This is a very engrossing series, that feels often like Garland is expressing himself as purely as possible without having to conform to or pander to broader market, studio based conventions. This means it is very slow, very deliberate, meditative, often very stilted and more than once veers dangerously close to self parody, particularly the performances of Sonoya Mizuno and Alison Pill. Nick Offerman never falters and gives his best performance to date. The cinematography, score, all of the constituent elements of the series are superb. If you like Garland, you will like this. It is one of the most distinctive and thought provoking things I've watched this year.