I would be rather shocked if Jon Snow is actually dead. I mean, killing Ned Stark in the first book was ballsy, but killing a seemingly key POV character five books in would take brass balls.

"This season has improved on the books in many ways…"

Wun Wun wasn't at Hardhome in the books. As far as I know, none of the Wildlings have been been rescued from Hardhome yet, unless you count those who were picked up by slavers.

It's not particularly deep or anything, but the zombies "fit into it" by exposing how petty our differences actually are.

I would say it's a case of conservatives latching onto anything that isn't blatantly liberal. They do it all the time, and I say that as a libertarian-minded conservative myself.

Not if you want to get back into the 3-Coms.

This made me imagine cock vendors at the Great Games.

Jaime Lannister probably suffers more than anyone. On top of Dorne being completely undeveloped, his presence there makes almost no sense, and you don't see him grow into a man who tries to solve problems with his mind instead of his sword arm.

I disagree, but I'm a sucker for world building, even if it's filler.

It's like they forgot that political intrigue was a big selling point for the show. What we're left with at Winterfell is the fact that Ramsay's a violent asshole, Sansa's eventual escape and Reek rediscovering his Theonity. Those elements are fine, but without the larger story of the politics in the North, who really…

Littlefinger isn't omniscient. He's an extremely clever man who takes advantage of situations, but he isn't behind everything that happens. So no, he had nothing to do with Shae, Tywin and Tyrion.

It's a humorous little undercut of Phil's growth. He's changed, but the asshole we meet at the beginning is still in there.

You're right about the first part. I had forgotten the exact contents of the letter Ramsay sent Jon. So yes, his decision to march on Winterfell will make the same amount of sense.

It's the problem of cutting so many characters out. If you don't have fake Arya, you have to have someone that can get Jon to leave the wall. Sansa's all you have left, and it will cause the additional problem of making less sense than Jon going to save Arya, with whom he was close.

If Lord Montague liked Juliet, sure.

Fat to trim in conjunction with Manderly made me smile.

Wow.

You're right. That's sad. I'm just saying that having to prove allegations is not the depressing part. It's kind of a major piece of a just system of laws.

Yeah, having to prove allegations. How depressing.

I think it was the dagger belonging to Dagger Girl (if they aren't going to characterize them beyond weaponry, then that's what I'm calling them) slashing Bronn's arm. And I assume he'll die from poison.