Well I made it about 4 or 5 episodes in, then kind of shelved it. The plotline was confusing as fuck, and the little I did understand wasn't particularly compelling.
Too much torture and gore, not that it would be off-putting in itself, but it seemed like it was just arbitrary, not happening to anyone the viewer really cared about. Like, torture and slice up the bad guys instead of random peasants.
And if you're gonna go so far out of your way with violence, let's have some T&A too, like SOA, Spartacus and Banshee. Those shows have plenty of sucky moments but there's always some naked chicks to remind you why you're watching.
Once "the last kingdom" started on BBC I stopped watching Bastard, a coherent story line that makes a little sense is way better than all that blood for the sake of blood.
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