Yeah I had that reaction too after seeing season 1. For those who haven't read the books, they're described as looking so similar that as teenagers they would regularly switch places without anyone being able to tell the difference. The big issue I have with that is that it runs counter to GRRM's own descriptions of…

I'm still a little bitter about the casting of Asha (err, "Yara", which is a WTF worthy change in and of itself). She's supposed to be an overly confident swash buckling pirate chick, and instead they cast an overly stiff brooding actress. Boo.

Oh right. Forgot about that.

GRRM drops all sorts of fun easter eggs (most in prophecies) if you go back and reread the books. In particular Quaithe, Melisandre, House of the Undying, and The Ghost of High Heart drop some fun hints at things to come. Example: The Ghost of High Heart says, "I dreamt of a maid at a feast with purple serpents in…

Can you explain what imagery/foreshadowing/symbolism you're talking about? I always suspected that the main victim of the RW would die, but mostly because he was never a point of view character in any of the books (Not to mention Daeny sees the RW when she's in the house of the undying). Of course this wouldn't…