It's watchable but not a patch on the mesmerising complexity of G. O. T.

Matt Smith seemed badly miscast in terms of his voice which utterly lacks gravitas and there's a dearth of attractive characters to distract from the rather leaden storyline.

The sets and CG dragons etc are however outstanding and the fact that the viewer takes them for granted is testament to their high quality and integrity.

It passed a few pleasant enough hours but on balance I'd recommend rewatching Game of Thrones itself for some real escapism.

As a footnote: Could no one have told them that the correct word was DISCOMFITED and NOT DISCOMFORTED?!