My mission in life has become to ruin GoT for EVERYONE! I go out of my way to play spoiler whenever I can. NOBODY deserves to waste their time on this worthless endeavor called Game of Thrones...
I think it's a haunting reminder of how we've evolved as human beings. Minus the fantasy-based creatures and lore approach, things like that really happened. I applaud Martin for stepping away from perfect-love romanticism and appealing plot. Game of Thrones makes for a horribly delightful tale.