And it was really amazing. I so wish the Earth could come together behind China and unite against common threats like climate change and poverty. I haven't read any of the books but think I will start reading The Dark Forest because other have said the show is pretty faithful to the first book, Three Body Problem. Does the series get better and better? No spoilers pls.
Weirdly enough, I'm a huge fan of the books and I'm in the exact same situation. I found the pacing nice at first, but a little after the photo-in-house scene I stopped it also. I need to pick it back up, but I found it lengthy at this point.
Perhaps knowing the absolute awesomeness that is to come when you love the books makes going through the initial more normal scenes harder. But also, the pacing was similar in the first episodes and yet I liked it. I don't know.