I am not a fan of reality programs but when Sydney said that it came as a sort of revelation on how those shows must work. Ahh, introduce alcohol to the assembly. What better way to get a household to start being obnoxious with one another. Was it a true statement on how those shows work?

A fresh take on reality shows: instead of being voted out of the house/island/what-have-you the participant to be removed is literally eliminated.

See my comment above: the Chens were from Taiwan according to Elias.

If memory serves, Elias said the Chens were from Taiwan and were trying to assimilate into the American way.

That bothered me, too, because some reference to a police debriefing and hospital treatment for Shelby seemed necessary to me. And then I recalled that the Bassett, Gooding and Paulson scenes are dramatic recreations for a made-for-television documentary. So blame that missing continuity on the show-runners of 'My…

The show runners made this a cliff-hanger for reasons only they understand. It would make perfect sense to end Stannis right then and there. He is a broken man in so many ways. It would be a relief to all for him to die right then and there. Which is why he may yet reprise his role next year.

#stannisnotdeadyet

What they said about Stannis now being a broken man and his parting words to Brienne was 'do your duty.' Is revenge her obligation or is it protecting the Stark children? The enemy of the Starks are the Boltons and though brought low the biggest enemy of the Boltons is Stannis Baratheon. So Stannis may be forced to…