The second time I saw it, it sort of looked like Ned was like, “you got snapped, too?”

2014 Thanos and Nebula are dead. 2014 Gamora is somewhere in 2023 and will most likely be the focus of Guardians 3.

My understanding is that Steve living in an alternate timeline then quantum-jumping back to the MCU timeline is the actual explanation. 

That might be more exciting if the writing, especially for the political scheming, hadn’t taken a nose-dive once they ran out of book material.

It’s the probability of Jorah even getting all the way over to Dany juuuust in the nick of time. Or Brienne and Sam getting piled on by dead men yet emerging unscathed each time. One of the initial appeals of the show was that it subverted fantasy hero tropes but now it’s drenched in them.

I was nervous as hell throughout the episode until about halfway through when they started showing named characters single-handedly holding off hordes of dead, then it became clear that the spectacle of it all was just a cover for what was ultimately a very safe, Hollywood-like episode. The only surprises were Arya…

I actually think the third shocker hasn’t happened yet. 

I believe the Godswood is inside the castle walls. 

I’m more excited about Tessa and Hemsworth being paired together again than I am about this being a MiB movie, honestly.

Yeah, I’m really hoping that they surprise us and don’t go down that route. 

Interesting that Dany and Jon seem to be standing outside of Winterfell. I guess they’re fetching the dragons? 

Then Jaime has to kill Zombie-Cersei.

Protagonists aren’t necessarily the good guys but I’m expecting some sort of redemption for Kylo, anyways. He’s just as much of a protagonist in this trilogy as Rey is. And let’s not forget that Luke and Leia will both have roles in the film. Regardless, it’s clear that the story will focus on the Skywalkers so I’m…

Kylo Ren is a Skywalker/Solo so I don’t really get the “we don’t have a Skywalker” argument. 

Why is the fault only with Rian, though? Abrams was the one who created the character and made him an super-old alien (I agree that he should have been younger) with no hint as to what his backstory is. Honestly, I don’t blame Rian for opting not to focus on a supporting character who was clearly put there to be a…

And Ed Sheeran’s face was mutilated off-screen!

I agree. At the risk of sounding snobby, I’ll compare the GoT writing to painting; it feels like the earlier seasons were painted with fine-tipped brushes with a spectrum of colors to create these amazingly elaborate portraits, but now they’re painting with broad brushes and a Crayola 8-color set so the picture is a…

I think it’s different now because in Essos, Dany was going against assholes like her brother, Dothraki warlords, slavers, and the Qarth 13. But now she’s directing that same attitude towards characters we actually know, like Sansa (and Jon last season).

That’s not how the Force works!

Never mind, judging from your other comments you’ve clearly got an axe to grind.