Aye. Game of Thrones is odd - on some levels it's really top-notch, best in the business (acting, casting, sets and audio comfortably sit there), but then Martin does some silly, crazy things with the plot. If it was just terrible, it'd be easy to ignore, but instead you see this really promising build-up, with well put together characters and generally solid writing, brilliantly acted on top notch sets/locations, to be let down by plot developments that just don't hold water. It is excellent, it's just crazy inconsistent at times.