I couldn't understand why ppl raved about this so much. If you haven't read the books, it will be confusing (never heard of these places or things before). Had to watch it 3x to understand the plot. Luckily, the 3rd time I turned on English captions and finally understood the appeal. Good CGI and interesting character development. Around episode 4/5, you realize half of it is in another time (ie flashback). Without subtitles, it's a 4/10. With the subtitles on, it's an 8 or 9. Can't wait to see season 2!