Please don't throw things- but- Has anyone read the books?
They're pretty awesome and I have no idea how anyone knows what's going on in the tv series wo having read them!
Before seeing any of the show, I read through Dance of Dragons. Number 5 I think? I loved the first three. But then he really started pissing me off. It was obvious he was going to drag these out as long as possible. Nothing happened in the last book. My synopsis for Dance of Dragons is: A bunch of interesting characters in search of a plot
I actually think the tv series did a better job of tightening up the storyline and dumping a lot of unnecessary diversions. But I do agree it probably made the series easier to follow having read the books