Outlander is everything you want Game of Thrones to be

Frustrated by the nonsensical plotting and character development of Game of Thrones season six? I have a suggestion.

The cast of Outlander.
(Image credit: Jason Bell/Sony Pictures Television Inc.)

There is neither grace nor glory in telling people who love one thing to watch another instead. I know this because few things get my back up more. So here's my (very sincere) recommendation: If you unreservedly love Game of Thrones and that gorgeous finale left you satisfied, now is the time to click away and avail yourself of the rest of these magnificent internets. You won't find much to your liking here.

But if Game of Thrones frustrates you — despite the cinematic and musical brilliance of its last two episodes — check all that apply:

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Lili Loofbourow

Lili Loofbourow is the culture critic at TheWeek.com. She's also a special correspondent for the Los Angeles Review of Books and an editor for Beyond Criticism, a Bloomsbury Academic series dedicated to formally experimental criticism. Her writing has appeared in a variety of venues including The Guardian, Salon, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, and Slate.