Like some other users, I rarely write IMDB reviews. But I just couldn't stand by while a bunch of what I have to believe are fake reviews put a halo on this turd of a show. As of yesterday it had a 9.3 average rating. WT? I doubt there's a single TV series in the entire IMBD library that has a ranking that high.

I know the TV series is based off a series of short stories and book. But there are, of course, the video games based off those stories. (I played one.) This feels like a TV series based off a video game. And that's pretty much always a disaster. (Same with books based off video games.)

Was excited to watch the first episode. Two minutes in I started thinking "Uh, oh. This is not going well..." I wanted to be fair, so I sucked it up for FOUR episodes before giving up.

So many things make this a stinker: -Boring story line with non-contextualized political meanderings. -Sub-par CGI and other special effects. The first monsters especially was a joke. And don't get me started on "Goat Boy." -Bizarre music. Including songs by Jasker the Bard. -Jarring anachronisms.



This show is, unfortunately, on par with many other cheesy fantasy series (The Seeker, The Shannara Chronicles, etc.) that seem target towards teens.

In a vacuum, I'd maybe give it 5 stars. But I just couldn't stand for the initial wave of 10 star glowing reviews that seemed to show up seconds after airing. Get real folks. 10 stars should be reserved for the creme of the crop. Not a show based on a book you liked...or based on a show you got paid to review.

Was even thinking about reading the books as I learned this was coming. Sad to say, this may have turned me off to that.

And don't even try to compare this to Game of Thrones. That's an insult to GoT, even with that shows deep flaws in the final seasons.