I liked the themes in the trailers and I tempered my expectations when I watched it. It’s seems like any early series with potential. . . Trying to find its voice, cadence, etc. I liked it an I’ll give it time to develop. I thank god they didn’t feel too much loyalty to the fanbase. TV, Movies, Books, and comics are different media for a reason. The story needs to be changed to respect the format. Look at Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. John le Carrie recognized the difficulty in adapting his material and told the screenplay writers to make it their own. They innovated a bit, changed and simplified, but captured the spirit of the book and characters better than any perfect recreation could.

I read that script too and was surprised as well. It was early on in his career though. Given his bold moves since I think it would be very different if he wrote it today. He is a unique talent and voice in SciFi though. He works in a lot of layers to everything. One of the few artists working that I keep close tabs on.