Art gets criticised, that’s kind of a thing that happens, yeah? Don’t read the criticism if you know you’ll feel the need to start whining about it.

if you don’t like reading differing opinions on a show you like

“looking to be offended”
Oh dear.

Because the TV adaptation wasn’t really all that good in the first place?
At its core the show was always pretty weak from a narrative standpoint. They relied too heavily on boobz ‘n blood. You can’t sustain something like that for long. Once the novelty of seeing softcore porn wears off, there’s nothing of substance…

To be fair, yeah - just the thought of that alone gives me chills.

This is what has happened in the books as well- but I think there’s a wider purpose. Martin has said that he always intended to reunite characters after drawing them apart to allow them to grow individually.