I'm down with the Iron Throne being melted.

I don't want Arya to settle down with Gendry or hang out at Winterfell! Fuck no!

I want her to go on adventures with Brienne in Essos. Fafrhd and the Grey Mouser style.

Sam adding "stealing a considerable number of books" to his list of derring-do is just the sweetest thing ever.

Well, Gendry is obviously going to die now.

Grey Worm made the meta error of talking about going to live on a beach before a battle: dead.

Dolorous Edd remembering their dead friends - "We're the only ones left." He's dead.

Jorah gets his honor redeemed: dead.

Theon gets his honor redeemed: dead.

I welled up at Brienne being knighted.

Also when Sansa hugged Theon.

Also the Crypt is obviously not a safe place to be whilst facing the Night King so I'm expecting a full-on zombie show down there.

Ser Jorah also got lent A Very Significant Sword, so I'm betting he goes out doing something Very Heroic with it.

With Arya and Gendry getting it on, the only thing I could hear in my head was "Tonight, on a very special episode of Game of Thrones..."

Jorah gets his honor redeemed

I think I missed a step or two of his redemption arc, because I have no idea why Lady Mormont would even be on speaking terms with him.

Yeah, the safety of the crypt was mentioned too many times. The whole place is going down.

Also the Crypt is obviously not a safe place to be whilst facing the Night King so I'm expecting a full-on zombie show down there.

For real. It's like these folks don't know they're in an epic fantasy or something.

I can barely handle the emotional hellcoaster that is GoT and I don't even watch it. I only know what's happening through my friends who watch and memes on Tumblr. Yet, I am invested in Arya and Brienne anyway.

I just realized Theon's journey isn't quite complete yet.

I just had an image of him in the Godswood, White Walkers approaching. Theon readies himself for battle, sword in hand, standing in front of Bran...and then he just turns and flees like the Six Fingered Man. Perhaps tossing in an extra "Runaway!" over his shoulder.

I had forgotten (until I read a review) that Shireen had taught Gilly to read, as well as Davos. Hence the import of that scene with the girl and her scarred face. Davos and Gilly are bonded by that even though they don't know it.

With the big battle happening in the third episode, I'm wondering if we might get a lot of post Night King shenanigans. That it's not going to end all neatly with Wise And Just Daenerys on the Throne and Tyrion as her hand. Maybe more like "Hey, this Targaryen Empress is a bit of a fucknut, burn 'em all tyrant too!" Maybe Arya shows up in Jon Snow's face and stabs her in the chest.

Martin loves upending tropes and expectations and I don't think Happy Ending is where we're landing.

Also, what's the basis for the fan-theory that Bran is the Night King? I can follow the logic on Bran is Really the Original Bran The Builder through the power of doing the Time Warg again. But less sure of the logic on him being the Night King.