I don't know the books, I don't know the game. I went into this clueless. Ok, it was Henry Cavill, who wouldn't? I admit it wasn't until the third episode that I slowly understood the story. That's because of the flashbacks which I didn't know were flashbacks or the backstory. The first two episodes were confusing and a tad boring I actually nodded off. Then I decided to go for the third episode and that's when I actually got interested. Now I'm bummed that it's only 8 episodes! And season 2 is rumored to be released in 2021? Like with new seasons of all Netflix series, that means I would have to rewatch the last few episodes or the whole Season 1 to remind me of where they left off before starting Season 2, which in this case, would even be a longer wait.

Overall, I like it but it doesn't fill the void of GOT; Amazon Prime has Carnival Row, HBO also has His Dark Materials, but sorry, they're just not GOT.