Wish I could be more supportive, but really do not think this is anywhere close to the Game of Thrones. Brilliant production values as you would hope and expect, a massive effort by all is certainly acknowledged, and a fine cast to try and emulate the original, but for me, in comparison, it hasn't truly succeeded. The storyline isn't as enthralling, the characters have not the same hook, the constant leaping forward 10 years and 6 years and.... Just annoying. The Dragons are a minor point, and wasted. It is just individuals with ambition and the backstabbing that goes with it. Plenty of that with GoT, but that had so much more. And nowhere near the threat and battles that GoT had. Maybe series 2 will be better....