Ok well this definitely isn't an 8.8. Putting it on par with GOT which is leagues above this is silly.

Decent writing, great scenery, all the backstabbing and politicking is being set up so I can see where this might get a lot better. You can tell George RR has his hands in it which is good.

Unfortunately, the casting is just kinda meh like others have mentioned. Rhaenyra is basically just a Daenerys clone with a less cool story. The king is kind forgettable as well. So far the only character I find interesting is Daemon.

I will say you're much better off spending your time on this fantasy instead of that poor excuse Amazon put out.