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One of the most beautifully told story from perspectives of these two different extremely charming characters, but who are unreliable narrators. A story that incorporates history and some of its stark characters into a fabric of narratives that makes you wonder what is real, what is not, and does it matter?

Idris Elba effortlessly balances the complex character motivations, emotions, mysticism and wisdom. Perhaps something from which Will Smith could learn. Tilda Swinton at her usual best of complete character personification, as a paradox of someone very content with her life but some deep rooted desires. What does it mean to be human? What does love mean?

John Cho and Mustafa Shakir understood their characters really well and played them to perfection, even though the writers don't seem to understand character study. The script is plot and visual feel focused instead of being character driven. As a result the show lost what it was about - sociological commentary on the self destructive nature of people and destructive nature of greed / capitalism. This is pretty much why GoT last season sucked compare to the books / previous seasons.

In addition, the original show let you fill in the blanks and treated the viewers with intelligence. The live action just spells everything out, and I don't need to see everything just because it looks visually good. Pineda understood her character well, but she is not as good an actor, yet, as the other leads, who delivered despite the script challenges.