This show is probably the highest rated show I've began to watch with the worst, , overly dramatic, unrealistic acting I've seen in my 45 years. There is not a single realistic interaction or dialogue between characters. There's zero character development. Why do I care about this Rivia? He's not likeable at all. Or the princess? They give you no reason to care. Cavill survives on his looks abd name entirely I see now. Name he made essentially playing someone in Superman who everybody's gonna love regardless of actor, requires no range, just more brooding. He gets away with his inability to act a single realistic interaction, over dramatizing because the Superman name was already made long ago and I assume the way he looks. I would've said I was a minor fan before this but this show exposes his lack of acting talent and the fact that he gets by on his looks and roles that require no range. Whoever directed this must live in an entirely fantasy world to believe this level of over acting is the best route to go. It makes a soap opera's characters seem realistic and the interactions organic. Some of my favorites were where the Rivia , who is almost impossible for other characters to communicate with decides he suddenly needs to tell the story of killing his first monster to his horse in a forest when necessary for the upcoming scene and I can only guess was an attempt at character development. Character development through acting completely out of character. Which is probably the most consistent part of the show. Characters say one thing in one scene then contradict it later the same episode. The viewer isn't given credit for being smart enough to spot this. They say lines that suit the current scene but the past scenes/episodes or coming episodes totally conflict with those lines. It's a bloody mess. Or the former Hunchback mage sits beside the infant who's just died and goes through a dialogue intended to bring sadness for its passing but is entirely selfish and self pitying. Yet the unmatching sad, dramatic music plays. And

It makes me further miss and makes evident how special Game of Thrones was(excluding its final season). I'd give it lower than 5 if it weren't evident alot money was spent on the superficial parts of the show.