I could go for a while here but the whole Sansa/Winterfell/Mance plot is completely off the rails, so who knows how they are going to resolve it. I doubt they can have Sansa pull this plot for long. Get back to where you were in the books.
Jon has been, well okay, his mercy kill of Mance was rather odd for him, disrespecting Stannis the Mannis and all. His election was rushed, and his beheading of Janos was great. Too bad they didn't try to hang him first, because Jon deciding to do the deed like his father would was just fantastic.
Hey Ellaria I thought you didn't want more fighting, way to completely change that, now she wants to get revenge with the Sand Snakes, way to kill a POV character.
Cersei's flashback was done well, except for the valonqar part of the prophecy which was COMPLETELY missed. Does anyone who only watched the show even get why she is remembering this prophecy? Why does it matter now? Joffrey was already dead and another younger more beautiful queen has already been well on the way to taking over. They have toned down Cersei's crazy for real, I bet we won't even get the scene where she gets fired up.
Arya well.. I don't care it's been good so far. I don't mind handsome guys face is back, fans got what they wanted.
Brienne, what are you doing? Why are you going to Winterfell? Why are you an idiot in the wrong ways? You didn't know Renly was gay, but you should have told Sansa her sister is still alive. That might have helped for something! Everything so far has been a mess with you.
Oh by the way, about the whole gay thing. Apparently it was a secret to nobody, everyone knew that Loras and Renly were gay, it's not like it was just hinted at in the books. It's such an open secret what is going on here???
Man I really wanted Jorah to be getting it on with the Dany lookalike, and now she is a direct and intentional Dany expy too oh boy.
Also Tyrion, oh good old Tyrion. Drunk and bumbling through the journey sort of like how the show is treating your plot adaptation. I just hope for the shows sake that none of those characters he is supposed to meet end up having any important points later in the books, although chances are the Griffs are important but the books are skipping all of that entirely.
At least we got two mentions of Rhaegar, and in some very interesting contexts. Glad to hear about the tourney at Harranhall, and the moment where "all the smiles died" (see take the good books lines more often). Different opinions on a dead character is rather fun, and in very much spirit of the books.