For this reading keep in mind I'm halfway through EP2 at this point. Also this kind of series is the type I adore to watch always.

I'll reserve judgement until later but GOOD GOD who decided upon the production decision to make the ENTIRE first episode about "a before the events of this series" little girl episode?

The entire series is supposed to be about Anya Taylor Joy as a chess player with mental issues. Yet rather than a carefully curated 10-15 minute explainer of how she was as a child.

We get a full blown repetitive and extremely dry 1 hour episode of her being a pill popper as a child. This is the introduction that is supposed to keep viewers hooked?

I'm stunned at the idiotic decision makers who thought that was a great way to introduce a fairly cerebral TV miniseries to the audience. I'll keep watching to see if it improves but the first episode is undeniable horse droppings. How they thought the first EP would draw anybody in to want to watch more is beyond my understanding.