Yup, it's now officially lolWinterfell. Or Winterfail. Ramsay Bolton is even more Mary Sue-ish than ever. And we get the Pink Letter finally, at a point when it has no impact whatsoever beyond the most obvious of obvious. Because, you know, fuck subtlety, fuck nuanced justifications for anything on this show, and we need to make Ramsay the BBEG.

Why did I start watching again?

Dat huuuuuuuuug. Holy crap I definitely started tearing up, because we've been waiting for something like this for 6 goddamn seasons/many years for book readers. I did appreciate Sansa ackowledging that she was shitty to Jon in the past - I felt the writers handled that entire scene very well. And do love her, "Let's kick their fucking asses" mindset. Girl deserves it, about goddamn time.

Osha dying so quick though is just bleh. Season 6 continues the, "Death Du Jour" mentality and I still hate it. It added absolutely nothing we didn't already know. I guess Ramsay is the convenient, "shit, we need more budget, kill an actor/actress" plot device. I'm a bit sad the show's pink letter happened now as opposed to the timing of the books, but the show is clearly streamlining things for the lowest common denominator.

FUCKING FINALLY Davos asks about Stannis and Shireen, but he was still blue balled on Shireen. Meh.

Tormund and Brienne moment was amusing.

I very much dislike the High Sparrow, but in a good way. I've had complaints about showLoras for sometime now, so just letting that one go where it may. Although Jaime's butchered show version still makes me outrageously sad. He is one of the most changed characters in the books, and instead in the show he's practically back to his old self, sans a hand. It's like that had no impact on him whatsoever. 

Something for me is missing with Tyrion and Varys being in Meereen - maybe it just feels very forced.

Kingsmoot is gonna be interesting with no Victarion but Theon instead.

Finally we see some LIttlefinger! Though the guards moving so quick against a respected lord made me raise my eyebrows, but again show nuance differences ahaha. I do freakin' love the costume designs for the Vale characters.

I'm totally fine with the show giving Dany some fire immunity. It never really bothered me from the start, the show has been consistent with it, and it seems it works well with the show to get Dany where she needs to be going. I also attribute it to just Dany having this "magical" power and not all Targaryens (not like all Targaryens give birth to dragons too - there's something about Dany specifically). While it felt a little rehashed from the first season, I'm glad the show didn't do the obvious Dragon Savior bit.

SUMMER!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

That hit me hard.  Hodor was sad, but I think I was more impressed by it than sad?  Time loops, man!  Cause I was thinking OK, they knew they had to move quick, then they just went back to this unimportant moment in the past and were doing nothing.  Why?!  And of course the answer is because that's the way it had to happen because that's the way it always happened.

The big question is, did young Hodor SEE that?  Like old Hodor was seriously coming apart at the seams.  Is that because he knew exactly what was about to happen to him?

Of course we are left with the fact that Bran and Meera should be torn apart about 30 seconds later.  But whatever!