I understand that it takes time to set the scene, however, we already know the lore of Westeros. There's no reason for this show to be so slow. I found myself bored throughout the first 3 episodes. I'm a fan of GOT (minus the last season of course) but there has been no excitement shown this far. I'm sure the writers felt that a lot of original fans of GOT would watch, and they aren't wrong, but after three episodes there should be at least one reason for me to continue watching. At this point, I will give the show another episode or two to pick up the pace, but if it doesn't, I don't see myself being a dedicated fan of this show.