Sad thing is if you read the books you've had them spoiled completely and if you read them you also know that George could well pull off the events the show runners failed to execute, it's easy to tell that they are cannon. Bran makes sense when you can spend a half a novel rehashing Dune and digging into prescience, Sansa wanting to be her own queen makes sense if she would have followed the book arch and taken the Aerie after learning to beat Little Finger at his own game and having him tossed out the moon door. Dany dragon nuking Kings Landing makes sense when you have been foreshadowing the Targarian Madness and her slide toward tyranny for 3 books... D&D like 99% of modern directors are only capable of adapting source material and can't stand on their own worth a damn. Books 1 -> 4 are fantastic, 5 is a lot of setup. Rarely do I continue reading a series past book three, really sad that George sold out instead of becoming the American Tolkien.