I wanted to binge this in 1-2 days, but it ended up taking me 5 days to finish this (due to a hectic work schedule and my desire to watch Bad Education asap).

As an admirer of Alex Garland's ambitious-ness (I don't like that word but I'm not sure how else to describe it), I was hoping that this would be more like Ex Machina than Annihilation. Thankfully, it is; but there are some major issues.

Episode 1 is great. Episode 2 is boring with an unintentionally hilarious ending. Episode 3 is a big improvement over 2. Episode 4 is AMAZING. Episodes 5 & 6 are decent but I couldn't completely focus because of distractions at home and stress in my personal life. Also, they could've been combined to just be one episode. Episode 7 is trippy in a good way. Episode 8 is a risky but satisfying conclusion for me personally.

Watching this ambitious and visually spectacular mini-series was a frustrating experience due to trouble while watching it and flaws I have with the show itself, but overall I appreciate and admire the ambiguity, filmmaking, style, and tone.