I enjoyed the first season, even though they could have extended the battle much more. The real battlefield was 300 km (ca. 186 mi) long and the battle lasted for days. The Latin-speaking Romans were a nice touch, even though it would have been so nice to hear the real Germanic language instead of modern German. At 9 AD the language had nearly nothing in common with the German today and sounded more like a Nordic language.
The second season started dull and weak, and I expected it would be like this because there isn't much more to say after the battle. After years of battles without big wins, Arminius was murdered in a clan feud. But a good scriptwriter would be able to bring some story into the war of Germanicus. Instead, they capture the leader of the Germanic people in the first episode (which never happened). The man who slaughtered 3 legions with 20,000 Romans is locked away in some improvised prison guarded by 2 guys at the edge of the fort, instead of bringing him to Rome right away. Sure thing. But at least the show meets now the Black diversity quotas.
The second season started dull and weak, and I expected it would be like this because there isn't much more to say after the battle. After years of battles without big wins, Arminius was murdered in a clan feud. But a good scriptwriter would be able to bring some story into the war of Germanicus. Instead, they capture the leader of the Germanic people in the first episode (which never happened). The man who slaughtered 3 legions with 20,000 Romans is locked away in some improvised prison guarded by 2 guys at the edge of the fort, instead of bringing him to Rome right away. Sure thing. But at least the show meets now the Black diversity quotas.