I enjoyed the historical context, but the supposedly smart people in charge are dumb beyond belief. You have traitors running around looking shady and listening to conversations and no one figures it out. There are a lot of unreal sword fights where 1 person takes out 30 people. The violence and beheadings get old but Islam is brutal. The production is not that great because several times fake blood spatters can be seen on the camera lens. It held my interest and if you're bored give it a try.