I haven't read book 5, I know the name Howland Reed but as far as I remember, his actual character hasn't been in any of the books so far.

No, which is quite unfortunate because his character could explain a couple of things, such as the true story behind Jon Snow. I do kind of feel sorry for him though, he must be pretty upset at the thought that Meera and Jojen are dead somewhere in Winterfell.

Just found out I have HBOeast so I can watch the show at 6 pm rather than having to wait til 9 pm.

Just finished watching the season premiere and I like where the show is headed and how they're going about dealing with budgetary issues. It's kind of hard to say, but I really hope they capture the real sense of a country at war with Arya's journey through the riverlands. As to the changes made, I think they kind of make sense, at least with Theon Greyjoy being the one to give Robb the idea of sending him back to his father. I do fear people who have not read the books may frustrated in an episode or two if some of the major characters that get introduced aren't further fleshed out, like Davos. I did like how they elaborated on the scenes of the Gold Cloaks going after Robert Baratheon's bastards, especially how they found out where Gendry was going because I don't think it was explained in the book.

When most novelizations come to the screen, they quite often leave out certain characters if they feel they can't flesh them out enough to make them worthwhile, I feel Davos would be a perfect example of that.

Whilst I remember, what do people think of Robert Jordan's Wheel in Time series, I'm currently about halfway through the first book?

I just downloaded it. It's such crap that it doesn't air until 6 months later for us. Although I think our equivalent to cable might play it.

What did you all think of the season premiere the other night? I thought it was awesome, counting the days until the next one...

Arya is such a ****ing bad ass

Arya is my favourite character! Arya or Tyrion, they lift it from awesome to mega awesome.