What personality are you giving the characters so far?
Obviously one of the big complaints about this episode is that the choices don't really matter. However one thing i've enjoyed that i consider tailoirng the story is how yon can sort of set a personality for each character.
-I had Gared badly want revenge and not want to be sent to the wall. He showed no mercy and in the future i will be playing him as aggressive.
-I had Ethan become serious and military minded. He does not give in to the Whitehills, he does not bend the knee to Ramsay. He would have been willing to fight to the death.
- I had Mira be nice to Margery but defiant to cersei. She cares about family most and does not bring them dishonor by bad mouthing them or the Starks. Tryon notes her cleverness and she tries to get his help. She also asks Margery for help despite knowing how Joffrey is.
Basically the personality i gave the family is that they are loyal and defiant. This had Ethan's killing make so much more sense.
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Against Boltons Attitude.
I made Gared a more stock fantasy character honorable and honest. Which worked out because he got sent the Wall, the one place in Westros where Fantasy tropes stand a chance of not being brutally slaughtered.
I made Ethan a naïve young Lord, who thought he could trust to diplomacy and honor to get by. This also worked out because he got stabbed in the neck.
I made Mira, a cunning young player of the Game, she worked Cersi and Margery as best as she could. Answers every question with a question when possible, and is as fiercely loyal to her family as Cersi herself is.
My Gared wants to take revenge on every Bolton/Whitehill for killing his family and his lord.
My Ethan was a merciful lord and was called Ethan the Brave.
My Mira is doing everything to save her family, everything.
Gared is honorable, and kind. A real Paladin of a character.
Mira is cunning, though her weakness is her family, which may lead her to make a few errors. Her loyalty to Margaery is nearly complete, though she didn't hesitate to try and secure Tyrion's help.
Ethan plays up the role of being a lord, and shows great control of situations, attempting to never project even a hint of weakness before the people, or his subordinates. Though he is smart enough to play the diplomatic game for the good of his family, and so he swears fealty to the Boltons, and kneels to Ramsay. Beneath the public facade though, Ethan is highly vulnerable, and is always second guessing himself. Something that really comes across in his conversations with his twin sister.
Gared is no bullshit. He know he has to go to the wall he knows not to spare the people about to kill them.
Mira is sneaky- Still she knows the game but is not the best player/caution is the name of the game
Ethan was measured - I tried with him but he ended up making conflicting decisions
This is how I play them in my playthough:
Gared is a man driven by duty and loyalty to House Forrester. But his loyalty drives him to abandon his friend during the Red Wedding to warn Lord Forrester and caused him to attack the Whitehills men because they killed his family. Just as his honor and loyalty demands it, he willingly and selflessly joined the Night's Watch in order to keep more trouble away from the Forresters.
Mira is a brave but desperate woman who want to keep her family from failing. She stood up against Cercei and shows loyalty toward Magaery's. But because of her desperation, she can be reckless when she asked for Margaery's aid. She also have an distrusting steak as she told Sera to leave and regarding the coal boy.
Ethan is a kid who is forced to grow up very quickly. With the death of his eldest brother and father, he has to step up to become the lord of House Forresters. He is stressed by the difficulty of his newly gained position and he fears that he will have to let go of his attachments to his twin sister, little brother and mother if he has to do the hard decisions. When he made his judgement against the thief, he cuts off his fingers, because he can't allow him to go unpunished and he needs to send a clear message. In the end, he faces Ramsey bravely and deeply cares about his family.