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I don't understand how this show's rating is still so high. Season 1 was great. Interesting, different story. Season 2, meh, it crawled with not much new happening until the last episode. Season 3... so far (episode 2) there's been a LOT of talking, more talking (way, way too much slow dialogue), repeating, fighting, but not much happening. I'm still waiting for all of them to sit down and try and figure out why they are here and how they got there. Nobody is asking questions. You'd think that would be a natural reaction for anyone finding themselves in this situation, but no, these guys just talk a lot, fight a lot and cry a lot. Basically reacting but not thinking ahead. It's honestly getting very, very boring at this point.

This was simply an abomination. Period-inappropriate behaviour, period-inappropriate language, unlikable characters and cast that had about as much chemistry as two bottles of distilled water. The characters actually used a word that has not been even invented till about 200 years later ("empath") and you can see Ms. Dakota actually mouth the "F" word in one scene?! Not to mention Ms. Dakota's wondering accent. (Pick a lane, girl!) Jane Austen's stories had grace, beauty, hope and romance. I found none of those things in this "adaptation". All the characters were unappealing and obnoxious and the "leading man" looked like he had something distasteful in his mouth half the time and simply cross-eyed the other half. I kept wishing he'd go back to sea and drown. Huge disappointment.

This show will not appeal to everyone, however, if you go into it with an open mind and let go of your expectations, you may just enjoy it. A lot. Personally I had a hard time getting into it for the first 2 episodes and almost ditched it. I'm glad I didn't. What a wild ride it is. Imagine "Alice in Wonderland" crossed with "X-Men" crossed with a brilliant writer's acid-induced trip. It's wild and crazy but strangely enough it makes a lot of sense and it's not hard to follow. Brilliant, one of a kind show I will not forget anytime soon. May have to watch it again soon.