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![]() ![]() ![]() "I think they misjudged the audience at the very beginning. The non-stop sex brought controversy, especially when it was less consensual than in the original books, starting with the brutal consummation of Daenerys' marriage to Khal Drogo in the first episode in 2011. The winning components are clear, not least HBO's penchant for naked - usually female - bodies. Much to the chagrin of TV executives, figuring out how to repeat its global success remains as much a mystery as how anyone ever built a 700-foot wall entirely out of ice. ![]() Many more wondered whether all the blood and bare bottoms were strictly necessary.īut few would argue that HBO's "Game of Thrones", celebrating its 10th birthday on April 17, was anything less than a televisual phenomenon. Winter came and went, leaving millions disappointed by the ending and a generation of adolescent boys exhausted from over-stimulation.
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