This episode has made me realize that we will not be getting the more book accurate show we had been promised. 8 episodes is not enough time to capture the books and it shows. The episode was rushed and missing a lot of details from the books. Some of which I felt were pretty important to the storyline. The second half of the episode could have been a whole episode but it was rushed and skimmed through instead.
The characters also seem a bit off. Their dialogue and interactions with other characters does not match the books portrayal. In some cases you are talked and described to what their relations are, but the interactions don't match what they described.
I would love to see this series continued. They really need to work on pacing and storytelling though.