Why Everyone should be Watching Game of Thrones

Everyone should be watching Game of Thrones: A Year 9-style Persuasive Essay

By Lizzy King

Everyone should be watching Game of Thrones because it is really well made, has seriously good actors and appeals to every kind of viewer. Lots of people already watch Game of Thrones, suggesting that it is pretty good, but if you are not one of those people, this essay aims to persuade you that you should be.

Game of Thrones is really well made. It’s made by HBO, who are really good at all things. If HBO had to perform brain surgery, they could totally do it. They would research brain surgery to excruciating detail, design surgeon costumes more realistic than actual surgeon’s outfits and score it with the most bad-ass music you’ve ever heard. They would also be the best brain surgeon in the world. Game of Thrones is based on a series of books, but rather than following the trend of most book to screen adaptations (the old slap dash, nah the fans won’t notice if we completely change everything technique), HBO does an astonishingly good job of making adaptive changes where necessary (lol George RR Marting almost certainly can’t remember all of his characters or places - seriously those books are DENSE) while still keeping the show true to the books in a really satisfying way. Game of Thrones is the ONLY book to screen adaptation where I am not vehemently in support of reading the books first. The books are good, but if you are a slow reader, or not that great at reading GIANT, DENSE BOOKS with APPENDICES, then seriously just watch the show, it is that good.

Another really excellent thing about Game of Thrones is the casting. First up it has Peter Dinklage in it so don’t even talk to me, that guy is amazing.

Loathed though I am to use a paparazzi shot, this guy makes carrying a baby look bad-ass

 Next it has bad asses like Charles Dance, and Jason Momoa being amazing. 

Regal

This isn't even from Game of Thrones but I googled "Jason Momoa badass" and this showed up so....

They have a lady who is a 6 foot 3 model playing an ugly, sword-wielding hero 

Gwendoline Christie is better than you.

and Natalie Dormer just like politically owning everybody with her brain and her boobs. 

"Booyah! Another win for Margery!"

Most amazing of all, in the first season they cast a whole bunch of children and teenagers in main roles and all of them have grown up to be amazing, attractive, clever, GOOD actors. It is just not possible in any reality I understand for that many child actors to be actually good actors, so obviously they have used some kind of witch-craft.

Perfect humans are perfect.

Thus far I have tried to sell you a show without really telling you what it’s about. Here’s the thing, Game of Thrones has such a broad range of appeal, it’s actually kind of difficult to pinpoint what exactly it is about. But let me at least list a bunch of things that Game of Thrones has in it, to demonstrate that there is not a single person who would not find it in some way appealing. Game of Thrones has sword fighting, battles, strategy, castles, pretty dresses, bizarre hair-dos, dragons, giant wolves that have psychic connections to humans, political intrigue, power play, boobs, bums, penises, sex scenes, flashes of surprise vagina, prostitutes, amazing scenery, comedy, torture, gays, bad asses of all genders, gods, demons, zombies, a giant wall made of ice, wine, beer, history, maps, cool weapons, pirates, sexy horse-riding dudes, sexy cleavage-showing ladies and MUCH MORE.

In conclusion, Game of Thrones is really good. Like, way better than you think it is after watching the first (admittedly pretty confusing) two episodes. Due to its amazing production qualities, brilliant actors and broad range of appeal, it is literally my favourite thing to watch right now, even more than Doctor Who (WOAH I know right, THAT’S HOW GOOD IT IS). If you are already watching it, congratulations, you win all the prizes (including the ability to kill your most hated character and guarantee life for your favourite*). If you are not already watching it, I am confident this essay will have persuaded you to go borrow the first season on DVD.

*Disclaimer: this competition is not a thing, EVERYONE YOU LOVE WILL DIE**

** Non-viewers should leave their trust at the door, EVERYONE YOU LOVE WILL DIE

Bonus reason you should be watching Game of Thrones: this video.