This was supper as story alone (have not read the wt) though in what I take as a heart lesson would have rather less of the connections made after episode 5 but donโt think the fact that was done hinders the story in any way, did not expect the end but completely loved it (and by that I literally mean the las minute of the show.
If you are not bother by somewhat explicits deaths and some gore this is a pretty good story. Iโm not a fan of this myself but carried on though.