Awesome Music: Thomas Newman, the troubadour of the Next World, arguably produces his magnum opus for the miniseries.
Base-Breaking Character: Everyone agrees that Joe is a well written, interesting character, but there's a division on how likable he is. Some believe he’s a horrible person who doesn’t deserve sympathy, citing how Tony Kushner never wrote him a scene resolving his arc. However, many wind up feeling greatly for Joe, noting that even though he’s not a good person, his struggles with coming out of the closet makes him very sympathetic and even relatable.
Joe Pitt; part of this is due to the mini-series, which paints him in a much more sympathetic light (complete with giving him an extra scene in the end where he's with his mom, dealing with the loss of his wife and gay lover). It helps that he's played by the extremely talented and charismatic Patrick Wilson.
Roy Cohn; a very interesting character, despite having the least amount of interaction with other main characters and a reduced part in Part II.
A lot of the historical and mythological background is explained, but some is just alluded to. For example, the interaction between Prior and the Angel (minus the sex) is a lot like the meeting of Joseph Smith and the angel Moroni in Mormon lore.
Many of the little details about Roy Cohn are directly based on accounts from people who knew the man himself. Among other things: yes, he really did frequently eat food off of other people's plates while dining with them.
Hilarious in Hindsight: While talking up his considerable political connections, Roy Cohn frequently brags about his close relationship with then-President Ronald Reagan. During the timeframe of the play, the real Cohn also would have been serving as an attorney for a future President of the United States; looks like he was even more well-connected than he thought.
Joe Pitt in the mini-series; Patrick Wilson's portrayal pushes him towards being The Woobie, which is something that angers fans of the play, who consider Joe not to be someone fans are supposed to root for. Noticeably though, many prefer a more sympathetic portrayal of Joe, believing that his Coming-Out Story is highly resonant and tragic. Tellingly, when Lee Pace played Joe in a colder manner on Broadway in comparison to the other major productions, people were more mixed on the idea.
More generally, quite a few (slightly to extremely homophobic) Amazon reviews are from people expecting to see more traditional, or at least more familiar, angels.
