The Hound (Unmarked spoilers through AFFC)

I just wanted to say that The Hound had to have been one of my favorite characters. The amount of suffering he went through his entire life...It made me sad, because you could tell that deep down he had a gentle heart, and was just afraid. He was defensive, like a dog, and had everything torn away from him. Even Arya ran away from him. Poor guy.. It actually really irritates me to see his helm be defaced and used by the likes of Rorge and (surprisingly) Lem. Lem's a douche now, by the way. What the fuck. The Brotherhood was so awesome when Arya was with them, now that they found Brienne and Catelyn ordered them hanged...

While I'm at it, I had a feeling Podrick Payne was going to be more important. He just...seemed like he would be. Damn it, GRRM. Keeping us on our toes.