"that deity would have to be a total asshole literally playing with lives for its own amusement"……and the name of this dark deity is Martin, and he will get no greater glee than when he leaves this world without delivery of a finished manuscript for his poor deluded followers.

I'd argue at this point Yara has more narrative weight than theon. We've spent more time with theon as a POV character it's true, but look at the themes of their meeting with Dany. It's all about not just the next generation taking power, but the girls of that generation. Dany, Yara, Sansa, arya, he'll even the final…

I think this may be where I slightly disagree with you. on homelessness in particular, the size of the portion of homeless men vs. homeless women, especially older, does seem to me to suggest gender as a driving factor, not merely a contributing one. and you say everyone believes homelessness is a problem, but that's…

I want to preface my comment by saying I have not read independent peer reviewed science on this matter, so take it with necessary grains of salt.

I mean, my bet personally is he's been scheming off screen. It's been a few years by now, but I recall wenderly being part of a northern organization of vagueness, and subtelly admitting Bolton opposition plans to onion Knight. Since there is little evidence of that in show, especially if the rickon thing really isn't…