I´m speechles how bad this show is - 5 episodes in, and I´m about to give up watching. There is just none of the magic that GOT had. If you take away the occasional dragons, this show seems more like a medieval "Dynasty" soap opera. None of the characters are really interesting, the actors are struggling with their cheesy lines. Milly Alcock is so obviously put in as a "Daenerys 2.0", and Matt Smith is overacting the hell out of the bad guy.

What is missing? I think the supernatural threat that affected all parties in GOT was a driving element of the series together with the phenomenal character development and the mixture of archetypes (the heroes, the anti heroes, the victims and culprits).

So many different storylines developing seperately and coming together inevitably in a huge world right from the first episode in GOT, while HOTD focuses only on the Tagaryen family and who´s going to be the heir of the Iron Throne.

What a waste of money and time.