I don't know what has people in a bunch. Does an episode have to have action and big events to be good? Every scene in this episode is tight and concise. I haven't read the books, so I can't make that comparison, but this isn't Disney doing fan fiction after burning George's scripts. This is the actual authors adapting their work into a TV show. They have every right to make changes. If it's great, then it's great, and this is great.