TwistedCyberChik

I had the same reaction as many other reviewers have expressed at this series' glacial pace. I can appreciate a slow brewing drama but that's not what this is. It is a master class in how not to do long reaction shots. With every reaction shot being long or even slo-mo, quickly none of them hold any significance to the viewer. It is clear they slated 8 episodes but only had content for half that many. They artificially bloated each episode with slower and longer shots than necessary. The actual events are interesting, but the pacing kills it.

That's where the ability to adjust playback speed on Netflix saved the day, and my time. At first (around episode 2 when the slow shots really started to wear on me) I set it to 1.25x and the dub did well enough that things became more tolerable. After a few episodes at that speed, I tested it and lo and behold 1.5x was even better. The long reaction shots became much more standard length and things really started to move along. It was even enough for me to rate it a bit higher.

Thank you, Netflix! I know it was a controversial feature that most filmmakers don't like, but if it gets me to watch all 8 episodes of your show, then you should be glad it was implemented. I wish more streaming services would ride the playback speed train.