We were promised a battle that was bigger and better than Blackwater, and got it. But even if you're not a huge fan of the Castle Black storyline (and judging from the comments below, some of you are not), this episode was pretty amazing. I have to admit that this wasn't the episode I was really looking forward to this season (that would be next week). They replied there are several, "but that doesn't mean they won't die." Or is there a Malcolm Gladwell-esque tipping point where the fan tide abruptly shifts and sentiment turns against the show? I once asked the producers if there is a character that the show cannot afford to lose. Could Thrones continue axing characters until only one arguably "good" one remained, like a scripted version of Survivor? (My bet is on Hot Pie!). Fans have been crying "I'm done with this show!" on the boards since Ned Stark's execution, yet the ratings keep breaking records ( Thrones just surpassed The Sopranos to become HBO's most-watched show of all time). But I wonder if there is a limit to what an audience can stand before they turn away, unwilling to be hurt again. Here, character mistakes have deadly consequences-and that's really cool, and a big reason we love the show. Thrones doesn't play by the usual rules of storytelling. The world of Thrones is actually a comment on our world, and we get that too. How much more heartache can we take? This world is cruel, we get that.
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