I think this was an amazingly even-handed and deep look into how people come to oppress others. The womyn's festival and the academy in Weimar were safe spaces for people who feel different and 'other' in the rest of the world. They can relax and be themselves without fear of judgement or violence. But the episode…

Just to be clear - yes, Shireen was a far more horrible sacrifice than Jorah, who chose to be there and had a fighting chance, but Dany and Stannis were in the same position - someone they loved was going to die in front of them, and they had the power to stop it, but 'couldn't' because they are the rulers and their…

Ultimate scenario: Gendry and dragons team up to make weapons of dragonglass and Valerian steel. Brave leaders (Jon, Dany, Tyrion) ride firebreathing dragons into battle. Bran and others warg into direwolves. and the Night's King and White Walkers and ice zombies win anyway because GoT.

Oh and #4 - I don't get why everyone was so outraged at the Sansa-rape. She willingly made an arranged marriage - and by "willingly" I mean as willingly as women have made arranged marriages throughout history. Once she was married, she would be the possession of her husband, and as such, she'd be having sex with him…

So a couple of thoughts: It's interesting that people feel that Stannis burning his daughter (ugh) is so many degrees (no pun intended) worse than Dany letting her most loyal advisor and defender (and cross between lover/big brother/father) basically risk being hacked to death in front of her. Both of them are making…