I watched this in 2 sittings, it's easy to watch and a fun time that feels rushed in the last 2 episodes.
The good:
The bad:
At the end of the day, I did have fun with it and would watch more of this world if it's made. There is potential to really bring depth to these characters and the world they live in.
Regarding reviewers calling this "Woke" or "Political" I completely disagree, There are a lot of cases of shows being worse than they could be, because of "on the nose" political stuff (The Good Doctor and The Rookie for example) but this does not fall in that category. If your problem is the race of the protagonist, than that is on you, not on the show-runners.
The good:
- Main character is interesting and developed to some degree
- Action sequences are mostly cool and exciting
- Good chemistry between the main and secondary characters
- Backstory sequences are interesting but...
The bad:
- ...They don't spend enough time with the backstories and character development.
- Needed more world-building (I would say 2 to 4 more episodes to really flesh out the characters and the world)
- Could have done without the "magical" aspects, even if some are central to the plot (something more on the lines of the "Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku-hen" action would have been more interesting for my personal taste).
At the end of the day, I did have fun with it and would watch more of this world if it's made. There is potential to really bring depth to these characters and the world they live in.
Regarding reviewers calling this "Woke" or "Political" I completely disagree, There are a lot of cases of shows being worse than they could be, because of "on the nose" political stuff (The Good Doctor and The Rookie for example) but this does not fall in that category. If your problem is the race of the protagonist, than that is on you, not on the show-runners.