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.
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How can it be so highly rated?
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What would you rate the series as a whole?
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Why do people love this series so much?
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Is season 1 typical of the series? Worse? Better?
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How do you rank the seasons best to worst?
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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.
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Is the finale even worse than The Sopranos'?
Depending on the point in the series they're counting from, this is probably the most prestigious houses, but it'd be like saying there are three political dynasties in the US, Bush, Clinton and Kennedy- there are a ton of less prestigious ones who are mostly vassals to the big ones.
As to your numbered questions it's been forever since I saw it so it's difficult but I'll try to answer:
I think people like the huge web of political alliances and back stabbing and conflicting interests. Plus the costuming, effects and music are all pretty good.
If you like seeing nobles scheme against each other it's top of class, otherwise no reason to watch I guess, sorry that this isn't a number/10. It would be better without some of the gratuitous sex scenes though, which is another reason one may not like it. cw:
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especially the violent onesSame answer as 1, kinda the same question
Season 1 is better than the later seasons but IIRC it hits its stride in the midseasons?
(2-4 [or 5, don't remember])>1>6+ (but some of the music in the later seasons was pretty good and the effects remained awesome).
Characters do sometimes speak Dothraki or Valyrian. Also I just watch everything with subtitles so I don't really notice it now, it might be like, a lot of it? Also need help understanding nonce island accents sometimes.
I haven't seen the Sopranos but the finale is pretty bad.