I liked this anthology overall, but it is ridiculously cryptic. I sometimes like that, but most of these episodes are so cryptic that it almost seems like they just end. I prefer stories that have a metaphorical theme, but aren't overly difficult to surmise. I think about "No Country for Old Men" as an example. The final scene with Shagur (spelling ?), where he is severely injured but can still manage to just evade the police by walking away ties in perfectly with an earlier quote by Edtom's brother, "You can't stop what's coming". A perfect metaphor relating to the war on drugs, and how nothing can stop it.
The Newark episode was, IMO, the best of them all. It had an ending that tied up the story clearly. It was emotionally stirring and a welcome finale vs. The cryptic endings of all of the previous episodes.
I'm not really surprised at the overall low ratings of all of the episodes, but I think that is really more because people don't like to feel like they missed something, or couldn't "figure it out". It can be frustrating. I'm going to have to rewatch all of them to get a second take, as I still haven't quite made a determination on them yet.
