Great points Lilo. Also, once again, the pacing is way off. Ive noticed too, the portrayal of Stannis has been curiously unsympahetic. As a character I've always imagined as stoically "honour bound" and rigid, almost somewhat like Ned Stark, they seem like they're playing him off as a thuggish dick.
The scenes of Theon back on the Iron Islands though...AWESOME. Basically exactly what Id imagined.
Came across a few GoT memes and articles, thought Id share.