This series could have been so much better. It seems to copy the book(s) word for word, making it tedious to watch. The first 3 episodes are confusing and do not flow. It improves from episode 4 when the story becomes tangible.

Perhaps one needs to have read the books, but without this knowledge, the filmmakers missed the opportunity to make it visually understandable. Too many unexplained happenings and too much talking is not the way to make a book come alive, so the first season is worth only a rating of 5.

Season 2 is worse and more dreary. It's a waste to watch with too much talking and virtually no action. Give it a pass and you will not have missed anything. The rating is reduced to 3 stars.