This show makes all of the major mistakes that most adaptations do. 1. Bad actor choices( exception of Henry Cavil). Most of these actors dont fit the role description or personality portrayed by the characters in the books. 2. They have taken way to many liberties with the story. Whether that be omission, chronology, ornthe mixing and matching of stories in one epsidoe instead of full telling one continuous story at a time. There are plenty and they butcher all of them. 3. Creating events that never happend. Many things are for the imagination not to be directly depicted. This is especially the case when you take into account the poor scripting. 4. You miss the entire essence of the story. Nothing is in order. Characters have too much revealed too early on. Your supposed to be surprised at how things happening. Producers think viewers are stupid so they make everything with instant gratification. They lined are way too direct. It makes the whole thing feel rushed.

Why is it so hard to just stick to the books? The best example of this is Harry Potter. There was very little abridged and virtual no liberties taken. Learn from the masters.