HBO should have left well enough alone. Any connection between this and GOT would be a huge accident. You can find no reason to care about these cardboard characters. If there is a story being told here, it is well and truly buried. Lots of blood and guts for those who appreciate mindless violence. Uninteresting and unsympathetic characters. You are well-advised to give this a miss. HBO now translates as: Hugely Boring Offerings! I'm done with this!

It is unbelievable that any number of individuals can, possibly, rate this rubbish as even marginally interesting, let alone worth watching. So, either those watching are solely interested in mindless blood and gore with zero plot or acting; or, there is something questionable about how ratings are calculated.