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Article snippet: Dun dun DUN! That was quite the hour of soapy intrigue and revelation on “Game of Thrones” on Sunday. Hmm, check out the arms on that humble blacksmith — no, wait, oh my God, it’s ... Gendry! Maybe we should meet with the Dragon Queen after all and oh, by the way ... I’m pregnant! My sister has kind of a treasonous vibe going these days and wait a minute ... here’s a letter proving it! Did you know the Citadel has 15,782 steps, and hey, it says here that ... Jon Snow’s parents were married! Which gives him a totally legitimate claim on the Iron Throne! O.K. that last one was hilarious, as Gilly confirmed one of the biggest bombshells in the show as part of her usual trivia monologue, only Sam, aspiring wise man, was too wrapped up in resentment to notice. Elsewhere, we also saw Jorah reunite with Daenerys for a minute — not sure you should be hugging Ser Greyscale like that, Dany — and the return of the Hound, Beric and Thoros, who all happened to land in an Eastwatch cell right before Jon Snow and his team arrived. There’s certainly plenty of satisfaction to be had from dots getting connected. It’s just that after years of information trickling out in dribs and drabs on “Game of Thrones,” this season’s weekly avalanches of answers can feel overwhelming and a bit disorienting. It also saps the impact of each individual revelation when another one comes so quickly behind it. This is perhaps unavoidable in such a sprawling, complex tale. But if, say, Daenerys hadn’... Link to the full article to read more