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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Robotic acting, wooden dialogue... and no reason to care what happens


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: CGI creatures and landscapes have always been mainstays of the Game Of Thrones universe, but this prequel has nothing else to offer.

Running out of steam with his complex, interwoven plots, charting betrayal and power struggles in the fictional realm of Westeros, Martin began procrastinating. ‘Urgent news from Dragonstone, my Liege Lord!’ Truly, ’tis tidings that will cause many a silent, searching, significant look to be exchanged ’twixt North and South of the Realm, your Royal Grace . Most of the first episode was spent watching the cast bemoaning events from the previous series, aired two years ago, as if anyone but a fanatic can remember what happened.

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