[tbw2]

What if she dies in the later books? Then her death in this episode simply streamlines the plot for the show.

[KC_Lion]

Gladiator Jorah Mormont, The Ambush in the Colosseum, Dany Accepting Jorah's Help and Dany riding Drogon was pretty damn cool, but that scene was severely undercut by what we had just seen with Shireen.

This is SO out of Character for Stannis, just for Shock Value and giving the Audience a Reason to Root Against him.

(CONJECTURE! but not like that matters much anymore with the direction they are going)

But I am starting to think that they had Stannis do that so we can justify Brienne of Tarth Killing Him when she goes to Rescue Sansa, her getting distracted by her revenge "fur da Renlys" and much Like a Parallel they are doing with Ayra being distracted with her Mission.