WiltsUK

Here's a proofread and polished version of your update:

Just binge-watched all five episodes. I wasn't really feeling it by episode two but decided to see it through.

Cohen adaptations seem to follow a pattern of largely unrelated or overly complicated story threads that all neatly come together in the final episode. While previous ones have been quite good, this one felt really weak in comparison.

There wasn't much of a storyline in this one, and all the "aha" moments were crammed into the last episode-typical Cohen from what I've seen.

The acting was okay, and the characters weren't terrible, but the story just wasn't compelling or engaging. It felt more like a matter of simply getting through to the end.

I wouldn't say don't watch it, but if you have other options in your queue, I'd definitely put those ahead of this one.

Let me know if there's anything you'd like adjusted further!

I haven't read the books - 3 episodes in and fairly underwhelming so far. It isn't a patch on GoT, the Witcher, Vikings or any similar series.

I understand the book series was written for young adults, so maybe that was part of it, although given an Amazon budget I was surprised how average it sems. The acting, the wardrobe, the poor take-off of many genres.

I'll go watch the new Witcher series and come back to it.