They boys who play Eli and Gus are outstanding and make this show. Supporting cast is very good. The first half is spectacular. It is quite long and could probably have been a little shorter but would not have been the same intensity if it was a movie length as it's about the characters but for those saying the story is strange, unusual it's based on a novel and is a true adaptation from what I can remember of the novel. It's very cleverly done and that's the whole point using fantasy and imagination to escape trauma in a child's life. It's a special talent to be able to write something like this and pull it off.
Review of Boy Swallows Universe
