I watched it all too and boy I hate the Lannisters! Especially that incest bastard king sure hope he gets whats coming to him. Though she's just a child for now I quite liked Eddard's youngest daughter, as she's quite a fighter and I don't think she will do well at pretending to be a boy for long
There was only one cradle as far as I can remember in the series and it was an mf
Anyone read Raymond.E.Feist's novels? They are beyond excellent and would blow the tv or big screen away if ever they were made into those forms. I got to meet the guy 5 years ago
As for vampire stuff in general I think they take up way too much time and space, True Blood, Twilight (Which I call Toilet) etc.... Too many I personally hate vampires but I do watch vamp stuff for the carries!