Remember "what is dead may never die". In the books there are characters who die but seem to come back. With a big assumed death at the end of the last book.
Many of my favorite episodes to date were about Dany and her ascension when she rode off with the Dathraki (sp) warrior. Not a false note in all of those scenes — just spectacular. I did grieve after the “Red Wedding,” but Peter Dinklage as the “Imp” just keeps the whole show moving, along with superb help from Queen Circe, Jamie Lannister and lesser characters such as Shae.