A lot of the damage Stark receives in this fight is ultimately his own fault. He was finally able to end the fight by committing to a finishing blow and accepting some pain in return. He could have done that at any time if he had the confidence. I kind of like how Stark’s self confidence wasn’t fixed by one event (even if it was slaying a dragon). These kinds of hang-ups aren’t fixed easily and take time (at least from a human perspective).

Agreed on Fern being the winner of this episode though. She was stone cold the whole fight sequence. Would this be the magical equivalent of a zerg rush?