Yes, I think it was legit. It's basically the same offer he made to Shae, and it seemed legit then.

I suspect Jon's solitary walk-off was a little misdirection, and the next time we see him, he'll have some combination of Ghost, Davos, Mel and Tormund with him as he heads south.

It seems insane that they're writing and pacing this season, this far into the story, with a +/-10 margin of error on the total series' episode count.

So if Dayne really was that good, what if he hadn't sat out the battle at The Trident, that young Ned referred to here? Would that have changed the outcome of Robert's Rebellion?

I hope this just seems lazy now because it's setting up an interesting reveal later. Like what if this is Littlefinger secretly moving more of his pieces in place? Perhaps he's had Rickon and Osha in hand since we last saw them, and he offered them to Umber on condition that Umber give them to Ramsay? For LF, that…

It would be a nice twist if the ruined Red Keep that Dany walked through in her vision happens, but instead of by dragon fire, because the Faith Militant just decided to torch it.

I guess the most likely mother in SaoMagnifico's theory would be some tavern wench, where Robert was just too drunk to remember it, and too irresponsible to own up to it, so good ol' Ned rode in to the rescue. Based on E3, I think we're likely to see that theory pruned rather quickly.

I interpreted that as the extent of her "resurrection" magic was to bring back the zombie version of Drogo, and the witch knew it. But she purposefully led Dany to believe it would be the real thing, as revenge.

But still three whole hours with no sign of Littlefinger. That's too many! Where did he go from KL last season? Is he pulling some of these strings in the North?

Or how crazy would it be if Jon runs into Theon?

Ooh! Good call about Brienne. I hadn't thought of that.

Exactly. Compared to Tywin or Littlefinger or even the High Sparrow, Ramsay is just one-note boring.

Conversely, it could be a chance for a Stark to show they still hold the moral high ground. Jon/Bran-Willas/Sansa-Brienne could convict him of being a traitor to the North, and give him a quick, clean death, like Karstark or the NW scout Ned beheaded in S1E1.

I like the idea that none of these gods exist, and that people like Melisandre are just looking to anthropomorphize their intrinsic magical powers. However, if the Three Eyed Raven doesn't at least qualify for minor diety status, then what is it?

Yes, they kind of needed Davos to be at Hardhome to witness the WW army firsthand. Then his insistence that Jon is the only hope would make more sense.

And also that at the same time, diehard skeptics like Davos, Jorah and Tyrion are waking up to the magic/mysticism/reasons to believe that really exist in this world.

I think they'll go with Tormund's wildlings becoming the new Watch, and Jon freed to go south.

I love this twist that the resurrection ability only appeared after they lost their faith. It will be fun to see where that leaves Mel now.

They had me thinking the Melissandre angle was a fakeout, and that we were going to have to wait for Bran to show up and warg him or something.

Which would make that roadside picnic between Robert and Ned pretty funny in retrospect. "Who's the mother, Ned? Who was it!?"