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Battlefield losses: 5 thoughts on Episode 6 of 'Game of Thrones'

If "Game of Thrones" were a person, instead of a television series, we'd be looking right now for the tell-tale signs of addiction. Is there a little powder around the nose? Have valuables been disappearing from the "GoT" house? Is it time for an intervention?

I bring this up because this series' behavior, frankly, has been frantic this season and getting more so as it approaches next week's finale. Sunday's episode (spoiler alert) was the most action-crazed yet in this jittery, jazzed-up, on-edge season.

Dragons went north. A dragon went down. A dragon came back. Jon Snow went north. Jon Snow went down. Jon Snow came back. Jon and Dany _ he called her "Dany," although not for long _ held hands and made a vow together. Arya revealed herself to sister Sansa as kind of a psycho.

Here are 5 thoughts recapping "Game of Thrones" Season

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