This series is a dramatic tragedy, and highly worth viewing, and it's quite brilliant if not extraordinary. The acting is phenomenal if not outstanding, every bit, sequence, and chapter is filled with melancholy and superb grief, the acting or actors deserve accolades and awards; every actress and actor wore the death mask of life the way this life is lived and portrayed, they feted every challenge as accomplished thespians in a play, the eloquent dialogue, the morbidity of the dying, and the supreme masterminding of each plot is simply nonpareil. One of the greatest series I've ever watched and I've seen them all. - John Hardesty
Addendum: The soundtrack’s awesome too.