Outside of the fact that the show is set in a world we already have a comfortability with, what can possibly be a positive?

There isn't a single charismatic character in the show. From the jump of GoT you could tell Tyrian was interesting, Arya was a badass, The Hound was complicated, the Littlefinger/Varys interactions had great dialogue and you even wanted to trot for dumb Jon Snow.

This show has no one to root for, the "politics" of the show are uninteresting and every character falls flat. I wouldn't want to have a conversation with a single on of them.

I'm perplexed by the high ratings.