Firstly, I have to say that the book series are amazing and this episode barely translates any of the book elements that kept me reading. Did they even work with the author on this? So many things wrong with this episode I could cry. All the stuff they tried to add to the episode to make it move along- the fight scenes and jokes and even the dramatic background music- made it feel over-edited to me. The acting was embarrassing, I was cringing for almost the whole episode! The changes in the story and plot were confusing for me (probably because I expected to see the book translated into this) The movie version got some stuff right that this one didn't. My one huge problem with this (among everything else) is the STELES!! They are supposed to draw runes not whatever they did in this episode. Please; stop trying to jazz it up with technology (especially the Institute) and effects. The team may want to go get the books and the author and work with them. As this is the pilot; I'm hoping for a better season.