Huh? That's the guy who utterly betrayed Stannis. He conspired to make a peace with the Lannisters and give them Shireen as a hostage.

Not sure you really read my comment.

I'm aware of that, but the only way you'll get a better source is if you speak with God himself.

I'm not sure how it could be any less tolerable than the bastard spawn of her mother and brother's murderer.

In the books, Jon's scared about Melisandre, really. He and Stannis seem to have some kind of mutual respect. I'm pretty sure Stannis hasn't burned innocents in the books. He didn't commit to sacrificing Robert's bastard like in the show, and he didn't sentence Davos to death for freeing him. I don't think he burned…

GRRM's released an Arya chapter from Winds of Winter where she kills a soldier by posing as a prostitute.

I don't mind the odd death or two. What really irritated me was that there were about ten of them. Where are the other… thousands and thousands?

As a start, probably most Stannis fans.

I noticed that, too. They could be hired. Or they could be fanatics. I think in the very first episode we saw a Harpy who wasn't highborn per se, he just wasn't a slave. Looking down on the slave class was the only thing that gave him pride.

Leaving the Battle of Winterfell out of the last book was really annoying. I'm really surprised they've left it out of season 5, too. It was this season's natural climax.

I really appreciate the changes they've made to Meereen. Barristan's death, Tyrion's arrival, Jorah's redemption, and now Hizdahr's summary execution. It's definitely elevated a story line which was interminable in the books.

It's a spoiler. That's the whole point in the separate reviews. It's useful and sensible and an incoherent thing to be a dick about. I just wanted to drive that point home. If you ever do watch the series, just remember that Jon Snow gets stabbed. Also Ned gets his head chopped off in episode 9.

Jon Snow is stabbed to death by the Night's Watch.

You've really got a mental block about the kinslaying thing, don't you..? I've seen people counter this elsewhere. Renly was the aggressor. He was an illegitimate claimant who would have caused thousands of deaths for his arrogance. You keep sweeping that minor detail under the rug.

I wonder if the grim-faced guy next to Thorne on top of the Wall was supposed to be Bowen Marsh.

What you're ignoring is that Sansa knowingly put herself in that position. That's why it made no sense for the character and upset people.

It's a slog, but there's a decent amount of really great stuff in there. The Northern Lords in particular. The season's been boring because they cut that too.

Implying the writers have been constructing a coherent character and this wasn't just for the sake of shock value.

I also thought the choreography was awful; jarringly so. You could just see that the scene made no logical sense. It really took me out of it and spoiled the drama.

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