Receiving an apple tossed to her from a nice street vendor.

They were just okayswords.

what significance does Howland have outside of confirming the events at the ToJ?

what significance does Howland have outside of confirming the events at the ToJ?

I was interested in the end of episode Jon business. His remark at
the end, "My watch is ended," paired with his long reflecting on his own
torn and bloodied tunic, indicates he's been thinking about this. It's
not that he quit the Night's Watch, but that his death has effectively
expelled him from it. Which means his…

This was the episode that made me happiest this season. Tower of Joy, and FINALLY Jon quits the Night's Watch. Fuck yeah.

If I can put my tinfoil hat on for a minute, does anyone agree with the Howland = High Septon theory?

I really loved the Bendis era. His mix of intimate character stories and universe-sweeping events was exactly the kind of thing I like.

This makes how many seasons/episodes left, regardless of what they are currently saying/projecting, a mystery.

Here’s the thing about this being the season of girl power: …
The women either have to lose and struggle and endure to achieve agency, or they wield it with the same selfishness and short-sightedness as the men. However impressive it is for Cersei and Ellaria to attain their respective thrones, they’re not great leaps…

Is that including the one he's writing or… ?

Regardless of the exact number of episodes (18, 23 etc) and who the driver is of keeping the total # of episodes down, I agree with this overall comment that the pace has changed, to a TV speed rather than a book speed, and that the change is not really for the better.

Am I the only book-reader who doesn't give a shit about the Kingsmoot?
Myles' review makes it seem like it's some central important part of this season.

Most probably Shireen. Or Stannis himself.

The whole Kingsguard were soiling themselves at the mere possibility of facing him, their much greater number be damned.

I would think the whole castle and surrounding territories would be a powder keg after Ramsay …

Only death can pay for life, etc. In terms of quantity, it's a zero-sum business.

it's beyond Thoros as to why the Lord of Light would give this power to a besotted, fiery-sword wielding chump like him

They almost had me for a bit maybe 20 minutes into the last episode, but no one even mentioned burning him.

The resurrected don't seem to be completely returned to life. Their wounds don't heal and they don't seem to need food.