IMO, yes, it was a good first season with some flaws that will hopefully be improved upon just like the first book was good (not great) and definitely improved upon by subsequent entries.

I've read the series 3 times, and am on my 4th read (book 9) right now. Having re-read book 1 in 2019, I had a pretty clear memory of it when the show premiered and was glad to see some repetitive and inconsistent content from book 1 cut and replaced with more integral subject matter (e.g., the warder bond).

Overall, I am most happy to see the world and characters introduced to a larger audience, who seem to be finding the books in the lull between seasons. I also typically give adaptations plenty of leeway to tell the story in a way that works for the new medium. I am psyched to see how they did with season 2.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my personal opinion? No, but I'm pretty particular about following the set story line in the case of tv/movie adaptations. I did my best to give it a fair go, but only made it about 3 episodes in before I got frustrated and stopped watching it.

[–] TheBurlapBear@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah ha! I thought the TV show was a bit meh on the character development front. I'll definitely add the book series to my list.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely do!

Yeah, fuck the show, was garbage. My wife enjoyed it, and watched most of it if I recall correctly. But being a bit of a purist it just made me really angry....