Song of The Week

This week is sponsored by the song....

Unsteady-X Ambassadors (Me Before You Soundtrack)

Myself, Mam and cousin went to see this movie adaptation of the wonderful book

Me Before You this week and we enjoyed it.

I have mixed feelings of the adaption which I am working on blogging about

It's taking me a while to actually write the review and it has been waiting in my drafts to be edited which I will try get around to posting before the weekend but it will have to wait as I have hospital appointments today and tomorrow!

The thing that added to the movie was of course the soundtrack, it got across some of the emotions from the book. I really loved this song and it was been humming around in my head since the movie! While I felt the movie was lacking in emotion the soundtrack certainly wasn't and I  download it to my ipod the day after we went to see the movie!

On The Box This Week

Warning-TV Spoilers Ahead!

Most of our favourite shows are finishing up there current run
and we are looking for new shows to feel the gap!
We tuned into this new show called The Living And The Dead on BBC not knowing much about it
Set in the 19th century Somerset where a prodigal son comes home to his family's large farm with his new second wife. While it is just meant to be a holiday his Mother dies while he is there, he wants to sale up and go back to London but his wife persuades him to stay and try give it ago living on the farm.
Colin Morgan played psychologist turned farmer Nathan Appleby very well and I enjoyed watching him on screen. It's a good job because while I liked the show I found it very slow in places. While all the domestic life on the farm is going on, a young girl called Harriet has started talking funny, hearing voices, going for midnight swims, spying on lovers and feeding ducks to pigs!
While Nathan witnesses some of Harriet's shocking behaviour the psychologist in him agrees to help her, much to the annoyance of his wife. We are given glimpses of the man Nathan was before, his first wife died in childbirth, his Mother raises his son and he became a bit too fond of the drink. We think his son had died under mysterious circumstances as he finds a recording of his son on a gramophone and weeps.
Nathan hypnotises Harriet and we find out she is possessed by a unloved wretched man called Abel North, so hated by his preacher Father that he was never baptised. As soon as Harriet is baptised the spirit seems to leave her, but before Abel drops hints that he knows what happened to Nathan's son.
There is a huge twist at the end when Nathan unable to sleep hears sounds in the house and goes to check them out armed with a candle and meets a woman wearing a duffel coat and holding an ipad, and she looks just as shocked as him!
I am looking forward to seeing more of this show over the next six weeks but I have a feeling it will be a slow burner.

The penultimate episode in the second season of Outlander was an action filled one!
I liked how at the start of the episode the gang looked tired, cold and hungry after months on the road and food supplies running out. Catriona Balfe done a great job of showing the weary Claire who looks as if she just wants to sleep.
The writers and director fitted alot into this episode Claire meets Mary Hawkins again, but this time she is sharing rooms with Alex Randal who is very sick. Claire takes one look at him and knows he is dying, as the two ladies chat Alex is delighted when his brother "Johnny" to him Black Jack to us joins them. Claire quickly leaves, Black Jack runs after her and pleas with her to help his brother, not for him but for Mary and his brothers unborn child. Claire realises that Frank isn't related to Black Jack but his brother Alex. Jack gives Claire some information in return for helping his brother he knows where the English camp are and they will be off guard the night before the Culloden battle as there is a celebration for Cumberland's birthday.
Colum McKenzie arrives not with men as Dougal hopes but with the news he is dying and needs to sort his affairs out before he goes. He names Jamie as his son's guardian and leader of the clan much to Dougal's horror. Claire examines Colum and they have a quiet moment when Colum tells her he was wrong, that she and Jamie makes a good match and have a strong marriage. He also tells her that her friend and only other who crossed the stones Geillis Duncan from the first series had her baby before being burned at the stake for being a witch. Claire grateful for the news thanks him. he then asks her for something to take near the end when the pain is too bad, she reluctantly agrees and gives his a poison to drink.
She then goes to see Alex who is pleading with Black Jack to marry Mary as he knows he is going to die soon. Jack says definitely not and storms off to the nearest pub! I am not sure if liked what the writers done to Black Jack this episode. In the books this is when we see Black Jack has feelings, and that his brother doesn't see Jack's cold black heart he sees only the loving brother who loves and protects him. So the scenes where Jack drunkenly yet so cruelly told Claire he enjoyed what he done to Jamie in the last season and doesn't regret it felt a little out of place. Surely he wouldn't be thinking of things like this when he beloved brother is dying? Reluctantly Black Jack marries Mary in what can only be described as the most glum wedding ever! When Alex takes his last breath soon after Black Jack goes bananas and beats the body of his dead brother to a pulp in another scene I'm not sure why the writers added!? Surely this was the time to show that sometimes even monsters can feel heartbroken and despair as the only person who cared for him has died, the only person that he has ever shown true love to has left the world and now he is truly alone with his coal black heart. That is what I felt when I read the scene in the book, the scene in the show just left me feeling somewhat shocked.
The scenes for me in this episode which really moved me, was when Dougal drunkenly comes to confront Colum. Colum asks to be left in peace for his finally hours Dougal will not give him that. What we expect is an all out war of words between the two brothers, but what we get is a brilliant piece of acting by Graham McTavish who plays Dougal of how he watched his older brother waste away from illness as they grew up. He asks his brother a question but gets no answer and he realises Colum has passed away after taken the poison. He holds his brother and tells him everything he wanted to say will not be said and remain in his head.
So we come to the ambush that never took place as Jamie's men march 12 miles out from camp to met with Prince Charles and surprise attack Cumberland's men. It does not happen because Prince Charles got lost in the fog and fields and turned his men back. Jamie and his men turn back for camp, his men are starving, cold, and weak and tomorrow means the battle cry of Culloden.
We don't have an episode of Outlander next week due to it being on a weeks break because of the 4th July holiday in the states. So I have to wait a week and half for the finale!
I am a little worried about how the 90 minute finale is going to go as book readers will know there is a HUGE storyline in the book that hasn't been added yet. I am a little worried that the writers are going to try fit half a book and such a big storyline into a 90 minute episode that will already have so much else going on! Anyway I guess we will just have to wait and see!!

The Mummy Tag!

1. Are you a working Mum or a stay at home Mum?

I hate this question every Mother is working whether they go out to work or not!
Being a Mum is a full time job in itself! Up till recently I was working part time but due
to illness I have had to stop working till I get this chronic illness under control.

2. Would you have it an other way?

I would like to have a part time job in the future but at the moment I am happy
being at home with my little boy.

3. Do you co-sleep?

No and we never have, this was something my husband felt strongly about
He is normally very happy to go along with what I want but Oisìn is his child too
So we never done co-sleeping the odd falling back asleep after feeding or cuddles while sick
is as close as we got.

4. What is your must have item for your baby?

We had two items first was a growbag which Oisìn had different versions and sizes up until recently when he switched to a toddler bed and a duvet
The other was brilliantly for weaning it was called a CleverMama Cleafeed, it is quite like a soother but you put bits of cut up food into it. It was great for weaning with Oisìn we used baby-led weaning and this was a great help.

5. How many kids do you plan on having?

I would love to have three that was my ideal number when thinking of starting a family
but with all the fertility issues I have it looks like one might be our lot!

6. Your child's favourite TV show?

Peppa (bloody) Pig!!
Oisìn likes a number of TV shows, Mr Tumble, Twirly Woos and Barney
but Peppa Pig is the go to show for him and any chance he gets he will want
to watch it! Sometimes Mammy just has to compromise and watched the less annoying
like Mister Maker instead!

7. Date night do you have them?

Not as much as we would like, we do have two wonderful sets of parents
who volunteer to babysit but they have there own lives too
So if we can't get out for a date night we try do a date day instead
Lunch or Dinner and Cinema is normally what happens on a date day!

8. Name one thing you bought before having baby that you never used?

Swaddles Blankets we bought lots of them some really expensive ones
and Oisìn HATED being swaddled! So growbags where used instead!

9. Your child's favourite food?

Naughty food his favourite is ice cream!! What child doesn't love ice cream!
Good food his favourite is broccoli he actually loves his greens, anything green on his plate he eats first and sometimes asks for more!

10. How many cars does your family own?

One!

11. Weight gain before, during, after pregnancy and now?

Before pregnancy I had gained due to my PCOS meds
During I gained over a stone, after another half a stone
I joined Slimming World and was doing so well trying to get my mindset back into that
but have lost most of my pregnancy weight. Would love to lose another half stone and I'd be really happy!

12. Dream holiday with your kids?

Disney World Floria we are hoping to do this in the next few years with Oisìn

13. Dream holiday without your kids?

A city break maybe Vienna!

14. How has your life changed since having kids?

Everything in my life has changed, my life has a meaning now.
I get up and most days the first face I see is my son's he is so happy in the mornings
which makes me try be a better morning person!
Everything in my life has changed for the better

15. Finish the sentence "it melts my heart when..."

I see the bond my husband and son have, they are so cute Oisìn is
a mini me of Paul. I love how they love being in each others company
how Oisìn will till his Dad all about his day when he gets home from work.

16. Where do you shop for your kids?

For toys it's mostly Smyths toy store or Argos
For clothes I like Primark/Penneys, Sports Direct, Next, Mothercare and Dunnes Stores

17. Favourite make up and skin products?

My favourite makeup is definitely Estee Lauder Double Wear
I also love Estee Lauder skincare range

18. Huggies or Pampers?

Neither! I only used Pampers on Oisìn when he was a newborn
when he was around five months old we switched to Dunnes Stores own brand
and have been using them ever since

19. Have you always wanted to be a Mum?

Yes as soon as I met Paul at 19 I knew he was the one
and I knew I wanted to have a family with him.
I has been a long journey but we got there!

20. Best part of being a Mum?
The feeling of unconditional love...looking at this tiny human
that you have created and knowing you would die before letting anything happen to them
The kisses, cuddles and hugs are also great!!

Slimming World Meal Plan Monday

Monday: Chicken Curry & Boiled Rice

Tuesday: Slow Cooked Meat Balls, Homemade Pasta Sauce & Spaghetti

Wednesday: Garlic Pork Chops, Green Beans & SW Sweet Potato Gratin

Thursday: Slimming Word Diet Coke Chicken & Boiled Rice

Friday: Homemade Beef Burgers, Salad & SW Chips

Saturday: Fakeway Saturday SW Taco Fries

Sunday: Sunday Roast Beef Lunch

Song of the Weekend-Special Song & Memories

This weekend is sponsored by the song.....

Half The World Away (The Royle Family Theme Tune)-Oasis

This song has been going through my head all weekend

due to the passing of the great comic writer and actress Caroline Ahern

This song is of course the theme tune to one of Caroline's great shows The Royle Family.

We watched this show every week growing up and I guess in a way we could related to it

As a working class family with an older daughter and younger son, we watched the telly

every evening after tea, we sung along to different ads and theme tunes on the telly.

At the time my parents would call me Denise (cause I wasn't not much of a cook) and my brother was nicked named Lerkyo or Antkneeee (due to his height he looked a little like lankly Ralf Little)

later when I met Paul my parent's gave him the nickname Dave and when we had Oisìn my Dad would sometimes call him Baby David!!

We watched the Christmas specials every year, and still like to watch the reruns at Christmas time.

After my brother died I found it hard to watch this show, but the writing and cast soon had me watching again. I have wonderful memories of my brother laughing so hard at this show, that his face would go red and tears would be ruining down his cheeks.

Not alot of shows have captured our families heart in the way The Royle Family did, maybe Only Fools and Horses was the only other. 

Thank you Caroline Ahern for the laughs and memories

you will be missed....

Over The Weekend #37

This weekend there isn't many pictures as I spent most of it

asleep in bed! Chronic pain mixed with flu symptoms had me exhausted and sleeping for most of the weekend!

Saturday we did manage to get to the library and park with Oisìn

we spent sometime reading, then went for coffee and then to the park.

Oisìn again this weekend is pushing boundaries and testing our patience to see what
he can and can't get away with!
He spent a good bit of time on the naughty chair again this weekend!

It has been hard as I have been laid up in bed, in alot of pain, trying to be semi-normal
to be honest Paul has took alot of the parenting duties this week and weekend
He has been fantastic looking after my chronic pain needs, been great around the house doing chores and cooking meals, while also doing all the Daddy duties.
He also brought Oisìn swimming Saturday when he knew I really need peace and pain relief!
I spent Saturday night reading and Paul also fancied an early night
he isn't much of a big reader so I was shocked when he picked this mammoth book in the library!

His and hers reading material!
So today I have mostly spent in bed, I am feeling sore but not as bad as the pass
couple of days thankfully!

Oisìn came into our bed for a little earlier and it was
so sweet to have a little nap with him.
I have spent most of today reading sleeping and watching
booktube which is my new favourite thing!

We have just finished a lovely Sunday roast that Paul cooked
I am going to have a long soak in a bubble bath and an early night
Hoping that next weekend will be better and I will finally get some relief from chronic illness.

The Classics Book Tag

The bookworm in me loves the classics and while I wasn't tagged
by anyone I really wanted to do this book tag!
You can see the original tag over at It's a Book World

1.An Overhyped Classic You Didn't Like:

Definitely for me it's The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
I didn't like the style of writing, it took me forever to get into the book
All the characters are so unlikable, bland and hard to connect to, they are mostly spoiled, rich idiots!!
I really wanted to like it but I hated it and for that reason I really dislike the movie versions too.

2. Favourite Time Period To Read About:

I love all historical fiction but if I had to chose it would be either 16th century Italy (Renaissance)
or Victorian London.

3. Favourite FairyTale:

The Little Mermaid was my favourite growing up not the Disney version but the original sad unhappy ending by Hans Christian Anderson
not sure what that says about me as a child!! 

4. Most Embarrassing Unread Classic:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

having read War & Peace in school
 I still haven't got around to reading Anna Karenina but its on my TBR list!

5. Top 5 Classics You Would Like To Read Soon:

Anna Karenina-Leo Tolstoy

The Picture of Dorian Grey-Oscar Wilde

Agnes Grey-Anne Bronte

The Mill On The Floss-George Eliot

Two On A Tower-Thomas Hardy

6. Favourite Modern Book/Series Based On A Classic:
I found this question really hard as I don't normally read retellings of my favourite classics

and most of the ones I have read don't come close to the originals but two of the ones I really enjoyed are

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhy which is a prequel to Jane Eyre and tells the story of Mr Rochester's first wife.

I also really love March by Geraldine Brooks which tells the story of Little Women through
Mr & Mrs March. I really loved this as both Father and Marmee are giving a voice.

7. Favourite Screen Version Of A Classic:
There are a few I really like I couldn't pick one so I narrowed it down to three!

Pride & Prejudice 2005 film adaption
the casting, score and direction was perfect

BBC reworkings of Dickens called Dickensian
I really enjoyed this mini soap opera of Dickens's works
and it's a pity another series was declined by the BBC

Jane Eyre 2006 mini series
The is my favourite Ruth Wilson is everything I imagine Jane Eyre to be
and Toby Stephen's Mr Rochester is as sly, arrogant, creepy and sexy character
The setting, locations and screenplay is amazing and everything an adaption should be!

8. Worst Classic Screen Adaptation:

War of The Worlds 2005 film adaption

The only thing good about this was Morgan Freeman's narration
at the start of the movie it quickly went down hill after that
and I hated it!

9. Favourite Editions You Would Like To Collect More From:

To be honest I don't collect much books get most of my books from the library

10. An Underhyped Classic You Would Recommend:

Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

(maybe not unhyped but definitely overlooked for her sister's novels)
a beautiful ahead of it's time tale of a woman in a violent abusive marriage
and her struggles to escape her marriage and start again.

Song of the Week

This week is sponsored by the song.....

The Big Sky-Kate Bush

This is one of my favourite catchy pop tunes from Kate Bush
This song unlike many of other songs from Kate isn't too deep
it's just a sweet catchy song about loving nature, and looking at the sky
while guessing what different clouds look like!
One favourite version of this song is the remix on the Hounds of Love Delux Remastered album
The video for the song is also care free and fun and like all Kate Bush's videos I love it!!

On The Box This Week

Warning-TV Spoilers Ahead!

If there is one thing I hate its double bill finales!
Not extra long finales what I mean is when a channel shows the last two episodes of a show together and that's what Sky Atlantic done this week with Penny Dreadful.
So I Sky Plus the two episodes and watched them on two different evenings. I like to try process what has happened in each episode and enjoy the two separate episodes, so I will review both episodes individually.
In episode 8 The Perpetual Dark, a fog/mist has descended on London and as Sir Malcolm, Ethan, and Kaetenay arrive a lone dock worker tells them to get back on the ship and go far from this ghost town. The unholy fog has killed many of London's residents and we know our hero's are not going to stop until they find Vanessa, soon they are joined by Catriona and Dr Seward.
The scene stealer in this episode was Billy Pipper as Lily as Frankenstein battles with whether or not to use the serum on her. Lily gives her heartbreaking reason as to why she doesn't want her pain to be took away. She doesn't want to lose memories however heartbreaking of her baby daughter who died as an infant. In the meantime Dorian clears his house of the band of fallen women Lily has recruited, Justine tells him she would rather die they go back to the life she lived, a wish Dorian grants her. John Clare's happy ever after doesn't last very long as his son dies and his wife demands he takes him to Frankenstein to be reborn. He pleas with his wife not to make there son suffer the same faith as he did, she tells him leave with there dead son to go to Frankenstein or don't return at all.
The big reveal was that Kaetenay is also a werewolf and was the one who turned Ethan. I have to be honest and say I guessed this from the start, also this big reveal lacked a little as it didn't have the big impact of waiting another week to see what happened next.
 Vanessa was absent for this episode, I enjoyed the fact that she was absent as it build suspense to see her in the final.
The finale was called The Blessed Dark Lily arrives back at Dorian's house where Dorian explains he no longer can feel any emotions good or bad. Lily had made him feel something for a while but a lifetime out living his loved ones has left him numb. The last scene between these two was beautifully shot, with Dorian's paintings surrounding him, as she walks away from him for the last time. He stands in the window and tells her You will be back, and I'll be here....I'll always be here.
It was poignant scene which highlights the true loneliness and sadness of Dorian. I thought this was a fitting last scene for Dorian for all his charm and confidence, he is a man who can no long see the passion in life as he continues to outlive everyone around him. Lily's final scenes felt a little rushed for me with her storyline ended with her no longer needing men she strides out of Dorian's home without looking back.
Frankenstein who saved his humanity by letting Lily go, says goodbye to his friend Dr Jekyll and bumps into the gang looking for Vanessa and agrees to help them. I was slightly disappointed in the Dr Jekyll storyline a very good actor who was slightly underused this season, but then there was so much else going on. I would of liked another season to flesh out his character, we never got to really see how his serum worked, and each episode I was waiting to see him use it on himself, alas that never happened but I did  like the twist of how he comes Mr Hyde!
Dr Seward finds out through Renfield where Dracula and his vampires are and the battle ground is set for its final battle. I did enjoy the action scenes near the end of the episode, Patti LuPone and Perdita Weeks have been a delighted to watch and added to the strong group battle scenes. It is a shame that we didn't get to see more of these characters. Ethan's journey across this show has been to accept himself, as a person who has done awful things but also as the wolf who has done awful things. He accepted his wolf Father this episode but also accepted what he had to do to bring this good versus evil war to an end. As a show that has always been based around Vanessa and her battle against the evil that haunts her, it was a shame we didn't see much of her this episode briefly with Dracula all dressed in black at the start of the episode and then at the end dressed all in white. I would of liked to have seen more of her relationship with Dracula and to know what the relationship was to each other. The ending was heartbreaking as the wolf knows he alone has to release Vanessa from the arms of darkness and into the arms of heaven. These scenes mixed with the scenes of John Clare giving his son a water burial was heartbreaking and brought tears to my eyes. Seeing John Clare so heartbroken about not only the death of his son but also Vanessa, as he hid at her graveside until everyone was gone and wept while his character narrated the poem Intimations of Immortality. Actually see THE END appear on the screen also felt a little heartbreaking as we say goodbye to this amazing show. While I felt it was a little rushed towards the end, I will really miss this show, fantastic actors, amazing scripts and beautifully shot goodbye Penny Dreadful you will be missed.

Outlander is another show that is wrapping up lose ends with only two episodes left in it's current run but at least I can be happy with the knowledge that it has been renewed for two more seasons!
This episode was written for TV by the actual author Diana Gabaldon and it was a great episode that started to wrap up some of the storylines of the season.
The highlanders are camped in North England at a cross roads with lack of men to carry on to London they are forced to turn back, a thing that Jamie or Prince Charles do not want to do.
Jamie tells Claire the news and they more or less both know history will not be changed as they hoped as the Officers outnumbered Charles and Jamie and they start the long journey back to Lallybroch for the Winter.
The most beautiful scene in this episode and took straight from the book was when Claire is sleeping and Jamie says a pray in Gaelic over her. I really loved this scene quiet moments like this are sometimes forgotten when adapting a book to screen and I am really glad it was kept in.
Dougal tells Jamie that have been banished by the officers due to Jamie's influence on the Prince, the Prince and others have left for Inverness while Jamie and his highlanders make there way to Lallybroch. They never get there because a group of English soldiers start to fire at them, they take shelter in a church but are soon surrounded. Poor Rupert is having a hell of a time, lost his friend and now his eye as he is shot in the eye, Claire saves him and give his an eye patch!
The redcoats soon surround the church and treat to set the thatch roof on fire with no other option Claire pretends that the Scots have her prisoner and bargains herself for there freedom.
Poor Jamie and Fergus don't want her to leave, Jamie especially as he is nervous he will not get her back.
Claire and the redcoats arrive at a small tavern for the night when she see Jamie's beggar friend Hugo Murno where she is able to leave a message with him for Jamie. Where the redcoats bring Claire is no other than the wealsey Duke of Sandringham's estate! He sets a trap for Claire and she quickly falls for it believing every word he says. It also turns out the sweet little Mary Hawkins is the Duke's Goddaughter and staying with the Duke until he finds a suitor for her. Claire notices a birthmark on the Dukes servants hand and immediately knows he was one of the men who attacked and raped Mary back in Paris. The Duke reveals that it was the now dead Le Comte who wanted Claire murdered but the Duke bargained with him just to have her raped but Mary got caught in the crossfire. If I didn't already dislike him I really now hated him!!
Claire asks Mary to help her as she now knows Jamie is heading straight into a trap, but Mary says she is too frighted annoyed Claire heads to the kitchen to escape herself. The damn Duke has decided to have a bite to eat and is in the kitchen himself. Mary who has got over her fright also heads to the kitchen but is ordered back to bed, but runs to the front door and tells Hugo Muro that its a trap.
Suddenly Jamie bursts in and all hell breaks lose!! Claire tells Jamie and Murtagh that the servant is the rapist from Paris and it was all The Dukes doing, Mary listening to all this cracks and stabs the servant to death. Murtagh then chops the Duke's head off and lays it a Mary's feet, Mary being very cool about the whole thing suggests they leave!
Wow there was alot going on in this episode but I really enjoyed it and am also sad that there is only two episodes left this season!

Another of my favourite shows ended it's season run this week it was of course Game of Thrones.
This show knows how to go out with a bang literally!
While I wasn't a fan of some of the story arc's this season, and how some of the smaller characters have been forgotten, I cannot deny that this was a cracker of a finale, with shocks and twists I didn't expect.
The slow, elegant first ten minutes of the episode while accompanied by a beautiful piece of music slowly build to an amazing piece of television. Love her or hate her this was Cersei's episode just as last season's final episode was about her downfall and shame this was about her rise and power. As King's Landing was getting ready for the trail of the century, Cersei calmly dressed and drank wine. The high families gathered in the Great Sept along with the Faith Miltant and The High Sparrow. Loras admits to his sins and it looks as the trial is more or less over but then Margaery reminds The High Sparrow that neither Cersei or Tommen are there yet. She knows there is something wrong and The High Sparrow all too late also knows it. We soon realize that this is something Cersei has been planning for a long time. As she has anyone who has every wronged her killed, Grand Master Pycelle was the first to go by the hands of what used to be Vary's little birds. Then as her cousin and Jamie's stand in Lancel is lead down into a cellar under the city where there is hundreds of barrels of wildfire ready to blow and blow it does wiping out half the cast in it's process! Everyone in the Great Sept goes up in flames, The High Sparrow, Lancel, Loras, Kevan Lannister, Mace and my favourite Margaery all gone!
The scene I found the most moving was surprisingly when Tommen looked on in horror as the Sept burned realizing that his wife is dead he calmly took off his crown and jumped to his death. In a poignant silent scene for a character that never had his own voice, a puppet king who was used by everyone around him, and never given the chance to grown or make his own choices. I found it quite heartbreaking and moving. Cersei on the other hand has turned to the ash she has caused and didn't seem at all moved by the death of her last child, now she really has nothing to lose.
In the North Jon tells Sansa they must trust each other as they have enough enemies, Sansa agrees but later when Littlefinger talks to her he plans seeds of doubt in her head. I know everyone hates Littlefinger but he is actually one of my favourites in the show and a character I love to hate. He did open his heart to Sansa and told her his main aim in life is to be on the Iron Throne and he will not stop till he is. So later when Jon is announced The White Wolf and The King In The North Sansa looks at Littlefinger and we are not sure if she is feeling afraid for her brother or wanting to be Queen herself?!
We also saw Bran have a vision and it confirmed what fans have been saying for years. Ned Stark is not Jon's Father but his Uncle, as we saw Ned sister's Lyanna dying in childbirth and asking Ned to take her child as Robert will surely kill it. So it confirms that Rhaegar Targaryen is his father although we didn't hear everything that Lyanna said to Ned.
Meanwhile Jamie does his best to seem somewhat comfortable in the presence of the Freys, which isn't working as we can tell he wants to be anywhere but there!! Re-watching the scene where he and Walder Frey are talking about being honorable and the future I was paying close attention to the servant girl.
Which was the most shocking scene for me turns out to be Arya, later in the episode she kills the Frey sons and bakes them in a pie to serve to Walder and then quickly slit his throat!
Olenna The Queen of Thorns escaped the fiery death thanks to her Granddaughter who told her to leave King Landing a few episodes ago, is in Dorne makes alliances with the Sand Snakes to bring Cersei down.
Back in Kings Landing Cersei as named herself Queen and makes her entrance in the Throne room just a Jamie arrives back. I am guessing by the look he throws her, he isn't happy that she has burned most of Kings Landing to the ground and there last remaining child is dead. I think this may be the last straw for Jamie and he will finally see Cersei for what she is.
So we come to Daenerys who done what we all wished she would do seasons ago but I guess she had to buy her time before she left Meereen. She quickly dumps Daario, names Tyrion hand of the Queen and with her alliances with the Greyjoys, Dorne, Tyrells, Dothraki and Unsullied set sail for Westros.
In a beautiful shot final scene which gave me goosebumps, we see thousands upon thousands of ships and Daenerys three dragons stretch out across the ocean. Westros is not going to know what has hit it when she arrives!!