What they had was:
An exiting fantasy universe, filled to the brim with background and inspiration
A truckload of money to spend on sets, costumes, special effects, music
An enormous fanbase eager to consume every scrap of content they produced


What they didn't have:
The story and the rich intrigue and dialogues from George R. R. Martins many long long years of writing


How did we ever hope the result to be anything more than a beautiful looking mess? The lack of depth is painfully masked by drama or gore that feels out of place. The many recognizable features from GoT give us glimmers of hope, but soon we realize this show just canibalizes our fond memories in pursuit of easy revenue. The plotlines of strive and rivalry are paper thin or turn out to be irrelevant later on. Characters with poor motivation or barely a background make inexplainable decisions at the most unlikely moments. Events unfold at an incredible pace, skipping random leaps of time without the slightest explanation, yet many scenes are filled with dreadfully slow and boring conversations just to fill the episode. The few worthwile performances and chemistry are quickly forgotten as character's actors are changed and the little sympathy we build up is lost.

Money buys you a great many things, but it can't buy a good story.

Shame... ding ding.