I guess you could say...

Game of Thrones has started slow. But you can tell that they just have so much that is important to get out of the way before it really gets going. I just watched the last episode and you can tell its really about to get rolling now. I think the show is making sure it does not skip or minimize significant parts of the books. They also know they have as much time as they want to do it because this show gets renewed as soon as the first season airs, just like Spartacus.