Am I watching a different show to these other reviews? This is honestly one of the worst series I have ever stumbled upon, and I've sat through an entire season of Geordie Shore.

The good: The cast are capable. Teresa Palmer does what she can with a two-dimensional character. Mathew Goode deadpans his way through terrible dialogue, and deserves an Emmy nomination just for the ability to suppress the temptation to roll his eyes. The scenery is stunning and the location scout deserves a bonus for their attention to detail.

The bad: The script is unbearable. I thought if I persevered that it would get better as the series progressed. Nope. Diana comes across as an affection starved high schooler with her first crush, and with not a shred of resemblance to an honoured historian or an independent woman who made a conscious decision not to develop her magic. Several times the plot moves forward solely because of the dialogue rather than letting the action unfold more organically - "you're a witch", "you're a vampire", "it's illegal for us to be romantically involved". It's like being sledgehammered in the face with a plot point.

This had such potential to right the wrongs of fluff like Twilight. Although perhaps it's target audience is over 30 women looking to recreate the soap operatic borderline abusive relationships of Twilight.

These other reviews must have been written while high or after a significant cash donation because A Discovery of Witches is just awful.