The game was almost 10-12 long which consisted of side quests, exploration, alot of silence, consistent action, consistent engagement, and and still none of it had fillers like this series.

All the TV series had to do was be consistent with the game's story and it failed to do so on many levels. We almost get to spend same amount of time with every character yet they all lack certain depth. As the episodes progresses we can feel the story being rushed. Video editors did a horrible job of cutting and shortening certain intense scenes. They gave depth and character to the over all arc and the world but failed to fit the characters in it. Characters were given filler stories, just to extend the episode. HBO seemed like tightening the budget episode by episode. Characters appear later in episode did not had that kind of chemistry. Audience had to agree on certain scenes on the threat of being cancelled. Episode 3, 4, most of 5, and 7 were just filler episodes. We can cut them down and still it wont effect the series because its already tasteless. Dont jump on the hype train After Episode its a downhill.