Hey Lilo. One plus to be said for coming into the series late; you could watch the entire season in one block rather than waiting for the weekly ration.

Honestly, I totally agree. When I first saw who'd been cast, I thought Christie was too pretty to play Brienne, but man, is she pulling it off. She swordfights better than most men on the show! And her rigid, ungainly and overly solemn traits are really coming through.

And of course! The Blackfish! Cant believe I missed that one, and the other Tullys.

I totally understand how some characters need to be cut, but the choices are somewhat alarming, to say the least. Who's going to to act as Brans guide? Osha I guess. Which raises more questions. And why is Tywin seemingly so much more likable than the books? Will this impact on his later storylines?

Apparantly Weiss and Benioff have said that rather than completely cut characters, they mean to introduce them more slowly. So...I guess we'll see what happens.