I think Arya's has been changed, from what I've heard. I'm a little unnerved that I'm not completely hating Tywin, too.

It was frightening to see Tyrion really scared, for once. But the absolute fury and exasperation when Joffrey just didn't get it was perfect. "And now I'm striking one." Do it again, do it again!

Well, the obvious big change is Lord Tywin.

I'm hoping for a new Tyrion hitting Joffrey youtube video.

And no matter what Tyrion does to establish some sort of normality - he gets the blame for all the wrong from the crowd. Poor Tyrion.

Arya's storyline mostly seems compressed to me, but some of what's happened onscreen I haven't gotten to in my re-read, yet, so I'm not sure I'm remembering it right.

Tywin is fascinating. And the recurring bits where what people think is happening is so different from what we know is happening are pretty great.

The septon literally getting ripped limb from limb - I was not expecting that. Theon making a hash of the beheading I was expecting, but still hard to watch.

The death of the High Septon was particularly grisly.

That was shocking. The look on Tyrion's face was incredible.

I couldn't even watch Theon during the beheading, although I did cheer at the guy's last words. And yet for a second there afterward I almost felt some pity for Theon -- he got such a raw deal, and no one cares, no one really cares for him (except, arguably, the Starks, which he seems to think isn't good enough) and he's trying so hard to make a mark in the world, and make *someone* see him.

But he's fucking it up every chance he gets. Maybe he should be on Joffrey's team.

he got such a raw deal, and no one cares

But he also had every chance in the world not to be such a monumental shit. I mean, boo hoo, his dad doesn't love him. Welcome to the life of everyone in Westeros not fathered by Ned Stark.

(I *still* cannot stop myself shouting OH FUCK OFF THEON whenever he appears onscreen. Every. Single. Time.)

Anyone else watching Veep, by the way? As a huge fan of The Thick of It and In The Loop, I'm enjoying it immensely.

But he also had every chance in the world not to be such a monumental shit.

That's it -- that's why I said almost! Because as much as his father's rejection has to hurt, the Starks raised him well and would have continued to be loyal and generous to him, if he done the same.

Who's the woman Robb was flirting with? Is she a captive? I missed some of that last week, I guess.

Anyone else watching Veep, by the way?

Yes. It's painfully funny. JLD is really good.

She is a nurse or healer. Or possibly somebody volunteering to be a nurse or healer.