Summary: Davos, Edd and a few stragglers discover Jon's body and lock themselves in a room with him. Edd goes to secure some help from the wildlings. Ramsay's men track down Theon and Sansa but Brienne arrives to save them. Sansa accepts her service. Arya continues her training blind. Tyrion and Varys survey the conditions in Meereen. Dany is being taken to Vaes Dothrak after she reveals to be a khaleesi. Ellaria kills Doran and the Sand Snakes kill Trystane. Melisandre is using magic to make herself not age.
The Good: This was a fine season premiere. Like most season premieres, the plot was pretty much stagnant here and the story was just inching forward and setting things up. The fallout from Jon's death was really good. The situation that Davos and Edd found themselves in was extremely tense as they were essentially trapped in a single room with enemies everywhere outside. The fear in their situation is really well executed, making this the most intense storyline in the episode. Furthermore, I was really impressed by Alliser's speech to the men of the Night's Watch. It makes him more than a cookie cutter villain as it proves that he believes he did the right thing by killing Jon. A speech like that was very necessary to keep this story realistic and I'm glad we got it. Furthermore, I'm glad that there was unease over Jon's death and that everyone didn't immediately side with Alliser. Roose and Ramsay's scene was pretty good. Roose is still fantastic and I love how he subtly threatened Ramsay for his mistake. This scene was effective at making me think for a little bit that Sansa would actually get brought back to Winterfell. I was getting ready to vent about that, but of course that wasn't the case. Brienne came in and saved Sansa, and due to the Ramsay/Roose scene, the moment had more emotional impact as it meant that Sansa likely wouldn't be going back to Winterfell. The fight itself was good and I especially liked Pod fighting and killing. The ensuing moment with Sansa accepting Brienne's service was a really great moment as well (see: Best Moment). The other scenes in this episode were good but unspectacular. Varys and Tyrion continued to be great as they walked around Meereen, exploring the chaos that Dany has left behind. Their conversations were really well done as always. I was pleased to see Arya continuing her training, and the idea that she had to do it blind is a good way to escalate her training. The final scene was interesting and fairly surprising. I wonder what the significance of Melisandre's true form is (see: The Unknown). The Bad: This episode was stuck cleaning up the mess that Dorne created last season. The deaths of Doran and Trystane were practically meaningless and dull due to how sloppy the Dorne story has been. Let's hope that we can be done with these characters for now. Dany's story is pretty much treading water in this episode. The whole Dothraki subplot is hard to care about since we spent so much time with them in season 1 and know almost everything about them. I don't care to explore more about the Dothraki and I feel like we are just biding time until Dany inevitably wins them over for her army. As evidenced by the short length of this review, not much happened here. Even compared to other season premieres this episode was slow and didn't accomplish much of interest. There wasn't much that was bad, but there wasn't much that was good either. The Unknown: What does Ellaria do next? Does she have a plan for what comes next? Will she take on a larger bearing in the plot? I hope not. Will Edd get the wildlings in time? I wonder if they will even come to help Jon if he's dead. Also, is Jon coming back then? The fact that his body is still there seems to suggest that he may be coming back. I suspect that Melisandre will probably be the one bringing him back. What was with that final scene? How can Melisandre use magic to make herself so much younger? I'm very interested in her magic and I would love to learn more about how she obtained this magic power. Furthermore, what is the significance of this? Is Melisandre immortal? Will this come into play later? Why show it to us now? I hope that this means Melisandre will become a more significant character going forwards. Also, does this mean all of the red priests are immortal? Does that include Thoros too? Best Moment: Sansa accepting Brienne's service with vows was pretty emotional. I also liked that Sansa couldn't remember all of them and needed some help getting through them. It's a good reminder of how young she still is. Character of the Episode: Sansa. Conclusion: This was a fine season premiere to set up the season. Nothing of importance happened here but there was nothing particularly worrying either. Hopefully this season can be better than the last. Score: 60
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