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'?