Wow. Actual smart writing. Never would have thought of the twist, but then... it all made wonderful sense, and I was like... OF COURSE how could I have missed it!
Also, having Alder join the mission, I was thinking, how could she possibly function well physically, given then she had her own luggage of life donors. But then I saw that the old women were also deployed, serving as both sustenance and crutch to Alder.
The Tarim woman never speaking an English word, with Alder needing to speak their language - consistent! And oh how I love Adil's deep, resonating, almost-Tibetan voice. It truly synchronizes well with the earth, and it gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, I feel my skin vibrating.
The effects and the powers are very, very well executed. The abilities are all diverse, powerfully captured, and visually stunning. No need for camera tricks and panning to show action - the actors all trained well, and the stuntmen and women are all good and well-coordinated.
I love that until the 10th episode, Raelle is still using the same spellwork she used in episode 01, and that Abigail is getting better at the knife especially after the wedding. And Tally - talk about power development!
It's actually little smart, consistent things like this that makes a show really good. I'm worried and baffled why the wiki and rotten tomatoes give this show a bad rating - it's actually the BEST one I've watched since January 2020!