That's a lot of assumptions to make. I do think you're right, but this show is usually much clearer about these things. That was some Claire Denis-level obliqueness.

When they did that they still didn't know if they were going to use her. This show isn't LOST, but it still has a fair amount of "making it up as we go."

If that is true, we're in for some interesting stuff, as the Night's King and BENJEN STARK are also listed.

About the nightwatchmen not trying it sooner, until now Jon was at Castle Black. As much as they might despise him, they had every reason not to want to piss him off.

Credit where credit is due, that at least makes sense.

Well that's convenient.

Does she need to be torched? I mean, the power is in the blood, right? Why couldn't they just leech her a little and burn the leeches, as that apparently works just fine? Am I missing something?

I support this idea, even though I didn't like the movie that much. Small sci-fi movies need all the help they can get.

Isn't the first one called "The First Sequence" though?

They get pretty dull after a while. I actually quite like Hostel 2, but that one is like 10% torture at most. The rest is suspense and build-up, which Roth is surprisingly good at.

Episode III: Electric Naboogaloo.

Well, I think Salo for instance is a pretty boring movie. Just nonstop cruelty in the name of a single duh statement ("fascists are bad"). This sounds even worse, because it doesn't even seem to be saying anything.

I don't think it's exactly contrary, it's just dumb. It's the most predictable thing that could've happened, based on what they spent five episodes setting up. I like when stories surprise me.

No that was Andrey Konchalovsky, who co-wrote the script for Andrei Rublev and recently directed the very interesting The Postman's White Nights, about a remote Russian village only accessible by boat, in which he used the locals as actors. Guy's had a very eclectic career.