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Armchair strategist that I might be, my approach to attacking the line with the dragon would be slightly different. I wouldn't have punched a hole in the line by flying directly at it. I would have started at one end of the enemy formation and flown along its length, and had the charging Dothraki on that side of the field do a hinge manuver and flank the line, attacking from the side while the enemy troops were still under frontal assault. Then I would have started at the other end and repeated the manuver. Then, if circumstances permitted I would hit the center of the line. (I don't remember the battle, but the hinge manuver was done in the Civil War.)

When Daenerys saw that first dragon arrow, she should have manuvered around the platform until she could blast it or until the ground troops could capture it. Foolish to attack it head on.

I would not have destroyed the loot train because if she wants to feed an army, it would be handy to have all that food and equipment to distribute.

All that being said, Bronn kept his wits about him, managing to impale a pursuing Dothraki with a spear, hitting the dragon with one of the arrows, and ostensibly saving Jaime from the flame thrower.

Can't wait for next week.

“I would not have destroyed the loot train “

Agreed, I saw this error as an indication that the writers did not consult a military strategist.

It’s common strategic thinking that ‘an army marches on its stomach’...

"I would not have destroyed the loot train because if she wants to feed an army, it would be handy to have all that food and equipment to distribute."

I thought the same thing, why is she burning the supply train to a crisp. When they start the siege of Kings landing can't wait to see Yuron's navy show up. All those wooden boats should be easy prey for dragons.

It looked to me in next week's previews she is getting what's left of the Lannister army to bend the knee to her. That's pretty smart. Cersei's whole argument is look at her, she's a foreigner with a foreign army invading King's landing. If they have a siege of Kings Landing and it's led by the Lannister army who are now loyal to Danerys, that kills that argument.