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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 8775174" data-attributes="member: 4303">I agree completely.And that review sums up my feelings pretty well:With all of the toxicity and negativity that was being generated around TROP before its release, I was determined to let the show stand or fall on its own merits, regardless of how far it deviated from "lore" - a pretty broad category, given how many times Tolkien himself revised his work: there are an awful lot of "takes" that would have been valid with regard to some stage of an ever-evolving legendarium.But the writing and characterization does not inspire me. It is pretty to watch...but that's the only real positive for me. I fell asleep half way through Episode 4.I had fairly low expectations of HOTD, and have been pleasantly surprised. Matt Smith steals the show with his brooding sociopathy, but other actors are starting to grow into their roles, and I think that overall the casting is very good. I do miss the wry humor of the early GOT - although this was a fine balancing act, and later seasons overstated this, especially with regard to Tyrion.</blockquote>