After two episodes, I thought that this was looking like a good show. My initial thoughts where not to listen to all the racists on IMDB spurring bullshit about a "woke agenda" because some of the cast choices, while bringing down the rating to 4.3 at the time of writing1.
However, as the mob disappeared and the rating on IMDB increased to 6.0, I soured on the show, the more episodes I watched. The Winter King is a mediocre TV series.
Arthur is stupid. Apparently, bad decisions make for a better story, but this is not one of those. Nothing is unexpected. Are we really supposed to believe that the Winter King gets killed in the duel with Owain in the fifth episode of a show called "The Winter King"? Just one of many examples of why this show was cancelled after its first season.
I had this rated at two-and-a-half stars, but that felt a bit too generous. So I'm downgrading it to two stars and therefore not recommended. Skip this. It was canceled anyway and doesn't have closure. I like to believe that it ends with Aelle just killing Arthur and his gang, conquering all of Dumnonia and throwing a huge party. Merlin to never been seen again. Derfel, Nimue, Gundleus? Who even cares?
1 with the first episode just released