I got to admit, the pacing took me by surprise, or should I say it put me off at regular intervals. At the initial stage (The first 2-3 episodes); things were rather engaging, quite eventful as well, but then comes this whole bunch of characters, with their respective struggles and backstories; and somehow the entire execution got choppy, the road became uneven and bumpy. Barring a few sparks of brilliance, the rest of it felt stationary, confused and kind of messy in a way.

I'm not undermining its technological agility nor do I intend to disregard any of its qualities; all I'm saying is that it wasn't what I had hoped it would be. For a series this long (Almost 10 hours); Not only did I have certain kinds of expectations, but I also prayed for the outcome to be worthy of my time (at the very least), which, as you might have guessed wasn't the case anyway!

The scenario could have been vastly different if only the makers had given an equal amount of importance to the writing just as they did to its presentation and overall appearance. It's got a great technical display, it has got an assemblage of talented performers, in all sincerity, it had everything a self-assertive filmmaker would love to have at their disposal.

So where did it exactly go wrong? Here, I would like to lay blame on the Writers, especially the ones behind the Screenplay. It doesn't matter whether it is the perfect adaptation of the original novella nor do I care for that matter. All I cared for is to get some thrills, some dynamism; seems like my appetites were unattended.