Shocking beheadings aren't what they used to be. Forgot to note in the preview, but this is a double length first episode, so if the screenshot collection seems especially scattershot, that's why. Impressions: This definitely didn't need to be 50 minutes. Hell, by the 20 minute mark, it was already feeling like it had […]
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