Previous Game of Thrones series had one novel/bizarre/previously unseen graphic method of death in every episode.
Given the state of our culture and entertainment industry, its not a trend they will forsake.
I got into following the original G.O.T. because it was basically a medieval soap opera and all the intrigue behind the vast number of characters rising, mostly because I knew others who were into it, and like fantasy football, it’s almost like vicarious social participation. BUT, I refuse to get sucked into any new attempts by bastardize (pun intended) the storyline. If this series is just about Daenerys, then I don’t care how many other characters they bring in or intoduce, it’s just not going to have that vast chess-board feel to it.
Give it a few years - decade perhaps and these shows will show real torture & real death of some actor/actresses. Snuff films come of age.