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This week\u2019s episode of \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d wasn\u2019t as grim as last week\u2019s, but we still have issues, and they\u2019re all in this plus-sized episode. First, we take up the larger discussion of the rape at the end of last week\u2019s episode and the resulting controversy among viewers. Then we dive into this week\u2019s installment, which features bad stuff in the north, unexpected deaths and direwolves, and Stannis showing surprising backbone. Plus we break down the dangers of funding religious extremists, ponder if the High Sparrow is the Lenin of his time, reference A Chorus Line and Fiddler on the Roof, talk about the three dominant religions of Westeros, and much more.