This series reminds me of the terrible fantasy movies of the 1980's, except with better special effects. The dialogue is DREADFUL. Honestly, for all they spent on this show, they could've spent a little cash on a better writer (or screen adaptation, as I guess this is a decent book series) and a decent director. I don't watch series for pretty pictures--I watch for the story. I couldn't get through the first episode. About 20 minutes in, my husband and I looked at each other and pretty much said that the same time that we wanted to go watch something else. The dialogue seems to depend on snarky comebacks, which just made me cringe and feel embarrassed for everyone in the show. It looks like an expensive mess to me. If not for the nudity I would think this was targeted at children or young teens.