jumping into these threads to ask why adults have visceral reactions to good storytelling when the obvious answer is that they’re enjoying themselves and want to share their reactions with the like-minded. Your mean-spirited condemnations are the…

It’s called emotional investment. 

He doesn’t want his associates thinking he can’t make basic responsible business decisions. 

Haha, I know. It made sense for the character, but I did like how Hiram was all “I HAD TO SAY YES, HE CHALLENGED ME IN FRONT OF _BUSINESS ASSOCIATES_” and I’m pretty sure IRL even mob guys would be all “uh, you’re actually taking a challenge from a high schooler seriously?”

I was highly amused that neither Sarah Florence alum/FBI agent lady nor anyone else seemed inclined to include “incredibly public attempted murder of a minor” in the charges.

“But first, let’s pretend a middle aged man, albeit one in hella fine shape, could plausibly beat a teenager in his physical prime who’s a foot taller and has at least three inches of arm reach on me!”

Just like he always wanted.

I was expecting him to break out a country song.

Cheryl: This is the worst crazy cult I’ve ever belonged to

This whole budget excuse has never held water with me. Maybe it costs a lot to CGI a shot of Ghost running into battle, sure. But there’s no reason to even use CGI for a shot where Jon just gives Ghost a goodbye pat on the head! Just bring in a real flesh-and-blood dog and use either forced perspective or a tight shot…

Jon has never warged in the show.

Ghost whimpered quietly as his young master turned away. His missing ear twitched miserably in the freezing air. It still ached terribly where the dead thing had sunk its teeth in and torn it away. It hurt so much. But that was all right. Soon, his master would return, and gently pat his head, and let him know that he…

They didn’t want to spend the budget on a human interacting with the cgi, so they just had him look in the general direction of ghost.

That surprised me, too--they should have had a moment.  I get that D&D don’t like dealing with the wolves on screen, but it couldn’t have been THAT hard.

Sam: You’re the best friend I’ve ever had.

Jon didn’t even give Ghost a hug goodbye when he left Winterfell. What a fucking jerk. I hope he dies next episode

Or, what Corvus is correctly arguing, she’s so used to no one ever hitting on her/openly being attracted to her and so focused on her mission, she doesn’t know what to do when a guy actually does.

I believe the Many-faced god is probably ok with Arya paying off her student loans at the University of Black and White in one huge lump sum last week.