Yeah, I wish they would capture more of the humor into the Television series that you get as a reader, because; there was quite a bit of it.
I must say though I'm very impressed that they answered back this season with the visuals of the Direwolves. I was really worried about that aspect because it is a favorite angle of mine (I'm a dog owner, have a husky and a German Shep) in the books. Good job on that HBO.