Game of Thrones: feedback in Egypt between likes and dislikes

CAIRO – 15 August 2017: Once HBO streaming service revealed the screening time of the latest episodes of the prominent series Game of Thrones (GoT), The show was met with approval among fans on social media.

Fans took on social media outlets by posting GoT comics, comments and analysis of the series’ seventh season, which lately displayed the fifth and latest episode two days ago.
The series is considered one of the most controversial dramatic series due to the high production, professional acting, directing, and plot that projected the situation of all kingdoms throughout history.

The magic of Game of Thrones is that it grabs its audience’s attention, where it is set during the tragic death of King Robert Baratheon.

GoT is rising in popularity among Egyptians, as they are considered one of the most interactive audience to word it, according tone of game of Thrones GOT star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who portrayed Jaime Lannister.

Many Egyptians highly admire the series, classifying it as one of the top ten series and describing it as more than wonderful. Other Egyptians appreciate the symbolism behind the “games” portrayed, describing their messages as very clear to grasp.

Egyptians also love the directing, the way the series was shot, the intricate details of every scene. The directing of the series focuses on actors’ movements and directions and the high production that made them come up with fictional content and the show’s designs that make it realistic, according to Egyptian fans’ posting on Facebook.

When a viewer is more involved with GoT, they’ll interact emotionally with the series, and this is so clear on posts on Facebook about grief on the king’s death.

The series always keeps its fans guessing, always leaving them with cliffhangers and thinking of what would happen in the next episode —as has happened in episode five of season seven, where many of the audience predicted that “Ceresei” will be the queen and that the game is still not over.

On the other hand, some Egyptians think as the series progressed, it got worse, explaining that the first four seasons hold more action and serve the message. Finally, amid the negative and positive comments and feedbacks, the series is still keeping its magic in its audience’s eyes and continues to increase in popularity.