this show is addicting.the characters are all deeply thought-out and complex. the plot is intricate, but not so much as to be totally confusing. the sets, costume design, makeup and soundtrack are just incredible. this is going to be a story that sticks with me for a long time, and probably one that I will end up analysing in-depth. how people are capable of producing such gripping stories which feed us tidbits of information throughout but keep the most dramatic and satisfying reveals to the very end is beyond me, but I will never tire of them. if I had a dollar for every time I gasped out loud I could probably buy the books :,)