Episode 4 and 5 are by far the best of the season and deserve 5 star rating. The show just kept going downhill after that.

The actual story was condensed to work in unnecessary side filler plots.

The many flashback scenes scattered throughout the series lasted way too long and barely moved the plot forward. We didn't learn anything in 30 minutes that couldn't have been summed up in 5. It was boring.

The pacing of the series was completely off. The entire thing either felt like a drag or rushed.

The filler episode (Episode 3) was okay but i didn't particularly enjoy it and it's completely irrelevant with the rest of the plot so feel free to skip.

I did however really enjoy the dynamic between Joel and Ellie throughout.