Good to know the books have the same vibe! You can't often tell if adaptations are true to the source or not.

Much as I loved S1, I ADORED S2, and really appreciated the subtleties of both characters in those eps, and how they evolved after the events of S1.

Just FYI, James Purefoy is a joy on Twitter, and he just posted this cool photo and thought on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ48iPfH-oV/)