Am I being too critical or is anyone else on the fence as well?
After you hear the backstory of Sardu, I think you'll like it better. I like how the book set it up a bit better though.
I didn't like the scene with the flight attendant at the beginning. In the novel the plane lands and everyone on board is dead. And you don't exactly know why. So it adds some suspense.
But they've set it up to tell the back story of Abraham and Sardu in the next episode.
Now THIS is how to properly do vampires. A solid opening with promising writing. Still not sold on the acting, but let's see where it goes. The Bishop death was particularly gruesome and was on par with some of the walking deads best shockers.
So far I tend to agree. I'm a huge horror fan but vampire stuff usually doesn't interest me in the least, in fact if I had known coming in that it was about vampires I probably wouldn't have bothered. I just watched the first episode though and I am definitely intrigued.
I'd say they got me on the hook for three to four episodes but due to the genre the show is definitely on a short leash.