I was going to give this show 9 or even 10. Until I got to the 6th episode. Now I had to cut it in half since they massacred the rest of the show from one episode to the next. I would really like to know who took this shockingly stupid decision that ruined the entire show. How on earth could one come up with the insane idea to replace the two lead actresses halfway into the season because of a simple 10 year jump ahead, and at the same time NOT replace most other actors... A little less hair and some extra wrinkles on the king, and absolutely nothing changed on for example Daemon and Cristos. Cristos didn't even get a single gray hair, not even in further time jumps.

We can do wonders with make-up today. There was absolutely NO REASON to replace any actors at all. But what made it even more insane was to replace two leads and NO-ONE ELSE. And basically nothing changed on the ones left. Why would someone make such a stupid decision? There was amazing chemistry between the original actresses, both between each other and between the other actors. There is absolutely no chemistry between the new actresses and the original actors. None. The first 5 episodes were practically fizzing with chemistry and energy. Come episode 6 and all the magic is gone. So sad. Completely slaughtered the show.

I've seen a lot of stupid mistakes and bad decisions in film and tv series through the years, but this is by far the worst. Seriously, they should remake the show with the original actors. That's the only thing that can bring back the magic and do justice to this story.