Haleth

Love how the vid is all about setting up the scene, how opulent and exotic, with nary a hint of what is to come.

Definitely Romans. The city of Bath is in Wessex, isn't it?

I'd like to see Spencer win after the train wreck that was the Brains, but I think LJ will pull it out.

I think it's natural for an actor to be sympathetic to the character after living inside his/her head, despite how repugnant that character is. Or at least publicly tell the audience "you don't know what it's like to be [so and so]! I'm so misunderstood!"

Could The Children refer to the Children of the Forest? Will Bran's storyline move that fast? (I guess it would have to if Coldhands isn't in it.)

Jarl Borg didn't seem to bring any of his peasants with him to Kattegat, only his warriors and his wife, so where is his original jarldom? Did he leave that town unprotected? I'd suggest Ragnar raid that town for its grain stores, but that would make the innocent suffer along with the Jarl. I can't blame Aslaug completely and give Ragnar a pass for the situation. It took both of them to create the mess. Aslaug wanted the father of their child to take care of him. That said, I too loved how everyone greeted Lagertha so warmly and ignored the princess. And I loved, loved the Seer asking Ragnar what made him think the choice was his. Good advice for anyone involved with more than one person. Athelstan better stop inhaling the incense. Some serious hallucinations there.

Thank you for setting up an Unsullied thread. May I suggest that readers be absolutely forbidden from posting there instead of "be conscious" of what you post? I don't know if you've ever seen the comparable TWOP thread, but it is made very clear that readers should not post there. It is too easy for someone to make coy hints that end up spoiling what is to come. (I understand that it is sometimes hard to tell if someone is deliberately spoiling or just perceptive.) This has worked to everyone's satisfaction on TWOP. Thanks.