This is a wonderfully produced mini-series in terms of sets, costumes, makeup, special effects. The script is really something that a teenager (or younger) would like - Medieval setting, anachronisms too numerous to mention, absurd complexity of neologisms and lore. The main draw of the series, Henry Cavill's beauty, is also its main drawback - He has two expressions: blank or scowling, and one register - taciturn monotony. If he were not physically convincing, famous or attractive, he acting ability would have inadequate alone, and the weakest of the cast.

The Medieval gobbledy-gook of neologisms and anachronisms of rune (Celtic) and Ingvaeonic (aka, reductively, Anglo-Saxon-Jute-Danish) words and themes, seems even more in stark contrast to the decidedly salty 20-21st Century slang and curse words. I'm all for interpreting ancient dialog into an emotionally-resonant modern script, but this was inconsistent.

Completely anachronistic is the presence of non-European characters at a time that pre-dates European Colonialism to other continents by several centuries (400-500).

The narrative tone as well was a bit monotonous "doom and gloom". A more dramatic effect would have been to have light and grey moments in the narrative. Only the joker-like humorous character provided some texture.

It was about 50% too long.