I went into this completely blind, and wasnt aware of the negative reviews until after. I have only seen the first episode as that is all that was released publicly, but overall I greatly enjoyed it. I understand the showrunner changed part way through the first episodes so I would expect some differences but that can all be ironed out in future seasons too. I love the setting, the cast and characters as well. Special effects are well done in my opinion as well. Worth a watch to determine for yourself, I think some reviews are going to be biased as Joss Weadon was involved with them.