re: Game of Thrones Season 5 In the Books vs. In The Show, spoilers

Dorne was a disaster. That doesn't change the fact reading about Jaimie in the Riverlands wasn't really interesting at all. Also, the less Iron Born bullshite, the better.

Also, I'm not sure I understand why people are upset over Loras. People act like he's some ridiculous gay caricature in the show. The biggest difference is you actually see the characters, while the POV style of the books sort of hides all the private stuff. And let's be honest, GRMM pretty much just made up shite for him to do to get rid of him in the books.

The season did get off to a slow start. Again, Dorne was a disaster. The last episode, while still very good, was rushed. But let's not pretend this was some total disaster of a season that D&D completely pulled out of their asses. The show is pretty damn close to the book. Several of the story lines end in the exact same place as a Dance with Dragons, while some are a little behind and some are a little ahead.

I'm sorry if you were duped into believing the Iron Born and Lady Stoneheart were more important than they actually are. Keep looking down on the show though. That won't stop it from being extremely popular and critically acclaimed.