So much is being made of this episode, I can only humbly add my two cents worth. With all the evil at work, we are shown forces for good and an effort to salvage the world. The wight is brought to Cersei and supposedly she is going to agree to fight for the common good. I wonder if she could sell used cars. Like truly benevolent people, those who met with her take her at her word. We have an interlude where Littlefinger's reign of dishonesty is put to the test. We find that blood is thicker than water when it comes to Arya and Sansa. Jaime, who has always been a truly complex character, shows us an honorable side. Jon Snow's lineage is revealed. Being a bastard is often what paints the good with a brush of evil when one looks at classic literature. How many good bastards are there in Shakespeare? Get my drift? But in any series, we have to have a hook to get us thinking about the next episode. I have to say that the final five minutes of this episode was as powerful as anything I've ever seen in cinema, any cinema. The cinematography, music, and special effects are nonpareil. And the writing, allowing us to match up forces that must settle everything is truly pregnant. It will be hard to match what happened here, but I have faith it will all be settled in the most professional way possible.