I know now why some reviews were scathing of the acting - it's the."center of your head", soap opera ADR type sound that's the culprit.

There is little depth or perspective in the sound design to complement the imagery. And the sound scapes seem to be too uniform as scenes change.

Yes the voice delivery seems a little flat too, like reading scripts instead of being absorbed in the part.

I'm sure the GOT fans will lap it up, and it's not unusual for the woodenness in a new series to fade out, but it's not a good look for starters. And the reviewers giving it a 9 or 10 are kidding themselves.

Lets hope that it's like a good red wine: rough when young & improves with age.

(Edited - wrong number of stars on first draft - I always meant to be restrained on this.)