I absolutely love this show. It keeps me captivated and on the edge of my seat the entire time. The acting is phenomenal and I love watching it and love the storyline. Even though it's difficult content there's a lot of love and Hope threaded throughout.

I gave this series a 7 out of 10 because the first season was great...and then, the second season happened. The second season made me question this show. Some of the characters in the first season turned out to be a different character in the second season. Rosalee was a scary one turned most courageous over night. Noah lost his courage. Stein became addicted to drugs and suicidal, sleeping with a man who hits her...(it just seemed so out of her character.) Cato turned villain, turned good guy, turned villain again...in two seasons? It had me questioning do I want this person to win? Wait, why was I rooting for this character again? And what was up with the countless story telling/ too much talking scenes? Are we watching a show or an interview? There were flash backs and scenes that had nothing to do with the storyline or moving the show forward. The ladies practiced shooting... to not use it. Cato transported Noah... just to talk to him...erm OK? Flash backs of Cato fighting...for what? Harriet Tubman did little to nothing when historically she's done much more. Rosalee gets bit by a snake and... Well, she had been bit. Things also felt rushed. John's death and Rosalee's pregnancy. Noah and Rosalee barely had sex. I like this show but Season 2 was a no for me.

I've read many reviews by others pointing out the attire of the slaves and the music score not being authentic to the times. I saw ROOTS when it first aired in the 70's. While there was controversy then , there will be controversy with the story-line and attire and musical performances now in the 2000's. This story could be more factual at best if there had been more torture scenes but what good would that idealism have done to the audience. I have enjoyed the way this story-line has been presented. The words in the songs told a bit more than another scene could have done in the story-line. I and my 2 sons thoroughly enjoy UNDERGROUND.

I really liked this show. I really felt for the slaves. None of us can imagine what it was like to be a slave. While many of us might feel enslaved by our daily lives, we pretty much make the bed we lie in. We are what we are, but we can be anything we want to be. How terrible for a parent to see their child taken from them and for a child to be ripped from his/her family. How terrible for 5 year old's to be picking cotton. The slaves had not only strong backs but were of strong character and soul as well. As we slowly see changes in America, the old slaves know their efforts were not in vain. However, I would like to point out that many of the original slaves brought to America were sold to white men by there tribal black leaders. Greed is not color blind.