Been rewatching Under the Dome, since it's been a while (2013-2015) since it aired and they're taking it off Netflix at the end of the month, so a quick non-stop rewatch.
Although highly controversial as an adaptation, as a show on its own it's not all that bad. The best moments always have to do with the dome itself - climate changes, so you suddenly have a winter episode, or the dome is shrinking. I think a problem is that a lot of dialogue is just unnecessary exposition: you see something happening and a moment later a character is telling the exact same thing to someone else. So you get the same information multiple times.
The tempo is always high though and it is never boring. Actually turning the tempo a little down, like a show like Walking Dead, may have been a good thing, because there would be more time for reflection. I think that may be the secret why Walking Dead is so popular. So many shows have constantly something new happening, but spend less time on how all those things affect the characters.
Still the show feels very King in terms of themes. There is alcoholism, paintings (like in Rose Madder or Duma Key), and the alternate reality/mixed memories stuff that goes on at the beginning of season 3 reminds me of Roland/Jake in The Dark Tower.
I'm now into season 3. I recall it got worse here, so we'll see. So far, it's been better than I remembered.