Wow, there's got to be a ton of fake reviews out there to make an 8.5 average rating. This series is BORING! It is micro-focused on a handful of characters with a very low likability value and almost nothing on anything or anyone else. If I have to give a summary, I'd say it's "men bad, women good, dragons cool"...and that's about it. The plot moves so slowly with the same rhetoric in almost every conversation (succession, succession, succession). This along with long pauses with what's supposed to be meaningful stares off into the distance (or at each other) makes for some really long, uninteresting episodes. And then there's the problem of subbing in supposedly aging characters that is done so poorly you wonder why they did it at all. Season One is simply not very well done, although the special effects are outstanding. Mediocre acting, bad dailogue, poor plotline and a male demeaning narrative makes for some really unappealing, unentertaining viewing. I'm going to forgo Season Two...despite the dragons being cool. I'd rather rewatch GOT. Real Housewives of Westeros.