Simply put this show goes to great lengths to hide the low budget HBO applied and it's obvious. The problem boils down to the word "exposition" and you'll fall asleep being subjected to it repeatedly. The old saying is "show it, don't say it" and that will ring in your mind as you sit through endless discussions around the king's table as they describe situations that the original GOT would have ACTUALLY SHOWN! Don't get me wrong a great show can be made on a low budget but the attempt here is frankly boring. There are very few "edge of your seat" moments nor intriguing plotlines to bring you back each episode. Instead the writers try the same old tired tricks from the original on occasion; hoping to keep you interested. (gore, incest, etc.) yet these moments feel contrived and viewer-baiting.