ALSO POSTING SEASON FINALE SPOILERS. JUST WATCH IT GUYS. LIKE RIGHT NOW. It was a great episode!
Is Yara/Asha supposed to be clasically gorgeous in the books? As a non book reader I think she's perfect for the role. A strong, completely badass woman who has earned the respect and loyalty of her men. She
looks like an Ironborn!!
I really liked seeing Arya cut into the Frey guy. I think the writers had to give the viewers that bit of satisfaction after witnessing what Arya had to see in the opening scene. I agree that it makes no sense once you think about it, but the moment they showed the Freys I was cheering for the Hound and Arya to kill them. Oh, and I did remember someone else bringing up the Arya riding side-saddle thing, and I do think it's just the general awkwardness of a teenage girl riding in front of a guy who's sitting on 80% of the horse already LOL But yeah, a little weird.
Poor Jon. But holy crap, yay for reuniting with Pip and Sam!
And I adore Shireen, and the Onion Knight. Ser Davos is such a good guy, he better make it through this series. PLEASE. I'm really glad he helped Gendry escape.
Hahahaha, oh my goodness, that LOOK on Joffrey's face in his scene. So gleeful and pleased with himself and oh so punchable. He really is an amazing actor, he's great with both the overt and subtle changes in facial expression and delivery. It was also hilarious to see him while rewatching Batman:
Tywin is fantastic as well. Easily one of my favorites, as a character in the show and in terms of casting (Charles Dance is so perfect).
And oh yeah, I do love Dany and I always like seeing the dragons, but it was a great episode (not to mention, the episode following the Red Wedding and the last scene of the season finale...), so I wish they ended with something that would leave more of an impact. A heartwarming scene, but I wanted mooooreeeee.