I had big expectations for this show and overall, I liked this first episode.
The Bilquis scene was a standout for me, it could have looked ridiculous and they truly did a fantastic job at rendering it. As for the Technical Boy introduction, with the pixels. Both were visually amazing. The general look of the series reminded me a lot of Hannibal, also produced by Bryan Fuller, with the same "dark gory visual poetry" feeling in the dream sequences.
Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday is perfectly cast and Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney was spot on. Ricky Whittle does a good job as Shadow, adding strength and sensibility to the character. He has a good chemistry with McShane, which is central to the story and I liked what they did so far.
The cemetery scene with Audrey and Shadow surprised me at first, because in the book she's very hostile towards him and they barely speak on the funeral day. They obviously added this for emotion and I thought it was well acted but not that much necessary, in my opinion.
I look forward to see where this show is going. For me, it was not as spectacular as I expected, but it was a satisfying start.
The Bilquis scene was a standout for me, it could have looked ridiculous and they truly did a fantastic job at rendering it. As for the Technical Boy introduction, with the pixels. Both were visually amazing. The general look of the series reminded me a lot of Hannibal, also produced by Bryan Fuller, with the same "dark gory visual poetry" feeling in the dream sequences.
Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday is perfectly cast and Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney was spot on. Ricky Whittle does a good job as Shadow, adding strength and sensibility to the character. He has a good chemistry with McShane, which is central to the story and I liked what they did so far.
The cemetery scene with Audrey and Shadow surprised me at first, because in the book she's very hostile towards him and they barely speak on the funeral day. They obviously added this for emotion and I thought it was well acted but not that much necessary, in my opinion.
I look forward to see where this show is going. For me, it was not as spectacular as I expected, but it was a satisfying start.