[SPOILERS] 5x06 Episode Discussion (airs 17th May 2015)

Right? Who saw that coming. I assumed she'd be the strongest. I don't think she's terrible, the other two haven't gotten much to say.

I think Tyene might be my least favorite though after watching that stupid gif over and over.

Yeah, Dorne would've been so much better if they completely ditched the Sand Snakes and focus the storyline on Doran and Arianne. Keep the Queenmaker plot, as stupid as it is, and make Doran reveal Trystane as Aegon or something. it might sound bad, but I think it could have worked if done properly.

Anything with Myrcella would be better than this Romeo and Juliet bullshit we're getting. I didn't like the Queenmaker story in the book, but I would prefer it to this.

At first I wasn't angry about Arianne being left out, because I always preferred Areo and Doran over her anyways, but then the more I thought about it, the more annoyed I got.

We know that Jon had a tight relationship with Arya, but maybe the news of "Ramsay raping your sister" will make him break to abandon vows for good...

I don't know, in the books Jon knew that "Arya", his favourite sibling, the one person he loved more than anyone (talking bother-sister love here, no need to add incest GRRM please and thank you), was in Winterfell and married to Ramsay, and yet he didn't break his vows, not even after the Pink Letter. In the show no one except the Boltons, Pedofinger, Theon and now Cersei know Sansa is in Winterfell, and with Jon leaving for Hardhome next episode I don't see how he is going to find out before he goes away. The sooner I think he might find out is in episode 10, and then yes, it can happen like in ADWD and Jon tries to send someone to rescue Sansa right before he is attacked, but I assumed he was going to return to the Wall with more wildings, which will generate more resentment towards him, and then Ollie goes all cesar on him.

Meanwhile Sansa will use Theon and the servants to destroy the fucking Boltons, help Stannis win the battle, Stannis will name her Wardeness of the North, Pedofinger will arrive and Sansa and Stannis will burn him alive for being a creep and an asshole.

I thought the Dorne scenes were rushed. That's how they felt. They lacked the polish of the rest of the episode, and therefore stood out more than they should have.

However, I've said the same exact things about the Dorne chapters in the books, so...I guess it's a wash at this point?

In any case, I'll be fine once we get more Bashir. More Bashir, please!

I imagine he's concerned for his life.  His predecessor was imprisoned and beaten up by Cersei's thugs on the charge of being the mistress of somebody Cersei didn't like.  Then she was given to Joffrey for target practice by Littlefinger.  So Olyvar can't count on personal protection from Littlefinger or the Lannister house. 

And then the Sparrows made the High Septon do a walk of shame, murdered one of Olyvar's gay clients, and arrested Loras.  If they can do those kinds of things to the rich and powerful, there is nothing stopping them from torturing or murdering Olyvar.  He cooperated because he didn't want to die.  Maybe Cersei also bribed him, but Olyvar couldn't have thought he had much choice in the matter.  

And Olyvar might have never felt personal loyalty to Loras.  As a prostitute sent to spy on somebody, it would be smarter to avoid developing feelings.  

I also liked Tyrion and Jorah together. Not just the scene about the fathers, but also them dealing with the capture by slavers. Tyrion was going out on a limb and hoping that Jorah would understand what he was up to and back him up. And Jorah came through, to Tyrion's evident relief. Gosh, it is fun to see Tyrion working toward concrete goals again, even though his goals aren't very lofty. "get Jorah to give me wine" "have a conversation with Jorah in which he doesn't hit me" "keep my blood inside my body".

The sick girl at The House of Black and White.