OK so my opinion is simply split here, as for the entire season. Looking from a point of non-reader (which is ofcourse extremley hard) i belive this was an awesome season. Easily a 9/10, and it's a 9 just beacuse many things had to be rushed and could leave some of the viewers puzzled. Looking froma a point of reader, i must say i feel a bit dissapointed. In general many things are done right and according to the book, but there are so many things that were simply strange and didnt' agree with me. Just looking at the last episode, Rob's wedding, Doreah sleeping with Xaro, Shae and Tyrion's relationship... But 2 that botherd me the most were Stannis and HoTU. Both of those sceans were great on their on, but they felt simply wrong compared to the book. Though we never see Stanis's reaction in the aftermath of the battle in the book, i feel what they did here was completly out of character. Stannis getting all enraged and choking Mel, it felt so completly wrong and in general through the whole season his character seems so much different from the "teeth grinding" book Stannis. And HoTU was done so cause of budget and so on, and so on, but by God if u already have Danny at the wall show the blue flower. It doesn't reveal anything special, but it is such a great moment in the book when you relize what it symbolizes. All in all, standolne season and this episode get 9/10 from me. As for how I rate it as a true adaptaion, something like 6/10, but maybe I'm wanting too much from this, cause I love the books so much.
