NOOOOO SIR BARRISTAN *cries*

I should have seen that coming when he and Dany had that lovely scene together. Goddammit.

Except next week: Release the dragons!

Also, that scene with Stannis and Shireen made me tear up a little, I won't lie. I felt indifferent to Stannis in the books (I've only read the first 3) but Stephen Dillane is doing an amazing job in the role.

Also, that scene with Stannis and Shireen made me tear up a little, I won't lie.

That was a lovely scene.

Also: BARRISTAAAAAAAN.

Completely agree, Vonnie.

That was quite a fight, though - Grey Worm and Whitebeard vs the Sons of the Harpy.

I'm a little concerned about what Shereen having the blood of the king means to the Red Woman at this point.

So, apparently we DO care about Rhaegar and Lyanna. I wonder if Melisandre saw that in the flames.

"That's Tarth." I love it when a show ships my ship.

As soon as that ending sequence started, I knew it would be bad for one or both of those two.

I'm very worried for Shireen, but I do think that Stannis would go to the mat for her.

So, apparently we DO care about Rhaegar and Lyanna

Of course we do!

There are any number of similar bits of history that have either been only vaguely mentioned or have not been mentioned at all. The conversations we got in this episode seemed very much like "We're just gonna put these dots here. No reason. Connect them? Why would you think that? That's silly." So I have to think there will be Relevance.

So I have to think there will be Relevance.

Trust that instinct. It's really the only narratively sound choice.

What a fascinating bit of exposition, Petyr.

Petyr clearly doesn't believe the "kidnapped" part.

Has the Knight of the Laughing Tree story been told on the show?

Note also that Ned was not a king. He was Lord of Winterfell, and the King's Hand and the Warden of the North. But it was only Rob who took up the old crown as King of the North.

So when Melisandre is coming on to Jon Snow because she wants to make shadows, she needs the blood of kings.