-1 this season for no Ser Pounce

Unlike the reviewer, I definitely care about Sam's character. Maybe even more so than Jon. Since Oldtown is being set up as a hot spot in the books, I assume he's going to be involved in some major plot points going forward. And maybe this is the book nerd in me, but Sam walking into the library was my favorite…

That's a good point and one I've been thinking about. You probably couldn't show the fight (unless you used the same light levels they used with Jaime waving goodbye to Brienne which wasn't a good idea there or would be with this fight). But a little more visual information before the light went out would have…

That's what I thought as well. I thought fighting while blind was just part of the Faceless Men training so the Waif would have been trained to fight this way too. Apparently that was not the case, but I think it could have been explained better.

I would never claim this show "owes" me anything and I didn't mind the tablesetting of the last two episodes before this one, but I expected a little bit more from this episode. I thought since it was the 8th episode, there would be some significant action, but it was mostly against anonymous characters (a single…

Right. Sansa told Brienne to go to Riverrun when they were still at Castle Black. The message was for Littlefinger (probably).

Yep. Some real shit luck there.

Do the wights have the mental capacity to do anything other than follow and then destroy? Benjen seems to have his humanity about him, but it seems like he still could be under the White Walker influence. That's why I think Benjen would be used rather than the wights as the Night King would need Bran alive at the…

Jaime wouldn't win. The Sparrows had Loras and Tommen inside the keep and they could kill them faster than a cumbersome army could get up the steps. More likely though they would keep them as hostages for leverage. And Tommen would be the classic case of Stockholm Syndrome.

I think Margaery knows exactly what she's doing. She's co-opting the Sparrow's message and allying him with the King. She's gone over the Lannister and Tyrells' heads. It's a bit risky for sure, but it may get her brother back and, maybe most importantly, takes control of the Faith Militant from Cersei. She's…

What? Who's being negative? I'll go to their door and bop them on the nose. This episode was great.

Didn't one of the Children hit a Walker with a weapon unsuccessfully? Was that not obsidian? Just seemed a little weird if they knew how to defeat them.

If Robyn Arryn isn't on the Iron Throne at the end of this series, I'm gonna be pissed.

That hug was the only happy moment on this show.

I agree on Auf Wiedersehen, but I prefer the Budokan version. That version will singe your nostrils!

Estimated taxes, my friend. Pay every April, June, Sep & Jan to keep from getting a tax day surprise. Also prevents tax penalties which may come into play if your tax due balance is high enough.

At first I thought this said Bronn and I downvoted it. But then I realized you meant Bran and I kind of agree. We'll see him next week according to the trailer!

Couldn't happen to a bigger prick. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.

We may disagree on whether Jimmy or Chuck is the bad guy, but I think we can all agree that Polite Fight is all good man! I'm looking forward to these guys giving the same great analysis and insight for Game of Thrones.

She doesn't know for sure. She doesn't know exactly what Jimmy's done. She suspects him, sure, and perhaps argued back against Chuck even knowing that he's probably right and she's getting the client due to malfeasance. But there's plausible deniability there.