well...

keep in mind, they do 2 shows a week. one of them (this one) is live.

there are 50 some-odd stars that have to have "new" stories, everyday.

they have to entertain an inhouse crowd of 20,000 while being viewed by a few million at home on tv.

and not only do they have to tell a "compelling" story, they have to act it out, both in dialog and then in combat.

shakespear, it is not.

but entertaining? absolutely.