Took about 4 episodes for things to start moving as it was introducing characters and locations. Not every episode of GOT ended on a cliffhanger and this should keep that. If you use it too often it loses its appeal.
You also need to remember slow doesn't mean bad. Was better when it took a couple episodes for characters to get around rather than going back and forth in 1 episode like in later seasons.
You also need to remember slow doesn't mean bad. Was better when it took a couple episodes for characters to get around rather than going back and forth in 1 episode like in later seasons.