Watched the four latest episodes and I'm really into it now, so so good. A brilliant group of actors, great plotting and storytelling that has constantly surprised me in how it avoids the typical fantasy genre cliches. It moves at a fair old clip and doesn't pander to the audience, it challenges you to keep up. The brutal violence and gratious sex scenes are decent too
And holy shit, the "Golden Crown"... what a scene. Almost felt bad for him, and a homage to Ghengis Khan, no? I will miss the character as I thought the lad playing him was brilliant, he had a really good handle on how to play with the material, his scenes were always entertaining. Though Dany was great in that scene as well, loved watching her character progress... she was completely in control and knowing.