I just finished season 1. I don't understand the hype. I liked it and the cast is fantastic but so far I think that the plots, arcs, and dialog aren't anything special. Imdb says there are nine noble families. Nine? That a silly amount of stuff to keep track of. I feel like I'll need a conspiracy theory like board with red string so I can keep track of everything. But that's more of a commitment than I want to make.

And I was surprised that there's some formulaic stuff make reddit and reddit-like audience cheer. The fucking scenes seem almost funny to me. They are so fake and wooden. I assume the wolf dogs are in the books but in season 1 - they seem less scary and more like a cool plot device.

At Imdb it has a rating of 9.2/10 • 2.2m. I can't believe it has millions of ratings but it's still above 9. I think the series is has an effectively higher rating than The Sopranos which is 9.2/10 but it only has has 1/5th has many ratings.

  1. How can it be so highly rated?

  2. What would you rate the series as a whole?

  3. Why do people love this series so much?

  4. Is season 1 typical of the series? Worse? Better?

  5. How do you rank the seasons best to worst?

  6. Is there more dialog that needs subtitles? I don't like that at all. I don't want to read subtitles for a fantasy series.

  7. Is the finale even worse than The Sopranos'?

  • Dolores [love/loves]
    ·
    1 year ago
    1. it wasn't just the first season, there's like 3 good ones before it started falling off. 3-4 years of phenomenal reviews while it was still good & popular probably does a lot to counter-balance later seasons' reviews, i imagine most people just stopped watching it, and didn't go leave negative reviews.
    2. 3/10, 8 seasons, ~3 of them good... some creative rounding..
    3. the cast is so good! never was that impressed with the cgi, worldbuilding, plot, battles... but a bunch of fabulous actors bouncing off each other in fancy costumes really elevates the shit. the show would've been completely limp if antagonists like the lannisters weren't so well played.
    4. it's the best you get, more or less. there's battles and a bit more blood in the next ones but the red meat of the show is already there.

    skipping 5, 6. yes there's dumb fantasy languages and it never goes away

    1. much worse. so much worse