It’s hard to get a legitimate take on this show due to Apple fans. The consensus that I got was that it was not anything like the books, might be missing the point. But the veteran actors and Emperor plotlines are great while the new actors and Foundation plotline are weak.
I went through the book series again and was wondering if anything from the books does get adapted or is it pretty much the same as season 1?
I read binge-read the seven books 20 years ago and was very eager to see the show.
I hated almost everything of the first season, except for the parts that were not in the books (the Cleon clones thing was clever to keep the cast incarnating Empire, the gender changes were welcome). Harris is awfully pompous and haughty. The show was so heavy and serious about himself. I couldn’t find any of Asimov’s deadpan humor.
The show started to kick in for me in season 2, thanks to Poly and Constant, who finally brought Asimov’s dark humor.
I really enjoyed s02e07. The writing was perfect, acid like a good GOT episode.