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I know Wayne is a big fan, anyone else? I finally got into this show a couple months back. I binge watched for a few weeks and am up to date.
IMO the show has tons of flaws, plot holes and too much suspension of belief to mention. All that said, it is still a great TV show. In US movie ratings I'd say it is a hard NC-17, just short of X. That is a nice change from typical shows. Everything is over the top. The special effects are movie quality and the plot is overall acceptable. There are slow lulls in the middle of some seasons, but usually have a pay off toward the end with some crazy episodes. If I had to average out and rate all seasons/episodes combined, I'd give a B+. I don't watch a lot of TV series, but this was worth it. I hear there will only be 2 more seasons and they will be done. Hopefully the hinted spin-off will happen.
A couple small pieces of trivia I picked up.
Sibel Kekilli (Shae) was a literal porn actress prior to Game Of Thrones.
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Gregor Clegane aka Mountain in season 4-6) is 6'9" and over 400lb and one of the world's strongest men.
In 2010 he came 3rd in Iceland's Strongest Man, and has won every year since then. He has also won Europe's Strongest Man in 2014 and has appeared in 4 World's Strongest Man finals through 2011-2014, finishing in 6th, 3rd, 3rd, and 2nd respectively. Only narrowly missing the title in 2014 to Lithuanian 4x World's Strongest Man winner, and friend of Hafþór's, Žydrūnas Savickas.
IMO the show has tons of flaws, plot holes and too much suspension of belief to mention. All that said, it is still a great TV show. In US movie ratings I'd say it is a hard NC-17, just short of X. That is a nice change from typical shows. Everything is over the top. The special effects are movie quality and the plot is overall acceptable. There are slow lulls in the middle of some seasons, but usually have a pay off toward the end with some crazy episodes. If I had to average out and rate all seasons/episodes combined, I'd give a B+. I don't watch a lot of TV series, but this was worth it. I hear there will only be 2 more seasons and they will be done. Hopefully the hinted spin-off will happen.
A couple small pieces of trivia I picked up.
Sibel Kekilli (Shae) was a literal porn actress prior to Game Of Thrones.
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Gregor Clegane aka Mountain in season 4-6) is 6'9" and over 400lb and one of the world's strongest men.
In 2010 he came 3rd in Iceland's Strongest Man, and has won every year since then. He has also won Europe's Strongest Man in 2014 and has appeared in 4 World's Strongest Man finals through 2011-2014, finishing in 6th, 3rd, 3rd, and 2nd respectively. Only narrowly missing the title in 2014 to Lithuanian 4x World's Strongest Man winner, and friend of Hafþór's, Žydrūnas Savickas.
