{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Game of Thrones S6 E9: \u201cBest. Episode. Ever.\u201d","description":"The face-off between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton, after a series of unequivocal gut punches in favor of the bad guys, filled my heart with kind of hope and anticipation typically reserved for child birth. So, when HBO Now decided to fucking crash at 9:00 pm EST on Sunday night, I (and the entire Twitterverse) had a Cersei-sized tantrum. I cleared my cache. Logged out. Logged back in. Rebooted my device. Rebooted my wireless router. Uninstalled. Reinstalled. Refreshed. To no avail. HBO Now was down for over two hours, and as much of a First World Problem as that is, I was goddamn pissed off. All I could do was tweet my nerd rage. I also had to tell Dana and Peter that I couldn\u2019t record the podcast that night. We collectively apologize for the podcast being up a bit later than usual. Blame HBO Now. As a consolation prize, here are some hilarious tweets. #ichooseviolence I did finally get to watch the episode at about midnight, and OMFG! Historically, Game of Thrones saves the best bits of its seasons for last. In this case, the creators of the show outdid themselves. Battle of the Bastards may be the most well-crafted episode of the series to date. I was blown away. \u2022 There is some serious lady power on the rise: Dany, Yara and Sansa are on FIRE! \u2022 Who else is shipping Dany and Yara, btw? \u2022 Can we talk about Lady Mormont\u2019s exquisite resting bitch face? \u2022 Poor Davos \u2022 Tormund and Smalljon, though \u2022 Piles and piles of bodies \u2022 Jon Snow is a killing machine \u2022 Ramsay does one, last incredibly shitty thing \u2022 Sansa\u2019s smile made it all worth it There is only one thing that could make this season better, and her name is Lady Stoneheart. Let\u2019s all pray to the Seven Gods and the Lord of Light for her ghastly reveal in the season finale or else I might actually quit the show. OK. Maybe I won\u2019t quit the show, but there better not be any wildfire laying around if she doesn\u2019t show up. #burnthemall Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to leave your comments, questions or fan theories in the comment section below \u2013 and we will respond to them on the next show.  See you next week, nerds! _________ Follow Dana on Twitter Find Vanessa at: Girls Gone Geek Follow Pete on Twitter You can listen to the full episode via the embedded player on this page, or simply subscribe for free on iTunes or through your favorite podcatcher app.   ","author_name":"Stimulated Boredom | Reviews. Gadgets. Gaming. Geek Culture. Podcast.","author_url":"http:\/\/stimulatedboredom.com","html":"