Great review, and you raise a lot of good points about the show going forward. About the Hound, the show will have to make it less ambiguous, mostly because in the books, Brienne runs across the "gravedigger" at the Monasterey. But she doesn't recognize him because they've never met.

I'm wondering if there is going to be a connection between the Iron Bank and The House of Black and White in Braavos. Mark Gattis as the Kindly Man? Would love it.

I seem to recall that Arya warged as Nymeria finds Cat in the river and drags her onto land, where she can later be found by Donaldson and Thoros. I hope they include that, or at least reveal that Arya is a warg. 

Shhhh….  :-)