It is no secret that Game of Thrones was one of the best prestige television series we've ever seen, and it was one of the first high-fantasy series on TV. Millions tuned in each week to see where the complex narrative would take each character, and who would rule on the Iron Throne.
But the original pilot episode didn’t promise the high-stakes fantasy that we eventually got.
It Was a Shit Show covers how difficult it was for showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to make the pilot of Game of Thrones. From producing an incoherent first episode to recasting the career-making role of Daenerys Targaryen, let’s break down the faults of the original Game of Thrones pilot episode.