Sansa didn't have much to say that was of value the day before the battle. She doesn't know Ramsay's battle strategy, she only knows his cruelty and malice.

Jon didn't listen because he didn't think her advice had any merit – spot on and says it all.

Can I be honest for one second? I found Snow's behavior inspiring.

Virtually unreadable, I think you mean. :-)

I think Jon (or Arya, Tyrion, etc.) in general was more competent before the show reached the end of the books.

Littlefinger's army is the predominant power in the north.

Well, it's probably fair to say that now Cat is a psychopath. StoneCat.

And he's fucking fifteen.

I have to think that book Jon will handle his battle more competently.

Robb and Ned both shown to be capable battle commanders, though. Especially Robb – or I mean, Robb was shown, and Ned's history was being an important leader in a successful rebellion.

Wait, the crosses that were burning on the battlefield before the fight, represented some Stark soldiers who Ramsey had gotten ahold of? What happened? Did Jon's forces lose a patrol or something?

Totally thinking the same thing.

a long bow with a trained shooter should be accurate up to 200 yards.

I want to believe that JL could be a good film under Geoff Johns guidance.

some small but not precisely articulated percentage able to fly between two castles, and some even smaller number ("once in a hundred years") able to fly to 3-5 castles on command.
How in the WORLD they get ravens who are one place only types back after they are sent out is a kind of big hassle that is not ever sorted…

It's not "kind of questionable" in the books, it's completely unexplained. I think GRRM is purposely being vague there, to retain some ability to use a magic telegraph.

I agree with you here, that shit needs to be addressed in the final season. Sam's plot from the last book seems promising in that regard. Nothing like that on the show so far.

Lots of mentions of Helms Deep re: the staging of tonight's battle. I saw Braveheart over and over, starting with the work of the archers, and much of the later close-quarters fighting.

I get what Myles is saying about the "hollowness" of the spectacle. But the events of the episode were deeply satisfying, and it was beautifully exquisitely shot. WTF more do we need?

I don't think the writers know what they're fucking doing right now.