I got 5 episodes in and was waiting for what made this show a unique enough experience to stand on its own amid a pool of adaptations before it. But the moment never came.

The show drags on...it's paced well enough but still I just feel like I'm going nowhere fast.

Nothing happens in this show. Nothing of substance. It's your classic if zombies take over, humans will become more horrible than the monsters and kids will die sad and horrible deaths.

Just indulging the nightmare.

And for what reason? What is the reason? I'm honestly curious why this story is so appealing it has be told again and again...

Casting, acting, and production are all solid. Zombie concept and design is all very intriguing, but after 5 episodes of little revealed about the zombies and the focus being much more on the humans and the many ways they fail each other, it's clear what the true focus of this show is...much like The Walking Dead-excellent show, but very fatalistic, very doom and gloom, very people are inherently horrible. And I'm not interested in that.

I write this review purely for those like me. If you prefer World War Z zombie films...something more redemptive, this is not it.

And in general, a caution to others, just be careful what you feed your soul. This may be fiction, but stories are valuable because they make us feel things. So be careful with shows like this. The tone is sad, depressing, lonely, dark, hopeless. Depending on your personal/interpersonal struggles, this may not be a healthy choice for your viewing.

Mental health can be affected by the media you consume. Just a word for the wise.