[quote=@Ace of Hearts]
I can't say that I'm a massive fan of the novels, either. My problems with the show comes down to A). It sucks now, and B). If you're gonna adapt something, respect the source material try to follow it as best you can.

If you can't, don't gut it and [i]COMPRESS TWO WHOLE BOOKS INTO ONE SHITTY SEASON.[/i]
[/quote]

It was a good season with one shitty plotline (in Dorne). Hardhome was some of the best television ever. 

Anyway gutting those two books was a mercy. Those two books were awful.