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Karene Arundell
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Yeah, it appears that Littlefinger genuinely has no idea and the writers have dropped the ball with him…. again. Where's our knows-all mastermind gone?

That's possible, but I think it's equally likely that Show-Ramsay will value his new position more than Book-Ramsay did. Show-Ramsay seems more inclined to listen to his father, and also seems to value his title more (with the potential for heightened awareness of the fact that a battered Sansa would look… quite bad).

In the trailer, we see Ramsay kissing her neck. The guy from Emergency Awesome was discussing it, saying, "There's Myranda, getting kissed by Ramsay… hard to tell if she's enjoying it or not." I thought, "Why wouldn't she be?" And then now: "Ohh……"

Watch him in Misfits and he's MUCH easier to fantasize over.

Oh God. Ramsay's going to fall in love with Sansa, isn't he?

We'll find a much older Rickon shacked up with Osha in a ramshackle cottage in the middle of nowhere, with kids squealing around them. Osha will open the door to greet Jon Snow with the distracted look of a mother who's trying to control twin boys with ADHD, say, "I'm not buying anything, go peddle your wares

That's what I didn't like… Margaery being suddenly foolish. It's not very Tyrellish.

Osha is a loss, they should have kept her on board. I love Lena Headey as Cersei, but I did LOVE reading Cersei's chapters as an outright psychopath. The way she would call black white and justify it in her head was hilarious, really amazing. Telling a dying old man he hasn't permission to die was just fantastic.

Yeah, me too. I thought going into this season I'd enjoy the scenes at The Wall a lot more because of the presence of Stannis et al., which I have, but this move was an awesome one in its own right. The actor playing Alliser really sold it, too. A look of suspicion when Jon announces his name ("Hmmm, here it comes")

I want Olenna to show up ASAP. That line in the trailer got me excited. Hurry up!

I've no doubt he was aware of Cersei's situation before he even met her. It would be hard NOT to know. Even in Season 2 we saw the crowd screaming at Joffrey, "He's a bastard!"
They were right in all meanings of the term.

Oh, God, I know. Even when the last book came out there was a strong feeling when reading it of "is the author capable of actually finishing this? Or are we going to have another queensmoot or two to fill up the pages?"

Cirian Hinds was awesome, no doubt. Though I think he's certainly dead-dead.

I think Areo is supposed to be a major secondary character this season, though…?

There seems to be a little inconsistency in some characterization, though, e.g.:

I noticed his Tywin-esque power when he was explaining to Ramsay that the best way to consolidate power was marriage, not peeling a man's skin off. "Stop eating and listen." The power in that command was unmistakable. It also did a good job of stopping Ramsay from irritatingly quaffing down food like Homer Simpson. I

Good reminder. Forgot about that. Oh, Theon!

The facial exchange between Roose and Sansa before she smiles and greets him formally was gold.

I think it was genuine, and I think any emotional response Cersei will have to the septas will be genuine too. This series seems to be reestablishing Cersei as a "not totally evil" character.

It wasn't a ruse: Cersei was trying to restrain what seemed to be near-tears. I'd have preferred it to have been the other way around - Cersei being her usual self, Margaery gracefully deflecting.