Re: Season 2
i do not remember 2-nd book being so boring.
It wasn't. The series just isn't following the book's storylines as tightly as it did on season 1.
To me it seems that they are rushing through the main events and skipping or altering the ones that aren't as critical for the story's progression. Sadly those smaller events are the ones which make you relate to the characters and give the story more depth.
Especially Arya's plot has been altered quite a bit from the books, and it has become way worse than it originally was. I don't know if that has been done to save time to fit the whole book in one season or why, but hopefully they're gonna do a better job with A Storm of Swords which is supposed to be split between two seasons I think.
Edit: And oddly enough they have been reducing the number of bared breasts from the books lately. Not showing Sansa's boobs I can understand cause some asshat would classify that as child pornography but why did they go ahead and change the traditional Qartheen dress also is beyond my understanding.