Somehow it works.
Sound atmosphere, beginning titles are beyond excellent. The actors are interesting choices, perhaps a bit too theatrical, in any case not the norm (which is a good thing imo).. The general atmosphere is nice but the script is a bit basic and something is amiss.
Perhaps the suggestion that even the worst of people (the bad guys here) still are good parents is an odd choice making the hero not very different to them..
Anyway you get a glimpse of early homeland with a weaker script and a house of cards kind of ending which is serviceable for next season I guess..
p.s the brother character makes no sense to me, unless he was somehow edited out of the story at some point...
p.s the brother character makes no sense to me, unless he was somehow edited out of the story at some point...