The part of these books that really kept me hooked was watching the deceptions and plans unravel and just shaking my head at the people/persons behind them going, "Wow....that is one cold hearted calculating motherfucker right there."
It's much more difficult to do that in a movie/show because you don't get the benefit of the first person perspective like you do in a book. You cannot "hear" what the character is thinking as they hatch these incredibly devious and complex plans.
So far, they have done a great job. Following what I said above, you have to be patient because all of these things that seem trivial and unimportant now turn into really BIG deals later in the story.
