Naphezu kwempumelelo 'yomdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi', umzamo wokuqala wokuvikela amanoveli wezimanga kaGeorge R.r. UMartin wayekude kakhulu nokufanelekile kakhulu kangangokuba iphrojekthi ayivali nhlobo. Ngokushesha le ncwadi izodedelwa "umlilo awunakubulala udrako: Umdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi kanye nomlando ovuthiwe wochungechunge lwe-Epic", lapho kusobala ukuthi kuvela esihlokweni esidumile. Okwamanje, ezokuzijabulisa masonto onke zishicilele izingcaphuno ezikhethekile kusuka ekushicilelweni okuzayo - kumayelana nomzamo wokuqala wokuqhuba "Umdlalo Wesihlalo Sobukhosi". Iqhaza lomculi uJame Likolai Koster-Waldau uthi:
Akekho owaziyo ukuthi benzeni lapho futhi ngokuvamile kwakungemuva kwe-damn. Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi sokufika kweNkosi uRobert kwakubonakala kimi ukuthi konke lokhu kumane kuyihlekisayo. Umzamo wawungenangqondo ukudala le ndalo yonke ehambisanayo, okunabantu abaningi abahle. Kucashile kakhulu futhi kudinga ukulinganisela komugqa phakathi kokungathí sina nokusola, njengokungathi kungukuphela kwe-cosplay. Ngaleso sikhathi, nakanjani bekungemuzwa wokuthi kuzothola ukushaya okunethonya ngokungafani. Kepha sasimnandi.
Lina Hidi (Sersa Langama) iyanezela:
Kumshayeli wokuqala, ngangibukeka njengomdansi we-POP kusuka ku-vegas - ebofini nangezinwele ezinkulu zezinwele, njenge-parone yakudala ye-dolly. Akukhona ukuthi ngikhononda, ngoba ngiyithandile enye indlela ezungezile. Izinwele zami zishintshele kuphrojekthi.
UDuet Showranner David Benioff nezindlela zeDan ziyaphetha:
Ekuqaleni kwakubonakala ngathi ukuthi konke bekungekubi, kepha lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ngenxa yokuntuleka kwesipiliyoni, asinalutho lokuqhathanisa naye. Njengoba ungena emsebenzini, imifantu ekhona ikhule ibe yimifantu egcwele ngokugcwele, lapho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi isivele isivele ichithiwe. Saba nomuzwa wokuthi amasondo athintwa yileyo ndawo, ngesikhathi ahamba ngaso eMorocco.
Khumbula ukuthi "umdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi" ophikiswa emoyeni ngo-2011, kepha ukuthuthukiswa kombukiso kwaqala eminyakeni eminingana ngaphambi kwe-PREIE. Umshayeli wokuqala wahlungwa ngo-2009.