Almost every person I know watches and loves the show, but I have never been interested. Don’t give me a dirty look; I have my reasons.
My first reason is that I don’t have HBO. My second reason is that I get bored hearing people talk about it. I have always pictured the show as a history lesson, and I hated that subject in school.
Even though I think I can get through life without seeing a single episode, I will watch the first episode in the first season to give it a chance. But, before I waste an hour of my life, I’ll share what I know about the show by what I have read and seen on the internet.
I know the angry elf from “Elf” is on the show. I also know there’s dragons and a dragon lady with long blonde hair. I’ve heard there’s a lot of sex scenes, and I think there was some talk about a red wedding. There’s also a guy named Jon Snow.
The pilot episode is called “Winter is Coming,” even though it starts off with a lot of snow. The heads and body parts all over the ground gave me “American Horror Story” and “Supernatural” vibes, and I was okay with that because those are two of my favorite shows. I realized I need to start calling more people savages as an insult, and I need to get a sword. Of course, the little girl was creepy; all kids are creepy. The blue-eyed monster is the evil abominable snowman.
The intro was boring – I was never good at geography. But, it did bring back a memory. I rode a ride at Universal Studios called “Fire and Ice,” and it had dragons. I wonder if the roller coaster was about this show.
Immediately after the intro I realized I needed to put on subtitles. Why does everyone speak so low and with an accent? Also, I feel stupid for admitting this, but I thought Winterfell was a time description. I thought the deserter had been walking all winter, and now winter was done; it fell.
I want a direwolf — if anyone kills one I will stop watching this show. I didn’t know Prince Charming from “Shrek” was on the show. There seems to be a lot of back story I don’t know about, and it really confused me. Why are the parents playing matchmaker for their own kids?
And there’s the nudity. I know he literally meant wake the dragon, but that’s still funny. Brothers also play matchmaker for their sisters and compliment their naked bodies. The family dynamic and nudity was a lot to take in.
If that guy is a bastard, who’s his mother? I got more confused as the episode continued. There are so many relatives and relationships.
The show ends like that with the brother pushing that kid out the window? That was super gross, surprising and disturbing. The show was definitely interesting, but it seemed to drag at some parts.
I don’t think I’ll continue watching. If the show was more about the white walkers, then I might keep watching. But, I’m probably imagining a show that is more like “Supernatural,” which is a really good show.
My final thought is: I really hope that little boy didn’t land on the direwolf.
