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‘GoT’, the last must-watch pop culture show for adults

ONCE upon a time, Game of Thrones was the most hotly debated piece of fiction globally. In the two years since its puzzling finale, the series has suffered a precipitous fall from public memory. Yet nothing has quite replaced it as terrific fodder for arguments.

On the 10th anniversary of its debut, , which took inspiration from the War of the Roses and aims at fantasy tropes such as dragons and noble knights, feels like the last true must-watch

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