correct me if im wrong, but wasnt what you said of the vale joining the north in secceding from westeros that they would never be able to accept a stark as king? you noted that they might ally and raise robert up as falcon king, and fight side by side, but you seemed rather adamant that the kingdom of mountain and vale would never be subordinate to winterfell. which, as noted in an earlier question, seems to be exactly where things are heading. Has that stance changed since you wrote that?

Ok, now I understand what you’re saying. In terms of what is going to happen in the books, I’m still pretty sure about that. I don’t think Benioff and Weiss care as much about feudal politics as GRRM does – hence their complete excision of The North Remembers plot from ADWD in favor of a more straightforward underdog hero narrative. 

So I think the books are going to be quite different, especially since it’s quite likely that Sansa will be married to the Lord of the Vale Harrold Arryn (and it’s quite possible that he’ll be King of the Vale and the Mountains, given the way that the Vale is gradually sliding into separation from King’s Landing, see the Winged Knights) when the Vale arrives in the North, the Manderlys will be supporting Rickon (who they will probably marry off to a Manderly), and Stannis will likely be holding Winterfell.