A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms one big change to the book is infuriating

The season finale, “The Morrow,” is different. It reverses Martin’s story in one significant way. That tweak may not seem like much, since it doesn’t radically affect where the characters go or what they do — yet. It’s a change designed to set up conflict in season 2, rather than to alter the action in season 1. And yet this one alternation changes everything about the series’ characters and their dynamic, and as a fan of Martin’s work, I hate it. I hate it so much. Like, full-on Muppet Show flaily-arm steam-coming-out-of-my ears hate. I’m used to movie and TV adaptations of books making big changes, but this one really cuts to the heart — or cuts out the heart — of a story I love.