I have found myself quite underwhelmed by all the major events so far. Oberyn's death in the show was destruction of the ego, his death in the books was like if you heard about this one time a guy got hit by a car. Every side character is better in the show, by a lot. The only exception is Daario, but that's because he's garbage in the show. The extra detail of lore and dialogue is great in the books. Some of the main characters are better in the books.

I seriously cannot decide if I want to get my spoilers from the books or from the show