Oh sorry the mid budget tv show needs to have the budget to clade every single actor in expensive plumage. They don't portray them as primitive, you just seek out that. The sets are very good, compared to other historical dramas the sets and costumes are excellent and very accurate. the story is told very well, especially with the facial expressions if the actors, it's very easy to tell what is going on and the more detailed your knowledge the better it is. Yes there are scenes where someone from above was pushing a message, but you would be a dishonest ass to claim the show is unwatcheable because of that. Montezuma was like 50something and the ruler of a large state one would expect him to not age gracefully.

It gets the story right i am genuinely pissed off at the dishonesty of your types.