“It’s seriously addictive. I’m already worried about what happens to the heroes”
Join our first time watcher Barbaros Inanc, as he goes through the stages of Game of Thrones addiction. Here's his rundown on season one.
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Your support makes all the difference.“I’ve never watched Games of Thrones before, mainly because I was a little put off by the fantasy element and all the talk of dragons. I’ve never really been a fantasy geek. Also I’m very busy running my own business; it eats up a lot of my time as does raising my baby son. Time is very precious and if I’m going to invest my spare hours in a TV series it has to be worth my while.
I’m a complete Game of Thrones novice and all I knew, from my friends, who have all seemed to have been watching it, is that there’s quite a bit of sex and slaughter and shock in the series – and Season One definitely had its fair share of those! I really wasn’t expecting that to happen to Ned Stark. It was edge-of-the-seat TV and it made me really angry for his little girl [Arya Stark]. I reckon she’s going to get payback with that tiny sword of hers.
It’s much more exciting than I’d expected, too. I thought it would have a slower pace, but it’s extremely fast-paced with major characters being bumped off here, there and everywhere. It’s also funnier than I thought it would be, especially Tyrion Lannister [Peter Dinklage], who is my favourite character, along with the dragon lady [Daenerys Targaryen], who has already gone from being a little bit weedy to being tough as old boots. She’s got great hair, too.
The other thing that really impressed me about the series was the acting, from everyone in the cast. It’s a classy cast, especially Charles Dance as baddie Tywin Lannister [Tyrion’s dad] and Lena Headey as his equally wicked daughter [Cersei].
Those two are very watchable as is Aidan Gillen – who I’ve liked since he was in The Wire – as the cunning councillor Baelish. A load of the characters are not to be trusted here, which makes for lots of suspense.
I would say it took me about three episodes to be a convert to Game of Thrones, and don’t mind admitting that I stayed up to the wee hours after watching the last five episodes of Season One in a row. It’s seriously addictive TV and I’m already worried about what’s going to happen to the heroes, as no one seems to be safe in this violent world. I can’t wait for Season Two and to see what those dragons get up to.”
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