Agreed. Much like Peter Jackson making changes to Tolkein's LoTR, I can't see why B&W need to mess with GRRM's plotlines. Sure, some things must be economized in order to fit the format, but creating new events out of whole cloth (Bran saw John at Craster's Keep? Why? Needless "drama" that really adds nothing to…

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