Ok this is not game of thrones, not yet, I mean its a slow start and the time skips make it feel like its started again when 10 or 6 years pass, and some actors age because they are different people or have heavy make up , but others look the same.
Moving on, where as in GOT you had the story flicking between key characters and exploring each story line for them, in this its all centred around one or two characters, It does mean its hard to get a real feel for some of those characters that are on the edges, if you don't really care or know much about a character you don't really much care when they get killed off, The same impact is just not there as when a character was killed in GOT.
Its got better as the season has gone on and I would hope by season 2 it will really start to come into its own and you will feel more empathy with some of the characters.
Its in no way bad, its a solid show, but where as with GOT I watched each episode 2 or 3 times, so far I have not really felt the need to rewatch any of these.
I will look forward to season 2 as I hope it really starts to pull me in more.