The language they're speaking in Astapor is Valyrian (the Ghiscari tongue died with the fall of Old Ghis). And how it is spoken in that scene is just how I imagined the Valyrian of Astapor to sound. Again, Bravo to whoever created the languages for the show.

I had a similar feeling when I saw Robb marching on Harrenhal. I'm thinking they just cut out most of Robb's campaign in the Westerlands, and the battles last season were happening in the Riverlands instead. Either that, or the writers just feel the same and are trying to get Robb to Walder Frey's table as fast as…

I dont think SO many will abandon the series after RW. Lets be honest, there are ALOT of other characters (Tyrion, Jaime, Arya, Dany) that the newbies either love or are going to love by the end of the season that keep on trucking that the RW isn't enough to get them to stop watching.
Plus, we all read Storm of Swords,…