Amazing! While I do not care all that much about the religious side of the show, I understand that it is a huge part of the story. I just fast forward through the drawn out religious parts.
The acting in this series is absolutely amazing! The emotion and pain that the characters emit is so real that you can feel it.
It is also nice that most of the main female characters are absolutely gorgeous. I know that is shallow, but hey, it's true.
Definitely a show worth watching, but make sure you have a lot of time, because it is a loooooong series.