"Winter is coming … Better grow a scarf." -Sandor Clegane

She says "sword" after LS told her to choose between the sword (aka kill Jaime) and the noose. Later, in a Jaime chapter, we see him run into Brienne who claims to know where Sansa is, but that if they don't go immediately, "the Hound will kill her."

Hadn't seen it that way before, I actually think it's more this than a desperation move. It would set up a comparison between her and Cersei's handling of an alignment with the Faith. Will she underestimate the ramifications of empowering the Sparrow as well? Can't wait to see.

If greenseeing was involved in the Mad King's madness, that means it had a causal relationship with Bran's existence. (Mad King burns Rickard and Brandon Stark, leading to Ned marrying Catelyn and Bran being born). So far we've seen Bran affect the past in a way that explains the shape of the present. (Hodor was…

Ah yes. I remembered the wolf dreams including the body recovery but couldn't recall the specific cat warging at the House of B&W. Looked it up, hence the edited comment. Thanks for the reply!

Wincing regretfully, because she's playing him by winning him over to an alliance with the Faith, undermining his power [and hers, by proxy], out of desperation? Loras cracking like an egg has forced her into this play as the only way of protecting herself and her brother, at least temporarily, while at the same time…

Edmure Tully*

[Playfully trollish alert]: The Waif is Syrio Forel in disguise, and will be defecting from the FM and joining Arya to complete her waterdancing training en route back to Kings Landing.

Probably the most sense I've seen someone make of Margaery's actions. Doubtful that she converted for real, but with no apparent endgame for a long con, it makes sense that she would make this play to protect Loras and regain some leverage with no better option on the table. [And not knowing the Tyrell army would be…

A shame that the show seems to have elected to omit any hint of her warging abilities.