I don't have a high bar in terms of what I find interesting to watch. But I really struggled with this, and found myself getting distracted by literally anything else.

The story felt rushed. There was no character building, the subject jumped to different characters every 5 seconds. I barely even understood who everyone was, never mind having any interest in them. It felt a bit like being dropped into the middle of a political drama, half way through the series.

The acting felt forced and sometimes over the top. And the special effects were almost made me cringe.

They seem to have been trying to create some interest by injecting random violence and gore. Most of it was completely unrelated to the story and entirely without purpose.

GoT captivated you from the very first scene, and almost every scene after it. This was the complete opposite.

I will give episode 2 a try. It can only get better...