Feel a bit like this review has failed to capture the most poignant moments of the episode; both owing to the relationship between Queen Mary and David. The narrative through the series has been that "when you're out you're out", and Mary hasn't attempted to hide her dislike for David, but when death was on its way…

Even though half of the world's royal families have been destroyed in the last 100 years? Usually ending in the death of its members?

What power do they have over innocent people, beyond a ceremonial executive role? People cut the King's head off 400 years ago and essentially installed them as a figurehead rather than a monarch. If they tried to overrule parliamentary law, it would happen again. Beyond the faux-intellectual rubbish you're spouting -…

Watch the programme and you may get an indication.

Really enjoyed that, even if there were a few pacing problems. The carole scene was magnificent, not just as an insight into the way royalty is/was revered by the people after the War - but also for how royalty viewed itself. Those silent tears for a life short lived were a brilliant piece of acting, and I don't think…

Not every character needs to have a direct purpose to exist. Rickon contributes to the story line in an emotional way, and could be nothing more than added incentive to make the battle of the bastards happen urgently. Rickon's not like Arya, who has featured almost every episode, dying pointlessly to the Waif. That…