I was angry at first after watching the episode - the promo hype led to this? But after calming down and thinking too much I actually found the episode really good.
Here's why:
1. King's Landing - It may seem anti-climatic but Cersei played her ace move i.e. FrankenMountain too soon and now must resort to other measures to fight back. Wonder what the "old rumor" is about? - the Mad King's wildfire caches, Tyrion being alive, Gendry(?) etc....
2. Riverrun - It may seem anti-climatic at first because Jaime reverts to his old self, but guess what, Jaime used his reputation as a dishonorable man to stop the siege without violence except Blackfish's death, whereas Blackfish was willing to let his men die to keep his home. Very GoT. Bonus - Bronn calls Podrick a pimp and wants Jaime + Brienne = <3.
3. Meereen - Its established that too much drunk Tyrion is incompetent Tyrion.
4. Somewhere in Westoros - The Hound declares his eternal love for chicken again and joins BWB (Brotherhood Without Banners) to fight the White Walkers. No Lady Stoneheart. Eh, who cares? The books are the books and the show is the show.
5. Braavos - I was like "WTH" after watching it because none of the theories were true, but I realized that Arya was behaving like a fool deliberately in the previous episode to draw the Waif out, she just didn't expect to get stabbed. After she was, she decided to go through with it anyways by going all Assassin's Creed across Braavos with the Waif following her Terminator style. Arya then becomes Daredevil again and kills the Waif and plants her face in the Hall of Faces. As for Jaqen letting her go, she did give a life to the Many-faced god and fulfilled her debt. This may be just bad writing, but hey, you can believe what you want.
NOTE- if this episode proves anything, stop being a GoT fanboy/fangirl and that not all theories come true.
Here's why:
1. King's Landing - It may seem anti-climatic but Cersei played her ace move i.e. FrankenMountain too soon and now must resort to other measures to fight back. Wonder what the "old rumor" is about? - the Mad King's wildfire caches, Tyrion being alive, Gendry(?) etc....
2. Riverrun - It may seem anti-climatic at first because Jaime reverts to his old self, but guess what, Jaime used his reputation as a dishonorable man to stop the siege without violence except Blackfish's death, whereas Blackfish was willing to let his men die to keep his home. Very GoT. Bonus - Bronn calls Podrick a pimp and wants Jaime + Brienne = <3.
3. Meereen - Its established that too much drunk Tyrion is incompetent Tyrion.
4. Somewhere in Westoros - The Hound declares his eternal love for chicken again and joins BWB (Brotherhood Without Banners) to fight the White Walkers. No Lady Stoneheart. Eh, who cares? The books are the books and the show is the show.
5. Braavos - I was like "WTH" after watching it because none of the theories were true, but I realized that Arya was behaving like a fool deliberately in the previous episode to draw the Waif out, she just didn't expect to get stabbed. After she was, she decided to go through with it anyways by going all Assassin's Creed across Braavos with the Waif following her Terminator style. Arya then becomes Daredevil again and kills the Waif and plants her face in the Hall of Faces. As for Jaqen letting her go, she did give a life to the Many-faced god and fulfilled her debt. This may be just bad writing, but hey, you can believe what you want.
NOTE- if this episode proves anything, stop being a GoT fanboy/fangirl and that not all theories come true.