[Locke.]

Right. Things I liked about the episode:

Spoiler:

The trial by combat was perfect. I liked Oberyn a lot in the books but I loved him in the show, the actor was perfect in this role (and when he was originally cast I didn't like the casting at all). The addition of him shouting towards Tywin when asking who gave the order was brilliant. Ellaria's reaction to what followed was pretty much how I imagine most viewers will be as well, lol. Excellent acting. Oberyn will be missed.

Sansa!!! I guess we're getting into the Sansa that we haven't read about yet from the next book. She has really learned how to play the game now and it'll be great seeing how that works out next season considering we still won't be any closer to getting the book by then. I was a bit annoyed that they had her reveal to the Vale lords that she was Sansa Stark, but then I remembered that Littlefinger was planning to reveal that soon in the books anyway, guess they just decided to make it sooner in the show. In my opinion that should be the last we see of her this season (especially because episode 9 is only featuring characters at Castle Black), but most likely she'll get a scene in ep10.

At long last Jorah has been banished. I guess with Iain Glenn being a Series Regular it made sense to drag it out this long, it'll only be 3/4 episodes that he is missing from now instead of a full season. Emilia Clarke was actually good in this scene as well, first time she hasn't put in a cringeworthy performance since that "Dracarys" moment early last season. Pretty funny that her story is so boring from this point on that they've had to create a romance between Missandei and Grey Worm though.

Roose/Ramsay. That little bastard saying they are going to their new "home" (Winterfell), very annoying. I liked how Roose showed no affection or fondness or any emotion at all after legitimizing Ramsay and him going down on his knees and pledging himself to him. Horrible Boltons. The stuff in Moat Cailin felt a bit rushed and wasn't anywhere close to the books, but Alfie Allen was great in that scene.

Things I didn't like:

Spoiler:

The Hound and Arya making it to the Eyrie, and Arya's laugh after finding out Lysa was dead. I don't know if she was laughing ironically because yet again she got so close and all hope has been snatched away again, or if it's at The Hound's expense because everyone he coulda got money for her from is gone, but either way it sucked. Why even bother have them going to the Eyrie? Silly filler that wasn't needed in an episode like this.

Tyrion and Jaime's conversation about that Lannister and crushing beetles... I get that it was a bit of foreshadowing about what was about to happen to Oberyn's head, but it didn't need to be about 5 minutes long. I think another conversation between Oberyn and Tyrion woulda been better, I think that may have been how it was in the books too. I'm sure they were drinking together beforehand.

Close to being a 10/10 but not quite there.. Next weeks will be though.

Originally Posted by Scott

waiting for slaynerys to take kings landing is like waiting for broke with expensive taste to drop

"If you think this has a happy ending you haven't been paying attention."