Game of Thrones was a very good adaptation until they passed the end of A Dance With Dragons.
Some things were improved. I think show!Daenerys is better than book!Daenerys. Her whole storyline was improved in the show, especially in terms of pacing.
Some things were underwhelming or completely changed. They failed to make Tryion and Ramsay Bolton truly monstrous, but I get that some things don’t play well on screen. They also butchered my favorite character (Stannis Baratheon) because they fundamentally misunderstood his motivation. Fine, whatever, I’m over it.
I would still recommend the show up through season 5.
Everything after that is high-budget fanfic in terms of the story and the quality of the writing. I disliked the ending of the show – it felt very slapdash and didn’t feel “realistic” within its existing context. I would recommend that new viewers just stop after season 5 and imagine how they think things should resolve after that.
Game of Thrones was a very good adaptation until they passed the end of A Dance With Dragons.
Some things were improved. I think show!Daenerys is better than book!Daenerys. Her whole storyline was improved in the show, especially in terms of pacing.
Some things were underwhelming or completely changed. They failed to make Tryion and Ramsay Bolton truly monstrous, but I get that some things don’t play well on screen. They also butchered my favorite character (Stannis Baratheon) because they fundamentally misunderstood his motivation. Fine, whatever, I’m over it.
I would still recommend the show up through season 5.
Everything after that is high-budget fanfic in terms of the story and the quality of the writing. I disliked the ending of the show – it felt very slapdash and didn’t feel “realistic” within its existing context. I would recommend that new viewers just stop after season 5 and imagine how they think things should resolve after that.
Better yet, read the books instead.