Yes, it seemed a mash up of various popular shows, but I thought the Game of Thrones influence was the sexual frission between those brother and sister Romulan spies.
Whatever happened to Narek? I don't remember him getting iced, so was half expecting him to turn up on the bridge of the La Sirena for the final scene love-in having been forgiven by Soji. I can't be bothered to watch it again to find out.

I'm not really complaining about Seven of Nine being turned into a MILF version of Xena:Warrior Princess, only the way it was done. Butchering Icheb like that was really showing contempt for legacy ST.