I keep trying to be patient hoping it will kick off. My patience is wearing quite thin. I am 6 episodes in at the time of writing this review. At this point I would be pretty surprised if this wasn't just their intentional format.

What is that format? An extremely boring generic drama/soap opera that is set in the GoT universe. It's all about royal politics and interpersonal drama. There is very little in the way of actual action, or thrills of any kind. Every once in a while they throw you a bone or make it seem like it might actually take off. For example, episode 5 ended on a note that suggested something interesting might finally take hold, until episode 6 came along and it skipped time to a future date where it was business as usual again. I am guessing the interesting bits must have happened in between those times.

It has none of the light hearted comedic relief moments or witty dialogue of the original series. It has no interesting sub-plots, or even remotely interesting characters like the original did. The pacing of the original series was slow at times, but it was actually masterfully done. In the end it was always just the right pacing that left you with more details and suspense (up until the final season that is where they jammed it all in and ruined it of course). This one is glacially paced and goes nowhere at any point in time.

If your interest in a show would be something along the lines of a soap opera that was in a royal setting but also the GoT universe then you will not be disappointed. If instead you want a thriller, or action, or story driven content that goes somewhere, you will be very disappointed.

It's bland, one dimensional, the characters are hollow and uninteresting, and if there is ever even a hint of it becoming more than that, it will only be a jest. It honestly gets worse with every episode. The only positives would be the CGI/environmental designs etc. (although CGI is a little off here and there too). As usual costume, and set designers knock it out of the park here. It's just a shame they are wasting their time and efforts doing it for such a bland, uninteresting story.

The 3 in my 3/10 review is merely for the costume/set designers etc. The rest is 0/10.