Finally saw it. Solid episode through and through, no complaints at all from me. Yes, if we think long and hard enough, we can find something to nitpick about (for example Theon finding Euron's ships as discussed above), but all things considered it was a very nice episode. Too bad there are only five left - but I guess an introductory episode, even with such a short running time, has to happen.
Some random musings here and there:
- Sansa's becoming a little bit of a bitch. She has all the reasons of course but damn, now I'd be afraid to look her in the eye if I'd cross her way.
- Dany putting her to her place... "What do dragons eat anyway?" "Whatever they want". Ouch.
- Poor Sam. Great emotional moments for the character, you wish you could give him a hug.
- Glad that Jon's first reaction to the reveal wasn't "wait, so you're telling me I just fucked my aunt?"
- JESUS FUCKING CHRIST THE UNDED UMBER KID OH MY GOD I WON'T SLEEP TONIGHT. Creepy, creepy, unsettling moment!
- In every other fantasy movie or series, the two heroes would ride away on horses to have their romantic getaway. In Game of Thrones, they use dragons
- "The dead have breached the Wall". "Good". Goddammit Cersei, to quote what once Yara said about Theon, "Are you the dumbest cunt alive?"
- Bronn is totally gonna flip on Cersei and side with Jaimie and Tyrion, right? ......right?
- Totally underwhelmed by the reveal that Viserion is now an undead dragon. I hoped it would have been a huge moment, something like a shriek in the cold night and Dany going FFFFUUUUUU, but basically Bran spoiled it like any random WesterBook user, "oh, the Dead have come through and they've got your dragon. Welcome to Winterfell". I guess it was only inevitable, the survivors at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea would have sent a raven-telegram "DRAGON TORE DOWN WALL, ARMY OF THE DEAD MARCHING". So it was inevitable that it couldn't have been a secret.