No! Do not take my Gendry! Poor boos, both him and Arya. I like the antipathy Arya has toward Melissandre.
Book question: What, if anything, is the relationship between the Lord of Light and the many-faced-god whose temple Arya goes to?
eta: And -t answers my thought before I finish composing it!
You know how, when you've (book spoilers) driven across Kansas, and then you're into Colorado, and it's a while and then you start to see the mountains, and it takes a while to get there, but they're always there, waiting? Red Wedding.
I don't think it's spoily to say that the writers are doubling down on making changes from the book. Also, I'm still a book behind, so Theon's plotline is all new to me. Further, I get a Teatime (Tay-ah-Tim-eh) vibe off the other guy.
Finally, I continue to love the Jaime/Brienne show. I wish there had been more. But I was engaged enough in the ep to not really notice the lack of Dany, so I can't complain too much.