GOT had fascinating characters and actors who portrayed them. I'm just not finding any in this new iteration of GOT with House of the Dragon. So, it really hurts the show. Plus the characters are all over the place. In one episode they are evil, in another they are good. The writing keeps contracting itself. Maybe they're trying to create complex characters and falling flat on their faces with the execution. I don't know? Also, if you can name more than five characters in this series after the first Season I congratulate you, because they were not that memorable to me, which is unfortunate.

The first season is really a soap opera about two women growing up, and the children they bear. There's only one linear story, and no plot twists that you weren't expecting. The political intrigue that was so fascinating in GOT is here, but it's taken down a lot, to feel like it's "watered down".

Now, they do copy the look of GOT really well, and it feels like GOT, so they get props for that. But, that's not enough to raise this above an average show. Also, with the ending of the final episode it does give hope that maybe Season 2, might be more exciting. So, there might be hope. Btw, I'm amazed at all the great reviews. It's like we were watching different shows? Or maybe we are just so desperate for more GOT we are more forgiving of it's faults. I for one, was not. Still, it wasn't a disaster, just not that good. 6/10.