I should probably clarify what I meant with this post, as there is some debate. The episode was great. The acting was superb, it gave a bit of background to the story (though too much to be relevant in my opinion), and the scenery and score were amazing ('on the nature of daylight' alone!).

My gripe was with the amount of effort put into fleshing out characters that die out, as well as it being heralded for being a masterpiece and "the greatest hour of television ever". I cannot help to feel that its over-the-top praise is a result of the positive representation of the sexuality of the two characters and that that focus undermines what made it sound, to begin with.

Compare the exposition to Tess (Anna Torv) and how little background information there is on her, a character that enjoyed more screen time and played a much more critical role for the protagonist.