The first few episodes were intriguing at best. It was at the fast forward point that everything completely crashed and burned. I'm finding that this show is amounting to nothing more than a soap opera set in medieval times. It boggles me that by episode 7 we have a crew of characters who are 100% unlikeable and sorely underdeveloped. Where's the honor? Who's the badass? Who's the one with humor and wit? We've got a crew of greedy, whining losers who are greedy, whining losers for... what? Their motives are weak and fleeting; their actions are just flat out annoying. Which deplorable loser am I supposed to be rooting for and why?

GOT had the good, the bad, and the ugly fleshed out to the T. I could appreciate and empathize with Cersei or Joffrey just as much as I could with Arya or Jon. What can I appreciate about any of the character's we have in this show?

Okay, that's enough. Overall, I'm thoroughly surprised at how well received this show appears to be in the ratings. As a GOT fan, it's a major let down.