I think all of this could have been easily resolved by having Arya and Sansa verbally sparring with each other in the godswood with Bran nearby, tripping by the weirwood tree. Then Bran pipes up with something about them not seeing what he sees, and that Littlefinger is playing them against each other. The Starks come…

And what’s up with threatening Sansa’s life then handing her the dagger? How does that fit into the context of this whole scenario, spies or not?

Also, I think the game of assume the worst revealed Arya’s true intentions to Sansa. If the game said Arya’s out to get her, motivated by a desire to be Lady of Winterfell, then Arya is not actually out to get her because that motivation makes no sense. It’s the only thing Sansa really knows about her sister, and…

They could have showed this instead of wasting time on Theon Greyjoy.

This exactly. And contrary to what this headline says, I think the Bran scene would have tied everything together nicely.

Whereas every other series appears to have been based on books, with connective tissue that makes sense of the big scenes, this last batch of episodes felt more like it was based on notes.

Littlefinger’s death was a big disappointment when you think about his crimes and realize that the entire story started because of him working to kill Jon Arryn. His machinations are responsible for the destruction of several houses and most of the Seven Kingdoms. But the build up to his death was awful. Aidan Gillen…

This goes some way to confirming my feeling about S7. Whereas every other series appears to have been based on books, with connective tissue that makes sense of the big scenes, this last batch of episodes felt more like it was based on notes.