

Ass Pull: As balls to the wall exciting as the climax was, it did rather.Does she have preternatural powers of foresight, or did she just do a Sherlock Scan on Varys, noting his effete clothing (deducing that he's a Eunuch) and his vocal antipathy of the Lord of Light religion combined with her knowledge of Lord of Light sorcerous practices to deduce what was done to him? If the second option is the main reason for her stance, there's an added level for it: does she simply dislike the guy, or is it because of deeply-ingrained prejudice? After all, Brienne is a high-born lady (even if she disdains the moniker) and Tormund is a wildling, lower in social status than the low-born common folk in the realm.Is Brienne uncomfortable around Tormund because she's not used to this kind of male attention, or is she simply not that into him?.Some believe that she really did buy Littlefinger's "half-brother" taunt about Jon potentially taking her claim, but then considering that Sansa knits Jon Snow a direwolf pelt coat similar to Ned's to emphasize his Stark lineage, some argue that Sansa simply doesn't want to explain her connection with Littlefinger to Jon, considering that it's filled with exploitation and creeping, and a cover up of a homicide. Or she is really done with the guy who married her to Ramsay since, as she said, either he was too dumb or considered Ramsay's treatment necessary evil, both options proving Littlefinger is not a suitable ally. Either she's putting Honor Before Reason and being naive or she's refusing to make the same mistake her father did. On the other, Littlefinger betrays everyone he supposedly allies with, including her when he married her to Ramsay.

On the one hand, she's throwing away the support of the Vale, which could be vital to retaking the North.
