I read the Outsider novel not long after it's release and enjoyed it, for the most part. It had the potential to be a fantastic series. Unfortunately, this series is far from fantastic. The pacing is atrocious; covering roughly 1/2 the novel in the first two episodes. There have been so many pointless changes, even in the first two episodes; that if they changed the name, they'd be sued for plagiarism. Characters with different names. Characters with radical changes to their story (e.g. son now dead, not just at summer camp). Characters completely deleted. One change in particular totally ruined the realism and resulting impact of a certain character'a death. I'm fairly confident that, had I not read the book, I'd enjoy the series far more. There are however, just too many frustrating and needless changes to overlook. The pacing too, knowing what's coming, is a big concern. As previously mentioned, there are still 8 episodes to be filled by the remaining half of the book. It's going to be a drag to say the least.