The numbers are in. Battle of the Bastards was seen by 7.66 million people during the first airing, which is in the same range as last week’s Game of Thrones episode (7.60 mil).
''And we have Brienne! Physically, she’s more plain than unattractive–in the books she gets the insulting nickname “Brienne the Beauty”–and in fact looks rather noble and striking in a suit of armor.''
George R. R. Martin writes on his Not A Blog that he was in LA recently to attend the 2013 Media Access Awards, where he accepted the “Visionary Award” on behalf of Thrones.