After a really ropy start this series came into its own quite well. The first couple of episodes were borderline dire, with some absolutely awful acting and a plot that felt very convoluted and rushed. Things smoothed out though and it became quite a gripping and addictive show.

Henry Cavil is one dimensional, but I'm almost positive that was the intention, and it works. Cavil and Anya Chalotra without a doubt carry the show, with the supporting cast being very forgettable, but the production design is very decent and it's overall a very good watch.

It does feel like it was in a hurry though. This first series could have done with 12 episodes instead of 8, as the first few felt like they were really rushing to set things up and get them in place for the later episodes, which felt far more measured and balanced.

I think if they get some better directors in then this could very well be an amazing show. As it is, it's entertaining, but it's no Game of Thrones - at least not yet anyway.

It does fill the gap left by GoT to a decent degree though, but I just hope they don't make the same mistakes.