It's a shame about the whole Arya thing. We have never seen her as supernatural, but in a Wile E Coyote kind of way, she keeps bouncing back, even though she has been brutally stabbed. Her wounds should have been utterly debilitating but she swims, runs, goes on the offensive. Even in the most dramatic fantasy, there have to be rules. Aside from her story, the rest is pretty good development of times and plot lines, more exposition. There is some nice revenge stuff. Cersei is becoming more and more interesting, even though she is ultimately ruthless. The forces are up for alliances or forced compliance, and so going into the ninth of the season, I have great interest. Tyrion at times gets a little tiresome with his indulgences. He seems so focused on being drunk all the time. But he still manages to function well. Dani is out there and things are going to get hot, literally. Not the best of episodes but a necessary one.
