Seems like a lot of people are only watching the show with an eye on either 1) how does this scene get these characters closer to the end game battle with the white walkers or 2) how does this scene effect the eventual battle with the white walkers when we get there. As opposed to watching the show and enjoying being along for the ride as we follow the characters and wait to see what happens next.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, I'm kind of doing it too, just interesting. Maybe it's the worse writing? Maybe people are burned out from this universe and just want to get to the end to see how close their personal theories are?