Ditto: I think she captures the part brilliantly. At least she can actually take part in a sword fight and make it look convincing and as if she has some of the necessary strength and experience to wield a broadsword. Those things are heavy!! I've seen more then a few people who try to shoot traditional bows and wield swords thinking it looks simple only to put them down rather quickly and somewhat chastened later. Anyone really interested in weaponry should go to the Leeds Armoury in the UK and look at whats on display there. It is what helps make GOT so shockingly thrilling, the combat is often so very brief ,brutally violent and unbelievably real.
I read the bulk of the books before the TV series came out and virtually all the actors have supassed my expectations of them ,as has the entire production, which keeps improving on every level with every season. Its magnifcently entertaining TV and I can rewatch the entire series each year before the next is released without ever getting bored by them. It thoroughly deserves all the praise it gets, and even the alterations to the original novel timeline actually have improved the way the story flows as far as I'm concerned. There are few things in life I look forward to with such anticipation as a new series of Game of Thrones.