Watched the first two episodes. Good God. This is the most ambitious TV show ever made. It has all the potential to pay off, and I hope it does. I also hope they keep up with the Shakespeare, though it was fairly specific to Abernathy's background.
There's too much interesting stuff to talk about jammed into two episodes, but one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the casting. They've deliberately tried to cast certain actors that skirt the edge of the uncanny valley. Angela Sarafyan is the most obvious of these but there are a number of others, including Jimmi Simpson, Louis Herthum and Evan Rachel Wood. There's just something very slightly off about their facial features and proportions that creates a subtle discomfort, like a deceptive cadence. That's just inspired.
I'm all in on this. I really hope they can pull it off. This reminds me of old HBO shows like Carnivale where they could really just... try stuff.
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