And just to be more clear on those positions from the collab, uuh:
Charming and Karin: at the docks, heading into town. Ariel and Hawkins: somewhere in the town, headed to The Rough Tide? Thomas and GoldiGloria: headed to the docks
The books were much better concerning rape, it's just not something I care to read about when I already read about it plenty IRL. =P But the tv show turned at least two consensual sex scenes from the book into rape. More realistic, sure, but dragons aren't particularly realistic so I guess I don't see why being realistic is a big deal.
I read the first 2 or 3 books, but hated it. Better than Legend of the Seeker, fails beside LotR, WoT, Dark Tower. Guess I'm not a blood/rape/politics type. Weeell, the show is worse I guess. Much more rape, anyway.