Game of Thrones was unique because it was edgy with original characters and a storyline that kept you captivated and anticipating the next development in the plot. This unfortunate reimagining lacks all of that and immediately bogs one down in the slow plodding character development of an array of two dimensional very similar personalities. The cast of characters are all boringly the same, namely pretentious, self important and tediously predictable. Why the writers would possibly think that the endless, trivial conversations that are part of the first two episodes would constitute a form of interesting character development or even entertainment is beyond me. It demonstrates an abject lack of writing skill, or more likely a cowardly reliance on the formulaic rather than daring to create something truly original. We can only hope that like the original GOT characters will start to get killed off, and preferably the greater majority of them.