…as you continue watching, you start to pick and choose the particular plot threads and character arcs that matter the most to you and latch onto those as your primary hook, and the show uses that attachment in order to trap you in the web of intrigue that its weaving and suspend your disbelief; it recognizes that some of the actual plot elements are a little absurd and a little bit over-the-top, that its magic system is not actually that complex and its rules not that strictly defined, that its world is not necessarily deep enough that a viewer will be possessed to read pages upon pages of background and history, but instead of investing time in trying to explain all that away, they make their investment in getting you to buy into the story anyway.… Read more.