By this theory, that would be Jaime, who started the story attempting to kill a Stark kid (Bran) and ended it with killing another Stark kid (Arya).

I'm less certain Arya is going to be alive at the end of the series. I don't think it would happen until the very very end, but my personal theory is that Arya is going to try to kill Cersei, but Jaime will be the one to do it, completing his 'redemption' arc. Arya, with her goal taken away, will then swiftly turn to…

GAMES
I've been playing a lot of Dragon Age lately to do a full play-through of all the games back-to-back to continue the same world state (playing each with a thematic tie of either elven characters or supporting an elven revolution). I did a City Elf in Origins which I finished two weekends ago and then finished Drag…

The Hound scene had the most depth by far, but I do think there was a fair amount of subtext in the Jaime/Cersei conversation. Game of Thrones usually takes a bit to get to its subtext since the first episodes are usually a lot of table-setting, and after last season's finale which basically cleared the whole board…

How familiar do I need to be with the original series to watch the reboot?

Yup. It's just been a long time since then for me to remember why that would have happened, and how he would have been responsible.

I think some time has passed by this point - he died the same day of the Baelor explosion after all, just minutes after witnessing it - and she's had enough experience handling this specific kind of grief.

Overall: A-

There were a few scenes in this episode that further my theory that Game of Thrones is really about a system of patriarchies being overthrown by a feminist matriarchy. Lyanna is a part of that.

Arya in the Riverlands: A-
The cold opening was just a treat to watch and an absolute A worthy scene, but her reappearance later in the episode with the Ed Sheeran cameo was just an unnecessary oddity. It just felt like a shoehorned cameo scene and I wouldn't have minded the scene itself if it weren't for his celebrity…

Game of Thrones S7E1: A-
ed sheeran cameo should burn in wildfire

It's about time there is a female Doctor. Society has so obviously been ready for it, as evidenced by the internet comment section of any article that has to deal with women!

Biggest tossups for me:
• I'm not so sure for Alec Baldwin. I wouldn't be surprised, but I could also see the final round jurors picking a role that isn't just a highly reported-on Trump satire (or, on same token, not). It's a strong possibility and otherwise a toss-up in that category.
• I think Chrissy Metz or Thandie…

I'm admittedly not the most educated on the more technical elements of the film vs digital debate, but is it a hot-take to say that both have their advantages and particular uses for meeting a vision and should be used accordingly?

Please do not spoil me on the cast of television shows, the date of their episodes, the title of the shows, the plot of the shows, that the show exists, or anything about the show.

Leslie Jones kind of confuses me not because she's fully bad but because…over other supporting actresses in comedies, I'm not sure how she snuck in.

They are for last season where I think Uzo had more material to work with. I'm a bit confused by Laverne Cox since she hasn't really had much material in the past few years but I guess it is a guest actress spot.

She also wore glasses and therefore deserved to be brought to the upside-down and eaten by the demogorgon. Nobody ever wants to say it but it's true.

ikr wtf

My reactions to Emmy nominations:
First and foremost: The biggest snubs to me are anything for The Leftovers and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The former is a particular oversight and a shocking one to me, the latter is not surprising but disappointing. Moving on..