It was definitely true to the source material. I knew it was coming, fast forwarded through it, but still saw enough to say "Yahhh!!" Personally I have no horse in the race, it wont keep me from watching it, but it definitely is not for the timid. It's really a shame though, it was a great episode beyond "the scene" and not many are actually talking about it. I was worried they were going to skip the second checkers game, I'm happy they didn't. I found it odd they went all the way with the cab scene, but they were very conservative with the youngest sister on the rooftop. In the book it was implied you could see through her clothes and quite the opposite was true in the show. I think they cast Shadow perfectly as well.