Please dont be put off by the first season because I was. I thought the storyline was predictable and the pacing weird at first. The first season was the weakest one in my opinion. The rest all are amazing and we see each characters growth, root for some while hating others. Don't expect an epic romance cause it only comes briefly later in the series but it has all the rest: war, action, growth, suffering, betrayals and of course stellar acting. So push through the first season cause later you won't be able to stop.