I'm not a fantasy fan, but I loved GOT and this was supposed to be in that vein. Apparently, whoever produced this crap latched on to the fantasy/mystical aspect of GOT, but completely disregarded compelling storytelling, deep character development and making any damn sense. After episode 5, I had to have a serious discussion with myself as to whether or not I was just going to give up on this fool's errand or push through to see if any pieces would come together. I chose the latter and am not happy about it. I wish I would have spent those hours cleaning my kitchen instead. A few pieces of the story did start coming together, but not in any way that was interesting or satisfying. I understand they want to leave some reveals for future seasons, but not giving enough in the first season only ensures overall dissatisfaction and skipping future episodes. Yes, GOT always had big cliff hangers at the end of every season, but they gave the audience plenty of reveals and excitement to be satisfied enough to come back. If you don't like what you see in the first couple of episodes, be warned - it doesn't get any better.