The writers have to make Dany look good because her decision making and leadership skills have been less than spectacular before season 7. GRRM and the show writers haven't really shown her learning from her mistakes like say Jaime did, he even has referenced Whispering Woods quite a few times.

So to make Dany look good her advisers have to look dumb.

The writers haven't made her look good. They've made her look like a bloodthirsty conqueror who hasn't learned anything.

She's kind of cute, though.

I didn't say they accomplished their goal, just what the goal is. Even in the books Dany has the charisma and leadership skills of a wet fart.

Been reading a variety of leaks. I have no idea if any one of them is real (prolly not...) but there are a lot of creative people out there. I've seen four completely unique and unrelated descriptions of the battle so far.

Oh really? Do.....NOT tell :harumph:

Nothing to tell. If one of them is a legit spoiler I'd have no way to know it.

One thing I do know. The episode's director in an interview said the battle is all survival horror. So it's gonna be a bit different from what we've seen in the past battles.

they have one spoiler or a possible one in the HBO trailer. There is a shot of Dany and Jon talking in a room. That scene has not occurred yet. It’s not a spoiler but in case you don’t recognize where that scene is taking place, I’ll spoil it.

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Okay, who dies tonight? No spoilers or answers based on spoilers please....


Podrick dies protecting Brienne
Brienne dies because she has become everything she wanted, a knight
Greyworm his arc is finished
Theon dies protecting Bran
Delorean sp? Lord commander
Tormond it’s his time
Layna Mormont heroic death


Safe:
Jon
Danerys
Tyrion
The hound
Arya
Sansa
Varys
Jamie

Soooo close...

There aren't any verifiable spoilers as far as I know. It hasn't leaked anywhere. Anything billed as a spoiler is most likely fake.

Also, HBO has been actively pushing fake spoilers for a year,. including flying actors onto location for scenes they aren't a part of. So it wouldn't surprise me at all if they put misdirection of some kind out in both the Aftermath trailer and the episode 3 trailer.

I've never felt such a weird combination of anticipation and dread for a tv show.

I have no idea who lives or dies.

My guesses are still Pod, Gendry, Jorah, Beric, Edd, plus Gilly, Missandei, Lyanna.

I'm pretty sure they'll surprise us somehow. Something nobody sees coming.

Yep. As I mentioned a couple hundred posts ago, the only thing I'm fairly confident about is that some sort of major curveball is on the way.

When it comes to the Starks, I think the most likely to die tonight are either Bran or Sansa.