Hmm so the show had to up the drama and have him fight a woman warrior to his death. (possibly death I guess now?) This makes us dislike Arya even more because the reason he fought Brienne was to keep her from forcing Arya to go with her. Those guys really enjoy playing with our emotions eh? Either that or they just thought it would be cool to have these two great fighters face off:) Man I did wince when he was brutally beating a lady upon the face and other areas:(
The author is a sadist, IMO.
He says he was inspired to write the books by watching his pet turtles die.
Rather than seek veterinary advice, he fantasized that they were waging some kind of Turtle War of Supremacy.
The dude is waaaaay weird, beyond a doubt.