the season will pick up drastically. I remember this in the books. At one point, I got to a chapter, and had to just keep reading because it got insane. I remember staying up way too late reading just because I couldn't wait to read the next chapter. We are almost to that point in the show.
You also have to remember this is 1 book split into 2 seasons. Being 7 episodes in, we are only about a third of the way into the books. I think it was somewhat a mistake to expand it this much.
But on the other hand, the books are just as much about character development and decisions as actual war/action. If not more so just about characters. The show is a game of thrones, so it is not as much about the endgame event like lord of the rings or something.
To me, some of the best scenes are the dialog from certain people, like Tywin and Tyrion especially.