That's right, there IS one piece of eye candy, at least
I don’t get it. What is it about Game of Thrones that has people I know — and not just men — waxing lyrical? And what is HBO doing screening it?
I hate being a spoil sport but I find it so boring. Nudity seems to be thrown in there mechanically and for no other reason than because the makers can (nothing like — sigh — the nudity in True Blood). It’s incredibly sexist, but not in any way that highlights women’s difficulties under such a system or that brings home the effects of this (unlike Mad Men … and not to forget that this is fantasy, so women could have played any role the writers dreamed up). Its dialogue is wooden — sometimes laughably so — and serves to explain and explain again what we can already see. And the characters are ridiculous types (oh! here is the fat guy who gets picked on who our hero will stand up for, proving his gallantry! And oh! fat guy now repays favour with loyalty!). Even the feisty little girl is a snotty classist shit.
Worst of all, the above is all there is to it. There is nothing else, no other layer, no depth to submerge yourself in. This is no Battlestar Gallactica or True Blood, with their social commentary and concern to reflect a reality of today, achieved despite — or rather, through — their speculative setting. There was one grace (not a saving one, because the series is beyond that): the hot horse dude (above left, for your viewing pleasure) dies and so the blond chick must now take back power herself, not use her brother or husband to do so.
Can anyone tell me what is so riveting? (Seriously, I’m really interested to understand this fascination! Don’t let my rant above put you off, it’s the frustration of not feeling it 
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