Count me in on hating the Dorne storyline. Its a mess. they have a lot of work in front of them to salvage. And, the fight scene between Sand Snakes and Jamie/Bronn was sad -- just the pits.
I also agree Jamie storyline is screwed up. He was on the road to becoming a leader, a statesmen. Major development. Now, he's floundering around in Dorne. If this is intended to illustrate Jamie's new code of honor, its looking like crap right now.
I don't think Sansa deserves treament from Ramsay, but totally predictable. I do think this pushes the Sansa character toward a more vengeful, ruthless place, and possibly a plot against Baelish. She could be the agent to unite the North - against Boltons/Lannisters and involve any or all of Stannis, Brienne, and Theon. And, i suppose Jon, too. i like this.
Martin left so many serious things hanging -- Aegon, Euron/Vic, Darkstar... Its hard to understand how these storylines could be abandoned by showrunners.
I'll close with this. Many wanted to see Jaqen reappear, but this is not the smart, almost playful Jaqen was saw earlier. This guy is dark, heavy, somber (not that the HoBaW doesn't call for it).
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