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I loved season one but whoever decided to dub season 2 into English made a gigantic mistake! Norwegians are so funny and this was a great show that's been lost in translation. Too bad.

Normally I enjoy Ridley Scott a great deal. This was not one of those times. First off, it starts out going back and forward in time, which is not a bad device but these snips are so severely edited, the story is rendered in short chops rather than important vignettes: one minute Jean meets the girl and the next scene he's discussing the dowery with her father. We just have to assume there was a romance in there somewhere.

The dialogue is so clunky, I wondered if it wouldn't have been better if they just stopped the pretense of trying to use medieval language. It only serves to emphasize the wooden and unconvincing characters.

Affleck seems like he's trying to portray a Roman demigod and Damon is a churlish middle-child with a mullet so bad it's a constant distraction.

I was so annoyed with the incongruity and bad editing, I turned it off after 30 minutes.

This program is way more complex and sophisticated than you think it is. Is it about crazy rich white people? Yes. But don't make the mistake of taking it at face value. As difficult as it is to watch, I have the feeling that something incredible is about to unfold, like watching a train wreck in slomo, you can't take your eyes off of it. I find it fascinating even as I'm filled with apprehension. Not for the squeamish or easily amused, it takes more effort and that's what makes it great.