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I actually liked this episode quite a bit; maybe the strongest of the season (which could make it the strongest of the last 2; 7 was pretty weak).
I liked the character beats, I like where they're settling in. There was nothing inexplicable about any decisions here apart from Dany just being a god-awful pilot. Tyrion, Varys, Jon, Sansa, Arya, the Hound and even Jaime all did things that I would call completely within character.
Euron suddenly having ****ing guided Typhoon Missiles on the decks is a little wonky. I mean it took 3 weeks for Qyburn to equip the whole of Kings Landing and its fleet with SAM batteries. I kinda feel like maybe they've done a little too much in the name of evening the odds for Cersei here (and that all of the "man, Tyrion is an idiot" machinations of the last couple seasons have been with an eye on leveling things up a bit, which is frustrating).
But the dialogue was once again pretty good and I think GoT is just better at interpersonal dynamics and political intrigue than it is as the magic stuff. So in that regard, the disappointment of Ep3 shouldn't be surprising, nor does the summary disposition of the Night King really seem all that frustrating anymore.
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