WONDERFUL!! Some of the best acting I've seen in my lifetime. I know it's hard to believe, but this TV series has so many incredible performances by every one of its actors and actresses. The characters become so real, their stories so believable, that despite the mystical segments, they pull you in, hardly needing to suspend credulity. In spite of yourself, you start to cheer for them, think about them, wrap your heart around them, and when the series ends, you sit there fully satisfied, but wishing it would never end.