Ted Loeffler

Technically very complicated, but lacking in a major way. Nothing made me care about any of the characters. Stefan had no soul and I felt that the choices did not matter at all--exactly the opposite of what was intended.

Singular writing and excellent acting. Themes of human fragility, openness and faith come through beautifully. Living the question, apprehending the immense possibilities we humans face, and grappling with the eternal achieved like no other show I've seen. Great depth of characters and story. Unlike some reviewers, I found season 1 to be the gold standard. Season 2 was very good as well, but added a lot of weirdness and spooky effects in lieu of character development. The tension between "normal" and "insane" really grips the viewer through all of season 1. Congratulations on a beautiful work of art.