Far cry from the story of the books which constantly left you in suspense regarding what was happening. This series just jumped over 14 books to race to the end. It seems disjointed because there has been no build up, none of the parts upon which the story is built. They have grasped at anything sensational in the books and tried to lump them all into the first season.
The great things about the book was that it was a epic journey of discovery and overcoming adversity. This however feels more like a watered down version of some other agenda using the characters of a great book chopped and changed to suit this agenda.