Chimera rush you without feeling threatening, bosses lumber across the screen without feeling massive, and the plot plays out in quixotic scenes without feeling important.
Rebecca Hall is wasted with limited screen time as a fellow scientist and the plot annoyingly sidelines her every time she starts to become interesting.
Of course, had Martin known his books would be among the material making the leap to the TV screen, perhaps he would have considered simplifying the plot lines.
However, the commission said its preferred option was to "remove the screen wall and erect a new screen wall at a more suitable location down in the service plot area" of the cemetery.