This probably is not going to happen, but I'd like the show to explain how the Red Woman uses her powers to become young.
I don't think it's the necklace that makes her look young. I know the necklace glows here too, just like in season 2 when she drank the poisoned wine and then it glows, which probably means it has some power and it's cleaning the poison. But back in season 4, she was talking with Selyse Baratheon without the necklace and she was young. In that scene, she uses a blue liquid in the bath, and this blue liquid appeared in the scene she gets old too. I think it's the blue liquid (one of her many magic potions) that makes her look young.
Also, I think Melisandre getting old represents her loss of hope and faith.
This scene was done to show her real age and that she feels powerless and is losing her faith. So she gets old. Not that she gets old because she took off her necklace.
The necklace maybe is one source of her powers though, but it's not her only source of power and is not the only source of her youth spell.
I remember Jon asked her if she doesn't feel cold and she said the fire of The Lord of Light lives inside her keeping her warm. And then when she came back to Castle Black after leaving Stannis behind, she was already looking defeated and hopeless, and she was wearing more clothes than usual. So maybe the more she loses her faith, more powerless she becomes.
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I agree with your analysis of Melisandre. I hope she does mean to sacrifice herself to bring Jon back (or whoever he'll be). I wasn't expecting to see her ancient form but I think it was very well done.
She's another who has done much evil in the name of her religion and I'm rather pleased to see her finally doubting herself. I hope Davos won't do as Jaime is doing, reassuring her that she was justified in her destructive path.
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Davos and Melisandre don't get along, right? If I remember correctly, he never really trusted her and often didn't agree with her actions and decisions. So I don't think he would say to her she was justified in her choices. I think he would only side with her if he had no choice, which is the case now.
I also liked to see Melisandre doubting herself, especially after what happened with Shireen, it was good to see The Red Woman looking defeated and sad.
I was on a high, having just watched the episode, so I rambled about one possible way to resurrect Jon. I had the feeling that the Red Woman was hoping to die in her sleep. So the first thing that crossed my mind when she got old, was that the hopeless Red Woman, will sacrifice/gave up her life and give it to Jon, as a last possible resort she can think of. That is, if she still believes her visions.
If The Red Woman will bring Jon back or not, I don't know. But I love Jon, so of course, I just want him to be resurrected, somehow. I'm happy that this was basically confirmed in the first episode when Melisandre says she saw him fighting at Winterfell, so that's something that will happen (Jon fighting at WF), I think. Otherwise, there is no need to mention it.
From Melisandre's POV, it's important for us to see how confused she is and that she didn't got the visions right, but we knew that already, so I think it was also a way to confirm Jon's resurrection.
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EM, I loved your review! Welcome to the SF/F board! I hope you'll be a regular visitor here. 
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Thank you.
My name is Cristiane.
EM actually means Elizabeth Mitchell and it's a link to her board on FF.
