The writing was good, I agree. Although there was not a single female on the show that was likable in the least, so I think the writing had some big problems too! But the execution was fantastic I'm not trying to say it was a bad show by any stretch of the imagination .
Breaking Bad is better than GoT for me. Although like Yoda I tend towards the smaller scale dramas . Sopranos beats both of them, I'm with Sean and Camo on that