Best Performance in the Episode

My heart cried for her ... poor girl. She has nothing left in the world but that little sword. So glad they kept it true to the book and it's always remained my 'hope' that she would one day return as Arya Stark with a vengeance. Always, no matter how far down the rabbit hole she goes with the HoB&W, she reserves a tiny portion of her self identity.

I don't think I've ever voted for Kit Harrington as a winner in any episode. I'm not as harsh on his acting as some critics but there's always actors doing twice as good as him in most of them so it's hard to compare him.

I think this is the first episode I felt he really nailed his scene. Often known for a lack of emotion, he really pulled it all out during those seconds before beheading Slynt - you could see the momentary hesitation and all the thoughts going through his head in his face at that pivotal moment where the boy truly becomes a man. I enjoyed this spotlight from Kit and how he compares it to when Robb had to behead Karstark - YES. Both of them had to go where their Father before them went.

There were a lot of excellent performances in this episode. Conleith's facial expressions were golden, of course. And Iain Glenn is always excellent, even if he is only on screen for a few minutes.
Excellent stuff all round.