Game of Thrones has a Lost problem: It's suffering a breakdown in storytelling

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As Mike Hale points out, Game of Thrones is showing a similar pattern to Lost: "After two or three seasons of coherent and satisfying action, (Game of Thrones) is spinning in place, stalling for time as it crawls toward an ending that will be more disappointing the longer it's delayed. Sound familiar? As with Lost, there may be a blueprint, but it's not looking very sound. Hale adds that "the escalating series of shocks in the season finale was a prime example of substituting sensation for imagination, busyness for drama."