Good idea. Just about everyone from the "Robert's Rebellion" generation is dead now. Benjen is the oldest Stark remaining and one of the few people from that time who might know the truth.

If Selmy were still alive he probably would have noted the similarities.

Even if he's not to be Lord of Winterfell, he obviously still has a role to play in the story. He's an important familial tie who vanished five seasons ago. If he was unimportant, the Night's Watch would have discovered him dead in season two or three. The fact that he's not dead means, by storytelling conventions,…

A couple weeks ago Jon was one word away from being Lord of Winterfell. If someone (Stannis) wanted a Stark to rule in the North, Benjen would be his only choice after Sansa, now that Jon has rejected him.

Where the hell is Benjen Stark? We haven't seen him for five seasons and, with three of the Stark children vanished, he's arguably next in line for the family after Sansa.

And a police uniform.

Sam Barsanti's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat the Chort!

That's not a good prize!

It should have been Thurman Thomas. He's 1) very politically conservative and 2) More of a draw in upstate NY than NYC's Barber.

Wait. Salt potatoes aren't universal? (From Rome)

RPGs on the SNES and Genesis had fabulous music. Phantasy Star III — probably the least well-regarded of the Genesis series — had an outstanding soundtrack. Its title song is still my favorite video game track.

Time is not a line. Time is a circle. That is why clocks are round.

I miss Renly. :(

Another "What show was the reviewer watching?" point: In what universe is this episode inconclusive? Bran finished his four-season quest to find the three-eyed raven. Arya's been wandering the countryside for three seasons and is finally going to Bravos. Stannis finally did something for the first time since S2E9.…

Yeah. I read it as she was cheated out of killing the Hound herself, so she settled for controlling the only thing she had power over: How he died. She had the power to give him a quick death or a slow death, so she chose a slow death. It was the best revenge available.

Question: Did Red do anything to Big Boo that caused her to betray Red to Vee? Boo's betrayal kind of came out of nowhere, but I may have missed something.

Every time Vee got done manipulating someone, I expected her to turn to the camera and deliver a hammy soliloquy, complete with folksy southern turns-of-phrase.

An attack from Stannis?

I can just picture the awkwardness when the last month's worth of news hits Dorn.

It was one of them lady goats.