[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Hawk

Man, the show (like book 3 does) has gone on a major killing spree the last two seasons. Some great characters...and great actors/actresses no longer on the show:

Catelyn
Robb
Joffrey
Tywin
Lisa Arryn
Oberyn
Ygritte
Shae
Jojen
Lord Commander Mormont
Hound??

Those are some key losses, and I will especially miss Joffrey, Tywin, Oberyn and the Hound on the show, as they were all excellent.

There will be some new characters coming in next season, I hope they are as good as the Red Viper was this season. A handful of Dornish characters will have to be introduced. Prince Doran (Older brother of Oberyn and his sister Elia who was raped and killed by the Mountain), Prince Doran's kids, Prince Doran's main bodyguard, several of the sand snakes (the daughters of Oberyn), etc.

They may also get more into the Iron Islands story with Balon Greyjoy and his brothers that have not been shown yet, Euron and Victarion.

And Arya's and Tyrion's journeys should result in a few added characters as well. It was kind of striking how Tyrion sailed off in the dead of night locked in a box and probably freaking out about killing Shae and his dad, but Arya sailed off in the daylight sitting at the front of the boat excited about her possibilities.

I'm not convinced the Hound is dead. Left for dead ain't dead. But definitely hate the loss of Tywin and Oberyn.