Again, it was Tyrion's harebrained idea to get the wight to show Cersei. Before he brought it up, Jon Snow was about to leave to go back to Winterfell.

Getting the wight was Tyrion's idea. The coming invasion of Westeros by grumpkins and snarks is on his head.

Tyrion and Rational Thought Produce the Invasion of Westeros by the Army of the Dead

I was dubious about O'Dowd as well, but believe it or not, he pulls it off. It helps that he's 6'3" and tends to tower over the other actors, but he also very expertly plays a kind of nonchalant menace: generally he's very genial, but when he's in a situation that requires threat or violence, he handles it very…

Yes, I agree with your assessments here. Even though we (the audience) might view the (possible) marriage as icky, it would make more sense if the show framed it as being unacceptable to Dany and/or Jon due to the appearance of a continuation of suspect traditions of Targaryen dynastic rule, rather than due to modern…

As mentioned above, avunculate marriage was common in the royal houses of Europe in the equivalent period of human development, while sex between brother and sister was not. So concluding, if the story goes that route, that it "decided incest was a-okay after all" is like saying the story decided mass-murdering is…

If she's destroyed the only Lannister army outside of King's Landing (aside from Euron's fleet, which can be decimated with the 3 dragons), she (and Jon) can basically control the entire countryside. There is bound to be food to be had, while King's Landing has to survive on only what's inside it's walls.

"Avunculate marriage is marriage between an uncle and a niece or between an aunt and a nephew (second-degree relative)….. Avunculate marriages were once frequent among the royal houses of Europe…"

"…the prolonged leave-taking of Gordon’s French guest as she slips her expensive shoes back on, re-applies her lipstick, and savors a last sip of wine is a little comedy of delay."

"Dial it back Summer……. by 15%, and increase Dynamic Movement by 3."

Man, I hate to be that commenter complaining about the grade - but B? This was a great episode - every storyline had some great stuff in it.

Could be. It could also be that they don't last that long - we really just have no clue as to the logic or rules that surround the "magic".

Yes, it was clearly spelled out in the flyers stuffed in carriages and saddles, and tacked up at various places around The Twins:

I've got no problem with the show having different rules than the book - I just wish they were explained a bit so that it didn't feel like deus ex machina (or faciem ex machina, if you prefer), but rather an integral part of the universe.

What I remember from the books is that every Faceless Man impersonation involved an impersonation of someone of the approximate age/size (i.e. Arya impersonates other young women; Jaqen H'ghar impersonates other men; etc), but I don't think it's ever spelled out explicitly as to whether it was possible for a Faceless…

"…and that (in the books, at least) it was apparent that the process changed their whole appearance…"

The difference is that this is TV show invention, not GRRM invention. There's nothing in the novels about Faceless Men shape-shifting into the exact duplicate of the dead person (size, shape, mannerisms, voice, etc). And the "magic" possessed by the Faceless Men seems to get bigger anytime the TV show plot requires it…

Yep - plus it's almost entirely show invention. I'm willing to wager GRRM won't have any Faceless Men hosting parties with the dead person's relatives.

Well, I can't argue with the Frey clan being stupid ;))

Dragon glass or Valyrian steel kills the the White Walkers.
Fire kills the wights.