I think the actor who portrays Lan nails that character, and it is because of Rosalind and the sets, etc. as well as poor review from avid book readers that I am now already reading book four. I was very busy to miss these books when they were first published. However, I KNOW I will read the entire series by the time season two emerges and will have more input. However, I think overall good job on the TV series because there is no way to replicate the books. It is much like a historical drama series. When you are a deep diver like me, you have to appreciate what they do get right and just let some things go. Quite tricky.