“I would not like to think that a person would tell someone he has a plethora, and find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora.”
The show got me to read the books in the first place. After watching season 1, I had to know more, and spent the next several weeks tearing through the books. That led to looking up fan theories about various connections and hints that I’d missed. Between that extra knowledge and being so far ahead on the plot, I gave up on the show. Probably for the best, judging by reactions to the later seasons.
I know what you mean about the faces, though. Book Tyrion’s face sounds so different from Peter Dinklage, but he’s so good in the role it’s hard not to imagine him instead.
About 42 minutes. The last 3 videos on their Youtube channel (Election Rematch, the news team, and the Zanny interview) are that episode split along commercial breaks. All that’s missing is a short outro (like 15 seconds) and the Moment of Zen.