Originally Posted by Relentless

The butterfly effect may be a problem for them...

The Television show is getting more and more distant from the books... even killing characters on the show who are still alive in the books to this point. If Martin starts doing things in book 7 with characters the show killed in season 2... they will have a bit of a mess to sort out as they go along.

Some things had to be changed for expediency with only 10 hours per season of television, but other major plot points are now being completely redone by the show. Not sure I like that, I've grown to trust Martin... I dont yet trust the HBO team.