Game Of Thrones: 7 Simple Fixes That Would Have Improved Season 6

The Problem: When book readers hear the name Euron Greyjoy, a chill shoots up their spine. When show watchers hear the name, they say "Who?"

Euron is a character of pure evil. He puts Ramsay to shame as a sadist and makes Joffrey look like Tommen in comparison. However, you wouldn't know it by the show's depiction. Euron is presented as a borderline incompetent blowhard who became king of the Iron Islands only to lose half his fleet to Theon and Yara.

Euron is too significant a character to not include, but the show has already stumbled in presenting him as a real threat. And if the show looks to diminish him to a secondary antagonist, they are missing out on a truly terrifying villain.

The Solution: Anyone who has read "The Forsaken" sample chapter in The Winds of Winter knows the potential for this character. He is manipulative, clever, and an expert at mental torment. But he's not just a plain old psycho, he's a legitimate threat to Westeros.

The show was unconcerned with adding any mystery to the death of Balon, so why not use that moment to show Euron's madness. Have him kidnap Balon and subject him to the type of mind games we've seen in the books while exploring his dark backstory.

Also, in the book Euron is in possession of a certain artifact that makes him the most dangerous man in the world. If the TV series even hinted at that it would show he is a major player in this game.