I think I was unclear, I want there to be more than dragons. The dragons should be an ancillary part of the show, my problem is they're the only part of the show I find consistently good. The politics are boring, the scheming is not compelling (for what little scheming there is), the conversations are boring and obvious, the characters are just dull, and everything is drawn out so that they can get four seasons in. I want political intrigue, I want scheming, that's what the Game of Thrones universe is about, this show just doesn't do it well. The writing is not up to the same quality as GoT.
GoT had scheming this way, that way, and in between, with characters who were interesting and fun to watch. This show is just people slowly going through the motions without anything interesting actually happening. Occasionally something sort of interesting happens, but then it's just right back to the mopiness. It's just a show about a bunch of mopey individuals being mopey with each other. And some dragons here and there. And Paddy Considine being great as Viserys.
