As someone who loves the original movies, 70's-80's themed sci-fi, ethical quandary in shows and hates parasites, this really hit the spot. I couldn't stop after the first episode. The writing is not bad by any stretch, and some of the plot is bizarre, but not without reason. All of the the themes and subtext are fun, especially the tie ins with Peter Pan, which made me think deeper about the show and the book Peter Pan.
I usually see through most of the plot within the set-up to the show, but I didn't see much coming until it was already too late, which was very refreshing.
And as someone who very rarely gets scared or anxious over horror, this got me hands down. The dread I felt every time an alien was on screen was immense! The amount of shivers and twitches while watching were like nothing before. It may not be full-blown-scream-worthy-scary, but the thoughts teeming with parasites will linger long after
I've noticed things that have made people angry after watching, and I will say there are a lot of easy to miss details... SPOILER WARNING: I've seen people confused, or who missed a bit say things like 'why did the first responders have rifles when responding to the crash', well if you pay close attention in the later half, boy kavalier actually knew about the aliens in the yutani's ship, because he was the one who paid to bring down the ship, and he wanted the aliens for himself. So of course he armed his guards who he knew would be hunting aliens. I hope the people who didn't like the show, but truly love the alien series, give it a second chance, because on a rewatch it might just click :)