Feeling dissatisfied with the explanations of friends and family about why Game of Thrones is appealing, I finally checked the show out and found that the explanation was right in front of my face.

I also spent about half an hour rambling about the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qboo9mbMJao

Text version of this video:

The ending song, Watchers on the Wall by Seven Kingdoms: http://youtu.be/ViZSH6AujGg

My twitter: https://twitter.com/digibrah
My tumblr: http://scarletmonochrome.tumblr.com/