I've watched a lot of weightlifting competitions the past 3 years (watched almost none prior to that - maybe the Olympics once or twice) and from my perspective what makes them interesting to watch is that every competitor is trying a very difficult lift. You get to watch their approach, their technique, whether or not they make it, and their reaction. Then the next competitor comes out. Then you see the strategy in the meet overall as one competitor may try to best another as they try to do their own best lifts that day.
All that to say, I haven't watched a GS competition, but seems like you're watching the suffering more than anything else there. Of course the technique and everything... but each lift repetition in itself doesn't carry much drama.
Funny how "same movement, different tool" -- snatch, and C&J -- can be so very different in competition.