@NeoLosman said:

Did anyone else think so? For the low ratings: why? I'm OK with it, but it truly don't get it! Great stuff!!

Del Torro rammed a machete through his own jugular in the first episode, the writing for which is a masterclass in saturating your script with as many Woke shibboleths as possible; Tim Blake Nelson's character is practically a Saturday morning cartoon version of what a racist looks like. This isn't true of all the episodes by any means, nonetheless Ep 1 left many viewers with a woeful first impression. This is reflected in the low ratings the series has received overall

I don't know that I payed enough attention to the first couple of episodes to know why they were bad, but you could very well be right. Sadly, the lack of artfulness in art has become the standard rather than the exception. Perhaps it has always been that way, but all I do know is I thought this episode was amazing.

As to the ratings, the reason I asked was not because of the overall series ratings, but rather my own per episode ratings seem to run contrary to other's ratings. (I'm sure you know this, but you can see individual episode ratings by clicking on "Season 1" and expanding each episode. I haven't even rated the series yet.

Yes, so it is cyclical it seems. Or the oscillation of a pendulum. No matter, I'm glad to see some light breaking through!