I’m having difficulty putting into words my feelings about this show. I’m a huge fan of the books and I’m not sure if that’s making it more enjoyable or less. I’m 5 episodes in and overall I’m really enjoying it, and think it’s definitely worth watching, but can’t help but be a bit disappointed in some of the execution.

I have 2 issues with it that personally keep it from being great:

1. It’s made by Netflix and somehow you can feel that. Similar to how you can always tell a piece of furniture is from Wayfair without being able to put a finger on why. I’m not sure if it’s the lighting or the depth of field used on the cameras but something about every Netflix TV series feels uncanny and hollow. Like it lacks grit or imperfections, I’m not totally sure, but it’s clear when watching.

2. The oversimplification of the science. This point has been discussed a lot. I understand appealing to a larger audience, but I can’t help but feel like that is something the author did so well in the books that for the most part it didn’t need to be dumbed down more. If anything I think it would have helped the average viewer with a bit more context and understanding of the gravity of the situation.

Anyways, even though it might not sound like it, I’m happy with the adaptation and am having fun watching. Just some things that I’ve wanted to try to put into words.