Yes people care. Lots of them. And you will too when Gawker is sold and unlike Drew who writes for GQ in addition to Deadspin, this will all come back to bite you as you search for a new job.

Then stop watching, because your opinion is wrong. The best thing that happened to the show was going off book. The show and the books are 2 different entities, and always have been. GRRM also works with the show runners, as the Hodor reveil was mapped out long ago.