1) Incest off screen. Also, we were introduced to two new characters. It wasn’t like we were shown their entire brother-sister relationship and then one day BAM incest. So to us, it was two hot sexy people who we are told are brother and sister.

As other people have mentioned, it’s actually quite difficult for writers to expect an actor to be free two years from now without a contract. People have to cancel things all the time - especially if you’re on a movie shoot.

The White Walkers ARE dead. Miss Cool “I’ll Be Right Back” may be resurrected as a white walker, but she is definitely dead.

Now THAT’S a stupid trope that needs to die and stay dead.

Why would I want to watch Jon Snow in “some other form”? What is he now, Reek? Tv audiences are very visual.

Oh. That’s right. I think it was to imply that the Dothraki were savages and Dany was the Great Savior Fit To Rule.

I think we can effectively choreograph that without panning to her boobs and vagina once every minute to make sure we know she’s really, really naked. And isn’t she awesomely naked?

When we had that closeup of Jon talking about the White Walker experience, I was like, “FINALLY. TELL SOMEONE WHAT HAPPENED so that they can be on your side!”

Exactly. That, I feel, is more indicative of lazy writers.

It’s one thing to read, another thing to depict. You can use words in a book to describe how the character is feeling and thinking during something horrible, or it does happen but it happens off-page. But when you put it on screen, a lot matters. You lose your inner narrative, so all you’re left with is camera angles,…

I must have blocked that out. Which witch was gang raped? You mean by the Dothraki?

If by “better”, you mean “isn’t exploiting women in trouble, lingering on abusing little girls, displaying pedophilia and lotsa lotsa rape so that men can be all bold and save them, and extended naked scenes so that men will continue watching”, I would say: ALL OF THEM.

It’s not that the writers intended everything to suck so hard. I think they got carried away with short-term gains.

1) No. He has no contract for next season. Writers and Kit have confirmed.

He’s looking for a new job. So. . no.

Exactly! Everyone else is about to die, and you think they won’t, and it’s like, “NOPE! Sword to the heart and dead!”

. . . they wouldn’t recognize the girl with white hair and (presumably) violet eyes with a dragon?

That is an excellent point. Didn’t think of that.

Good point. It worked against him. Which feels vindicating.

I don’t think that’s livestock. I think he just regurgitated all the people’s bones he ate.