Remember people....it's nearly ZERO expense to WRITE all this stuff into a story. Putting it into TV is another beast all together. Why didn't Cat claw her face to ribbons? Because that make-up effect will have to be reproduced again and again, which means $$$. Give these guys a break and stop being spoiled children. Just a quick glance; the GoT audios books (5 of them) come in around 180 hours of read time at a listening pace. TV has given us about 30 hours. Expect things to be a bit flat if you have read the books already.