Hey, that's 3 more minutes than what I expect from Martin in the books going forward.

Uh, cool. I wouldn't say the scene is there to serve only as a reminder. They're clearly illustrating an arc between Theon, who is developing a lot as a person, and Ramsey, who is sociopathic and seemingly incapable of changing. These two characters will likely meet again, and those contrasts are significant. Not to…

Thought they prepped it well - him getting winded earlier in the episode and Daario giving him such shit about it. Liked how they played with him still being the brains between the two, and Daario the muscle.

Surprised no one is really mentioning how Osha's death scene was a direct contrast to her seduction scene of Theon, which is how she escaped with Bran and Rickon in the first place. I really believed for a second she might be able to pull the same trick twice - she's been that convincing of a survivor. But it just…

"There's no internal conflict" - like, the definition of a sociopath? I can get the lack of anyone being able to stand up to him being less interesting to some, but I wouldn't equate that with being unrealistic. Walk around Wall Street during lunch hour, and the idea of sociopaths with no external conflict is…