... but lots of viewers does not = quality.

Never mind that it got the Emmy for Best Drama, which is voted upon by the entirety of the TV Academy. But haters gotta hate.

“...near unwatchable” seems... hyperbolic. Even at it’s worst, it’s well acted, beautifully shot, and very, very watchable.

Also, a ton of characters had new interactions last year that pave the way for the story moving forward- Tyrion and Dany, Jorah and Tyrion, Sansa and Theon, Jon and the walker army, Brienne and a…

This is just...so dumb.

GoT had no more “boobs and blood” than a lot of premium HBO TV, from Deadwood to Rome.

GOT has always got by on the stellar acting from its core cast and a story that keeps people tuning in next week to see what happens to people they’re invested in.

The only people who care about the boobs are…

I have to admit, it rings a little hollow when a site that adulates the cabal of Real Housewives thinks it’s an authority on what’s “bad” on tv. Have fun watching Vanderpump Rules guys, I’ll just be over here with the narrative structure and world building.

Near unwatchable

Sounds like the elitist smug is at an all time high. Weekly I go to a bar in Minneapolis and watch the show with about 150 people who like me love the show. I guess its news to me that its become unwatchable. Must be hard to be so ahead of the curve.

Counterpoint: Dragons and monsters and wizards and undead and magic and crazy-huge battles are more interesting than interpersonal connections, so the recent seasons are getting way more entertaining and far more watchable now that the slow-burn of suspense is starting to blaze a little brighter and faster. The end.

How about it’s none of the things you claim, and still one of the best and most entertaining shows ever produced for television?

Ugh, a hot take for the sake of a hot take.