Game of Thrones

[rajpoot]

So season finale.
Kind of a disappointment. Didn't really live up to the mark set by series.
I mean it was fun seeing Varys in the brothel and Ygritte smacking Jon Snow with the sword, but still....no moments of 'win'.
Plus they're changing too much. I did not like how they portrayed Stannis, making him look a little too....fanatical. And Littlefiger talking with Sansa directly....too much.
And they cut out Rhaegar and Elia entirely. I mean in the books, the stuff Daenerys sees in the rooms is supposed to be foreshadowing. None of that here (unless you count the frozen throne-room as an indication of the things to come if the Others win...perhaps...).

The only bits I liked were the ones with Maester Luwin, the ending (really makes one see the series from another perspective) and Arya and Jaqen.

Edit:
What is the dead horse chewing?