Logen Ninefingers

Not to mention their inferiority complex of not being able publish their own works so the only way to write their wish fulfilment story is to ruin someone elses.

That one was a mess and had some slog episodes.

Thats a tough one, both terrible. Not the LotR comparison Jordan wanted when he rewrote Tolkien´s work as Eye of the World.

I haven´t enjoyed Andor at all, dropped it after 5 episodes. The characters are cliche, uninteresting and boring. Not invested in any of them. The dialogue is bland without any personality, style or flair and filled repetition. Its not funny, clever or charming when it tries to be. The storylines are trite that have been done much better before. And RoP is like 2-3, one of the worst written shows I´ve ever watched.

>It's been pretty boring, the scenes are drab and grey and in uninteresting locations, the writing is mediocre and forced, the story and pacing are slow and not very interesting.

You´re describing Andor.

The stunts and cinematography are amazing. Thats the appeal compared to the CGI goo of 99% blockbusters.

All those elements are in the first season. Tyrion being Tyrion, having chemistry with every character and actor, delivering classic dialogue. Tywin is introduced in the second half of the season. Jon Snow travels to the Wall in the second episode etc.

Sure its hypothetically possible HotD could surpass it but I never want to set expectation for any content that high and then be disappointed.

I would gladly be proven wrong if it surpasses it. Its a great overall show, might be the best season of the year for me.

But it doesn´t have Tyrion and Tywin which I think are some of the best characters ever written TV or Book. It doesn´t have the brotherhood/friendship of the Knights Watch. Larys is a lesser version of Little Finger and Varys dynamic. And really just a poor mans Glokta.

Its in that season 5-6 range. A great show with some problems like most stories. Don´t think anything will top the first 4 seasons of GoT.

In terms of views its lower compared to the others. But in terms of WoM and reviews I think its the opposite - that people have so low expectation for Star Wars now that just an okay series is getting praised. Same for Mandalorian, if it wasn´t SW nobody would care.

Male nudity isnt stigmatized. Same reason you see male shirtless scenes in every movie and people cheer, female topless is seen as misogynist unless you have a very good artistic reason to show it.