thought it was quite a good start!

Only times I rolled my eyes a bit were the reminders of GOT, like with the song of ice and fire prophecy at the end (which looks laughable now since the show had the "great threat" lose its very first battle past the wall). And I'm not sure why they decided to reuse the GOT theme for the end credits. Let the past die!

New characters are interesting/well-acted. Not convinced Daemon's gonna exactly be the next classic Westeros villain but he was fine. I'm liking Rhaenrys (if GOT was being made today that actor seems like a better fit than Clarke for book Dany) and the Hightowers

That C-section scene was absolutely brutal and heartbreaking (all too topical too). Westeros is back baby!