Nowhere near as enthralling or entertaining as GoT. So far, it's a mish-mash of "how many familiar GoT names can we toss out," battling against "how many families and characters can we throw at viewers, and let's not forget to do it at breakneck speed." Good lord, I don't watch TV with a notepad at hand so that I can take notes on who is who, or to sketch out family trees.

Add to that, half the characters are children so the actors playing them change every few episodes as the characters age.

Things finally got rolling partway through Ep8, but by that time I'd mostly lost interest.

All in all, I'd give HoD a solid 'meh'