Rate 6x05

This is how an epic Ironborn speech is done:

Both Gemma and Alfie rock the speeches.  If they are not the best among the cast with speeches, they are both among the best.

I really love Gemma as Yara.  Considering how much I did not care about Asha in the books and as much as I like Yara in the show, that is kudos her and what the show has done to the Greyjoy plot line.

I don't think the criticisms I'm reading are strong enough to say it's "hate" on the scene. Disappointment is probably a more accurate reaction from most with a few harsher comments maybe.

I actually loved the scene overall as a whole including the speeches, but as @nictarion said, Euron came across much more "bland" than Euron in the books so the expectations were higher for his character. 

To me he came across as an arrogant boasting idiot. Maybe that's exactly what they want him to look like to the audience. Perhaps we were expecting a more Ramsay style villain out of Euron and instead we're getting an Ironborn Dothraki Khal type sexist pig? I'm really ok with that though, it's despicable in a laughable sort of way. But if they want Euron to seem a genuine threat to Daenerys, they need to have him say and act in ways more impressive than the Dothraki Khals especially right after they all got barbecued to death.  

10.
Gifset - littlesati.tumblr.com/post/144812009838/hold-the-door
turned out much better than the abomination I unleashed upon the world last week
Recap:

Yeah I really liked that moment! Very nice editing in there too

An 8, and I'm not trying to be difficult, for the record.

I gave last week's episode a 9, and I liked that episode better, so it makes sense to rate it lower than that one, although it's a strong 8 (not that my rating matters anyway).

Great stuff to watch this episode, with some really dramatic scenes. And we learned a lot about the Others and the Children, although I'm not sure if that's exactly how it will go down in the books down the road. Hodor scenes were dramatic and pretty amazing, and it was fun to see the kingsmoot. The look between brother and sister was exceptional when Theon stood for her claim to the throne.

I was a little frustrated with Summer's death, honestly. But it certainly beats being shot with crossbow bolts while being trapped in a cage.

The one scene though that probably did it for me, and might even bump my rating up to a 9...was Jorah and Daenerys' scene. I don't know why, but I love that guy and his dedication to that woman, even when sometimes she doesn't deserve it (I love her, but man she can be a pain in the ass). GREAT acting by both Emilia and Iain. If that scene didn't tug at your heartstrings I don't know what would, and dragon glass might be the weakness to your frozen heart.

EDIT: And for the record, I did think episode 4 was more polished than this one. Done better overall in quality. I even felt like the camera work and scenes were well placed in comparison. This episode started slow and seemed kind of...meh. Maybe it was Baelish that ruined it for me? But there's no way I could possibly say the final scene didn't excite me. I was on the edge of my seat, even if it wasn't exactly perfect.

An 8.something, which I will round to 9 because I liked it more than the other episodes this season. I'll just say what I didn't like because that will take less time;
Aiden Gillen
Kingsmoot as a whole was underwhelming and not very believable. "I wasn't born to be King, I paid the Iron Price." Super! But, nothing you have actually said suggests that. Special shout out to Alfie and Gemma though, who were both wonderful (they have been amazing this season).
Peter Dinklage (if you look at my ratings you will see a recurring theme in the "dislikes )
Summer's death, he was under utilised and the death was poorly done.
Few niggly bits here and there at he Wall which left it feeling a bit unpolished to me.
That said, it was a good episode and I enjoyed it

Thought so.

It didn't even longer long enough for me to admire the warts