I couldn't believe they didn't end with her. I take that to mean she's never in, and Brienne's going to have a story arc completely unrelated to the books from this point forward.
What a note-perfect ending that would have been. Feels like a huge missed opportunity to me.
I was also mildly disappointed with ending Jamie and Tyrion's final scene with a hug. In the book, Jamie left Tyrion in a red haze by revealing that Tysha had never been a whore, and it led directly to Tywin's killing.
But the stuff north of the wall, the stuff with Arya and the Hound and Brienne, was all money. Also liked Varys going back to the boat when he hears the bells tolling.
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