Wow, so I can only assume the bad reviews are from 1) people who haven't read the books or 2) people that only know the video game. There could be a third option, and that's people hoping for a GoT type show. Guess what? You're not gonna get it here. This is a very "by the book" show and it's coming together beautifully. My only reason for not giving it 10/10 is the somewhat wimpy CGI. I get the dragons are dying off and not as powerful, but it looked a bit campy.