If not for Cavill, would've stopped watching after the 2nd episode. He is LITERALLY the only saving grace of those first 8 episodes. There's no background for any of the main characters and the dialogue is laughable.

One last thing: many reviewers are bothered by the extra color of the show in comparison to the books or games (not sure because I'm not familiar with either). Is the problem your dislike for the looks of these actors or their talent??? Feel like for most of you, it's the former; which shouldn't be an issue with acting.