I had a similar experience, unexpectedly binging the series in a day after giving it a reluctant "eh, let's try the pilot" after all the advertisements had waned. My gosh what a show!! I never expected them to put so much slapstick in a GoT but it was honestly such a breath of fresh air from the typically overly-serious fantasy.

Definitely not for everyone but for me it was frickin brilliant. Makes me pine for simpler times. I wanna be a hedge knight and sleep under the stars!