I see him as Tywin with way less money and know-how. He wants to control every little thing but is much worse at it.

Danny was so good he needed an extra challenge, “I bet I can win this Finale with Manny as my sous”

I expected Danny to win, although thought Dan might pull it off. Loved Kristen as the new host, she did a great job. 

I agree it’s mildly odd, but I’m willing to accept that he’s Westeros’s version of Paul Rudd.

They were in the castle under the guise of being rat catchers, which while Cheese was, Blood was not. The dog was a working dog who was seen earlier in the episode working with Cheese to catch rats.

Glad to see the Featheringtons pull ahead. Good show, Featheringtons, good show.

I think the sounds of Cheese and Blood sawing off the kids head was more gruesome than seeing the actual killing. It was well done.

Dogs were used to help catch the rats. It was part of their cover.

Yes. It was Viserys’ Valyria LEGO set.

The sound of the killing was almost worse than seeing it. 

It was a way to remind us of Aegon I’s prophecy. 

Well, Cheese IS a rat catcher...he’s just pretending that’s why he’s there at that moment.

“You realize plenty of actors have stayed the same this whole time besides Criston?What’s with the obsession over him in particular?”

Can I just say the intro is waaaaay better now? I get the whole bloodlines angle last season but it was fairly bland. This? They went with a semi Baylax Tapestry kinda look and I’m a real sucker for that.

My gf calls him “Not-Shia Lebeuff"

Rat catchers use dogs to, you know, catch rats. 

They’re pretending to be rat catchers, and the dog is part of that. 

Setting aside Criston’s…considerable list of flaws, he’s hot and is devoted to Alicent. Not the unhealthiest relationship on this show, and not a bad pick on Alicent’s part. 

Rat catcher decoy. 

We root for Helaena and Cregan.