Episode #1.3
- Episode aired Jan 24, 2017
- TV-MA
- 1h 1m
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8.1/10
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Delaney receives medical help from an unexpected source, before outwitting the East India Company, which turns its attentions to Delaney's new ally, Lorna.Delaney receives medical help from an unexpected source, before outwitting the East India Company, which turns its attentions to Delaney's new ally, Lorna.Delaney receives medical help from an unexpected source, before outwitting the East India Company, which turns its attentions to Delaney's new ally, Lorna.
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- TriviaThe Duke of Richmond is portrayed as grotesque and depraved. The actual Duke of Richmond in 1814 was 50-year-old Charles Lennox, the fourth Duke in the current line. He was handsome (by contemporary as well as modern standards), very athletic (he excelled at cricket, tennis and racket-ball), and apparently happily married to Charlotte Gordon, with whom he had 14 children --- 7 daughters and 7 sons. In the setting of Taboo, the Duke was quite likely not even in London --- at some point during 1814 he moved his family to Brussels (as he was serving in the war against Napoleon), where they stayed until 1818, when he was appointed Governor-General of British North America.
- GoofsWhen Delaney is being "sewed up" by the American doctor/spy, he asks that his request be communication to President Jefferson. The show is set during the War of 1812 (1812-14). Jefferson, however, left office in 1809; James Madison was President at the time.
- Quotes
Mudlark Boy: The fishes ate his heart out.
Winter: Maybe the fishes, maybe not.
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"Is it the goose or the gander who has bad sauce?"
(321-word review) This episode was more focused on the preparation of one's pieces rather than the moving of them, thereby being a little "uneventful" in a sense, except for the ending, which was significant. While that may lessen the impact for some people, the appreciable entertainment was still there, as it always is with this show; very entertaining, and I love it.
Something that seemed to have as much focus and runtime duration was the expansion of information about James' mother, simultaneously adding more depth to his character. Not only that, the most emotion we've seen, besides the usual, of James was shown and revealed in his interactions with Winter, Lorna, and Thorne, or at least I thought so: and after hardly any screen time in the previous episode, Thorne and Zilpha are back in a more meaningful spotlight, which will likely continue, as their appearances in this episode seemed somewhat kick-off-y; I think we can all agree that he's the most reprehensible character in the show.
More importantly, for me, the characters are much the driver as opposed to the story: maybe as much the driver as the story (when it's getting the job done), especially in instances like this episode, where the components of the story aren't as exciting as the general excitement has reached. That, of course, elevates the episodes where the excitement is at a higher level even further, but it still accomplishes significant elevation with episodes like this one. The characters are undoubtedly a big part of the entertainment; my favorites are James, Stuart, Lorna, and Zilpha.
The second half of the episode was the unmistakable finer half, with the ending as the finest portion within it. The score, as well, is fantastic; while it's repetitive by the usage of those two same score cues, again and again, I don't care: I love it every time the score, in general, starts kicking in, but especially those specific cues.
Something that seemed to have as much focus and runtime duration was the expansion of information about James' mother, simultaneously adding more depth to his character. Not only that, the most emotion we've seen, besides the usual, of James was shown and revealed in his interactions with Winter, Lorna, and Thorne, or at least I thought so: and after hardly any screen time in the previous episode, Thorne and Zilpha are back in a more meaningful spotlight, which will likely continue, as their appearances in this episode seemed somewhat kick-off-y; I think we can all agree that he's the most reprehensible character in the show.
More importantly, for me, the characters are much the driver as opposed to the story: maybe as much the driver as the story (when it's getting the job done), especially in instances like this episode, where the components of the story aren't as exciting as the general excitement has reached. That, of course, elevates the episodes where the excitement is at a higher level even further, but it still accomplishes significant elevation with episodes like this one. The characters are undoubtedly a big part of the entertainment; my favorites are James, Stuart, Lorna, and Zilpha.
The second half of the episode was the unmistakable finer half, with the ending as the finest portion within it. The score, as well, is fantastic; while it's repetitive by the usage of those two same score cues, again and again, I don't care: I love it every time the score, in general, starts kicking in, but especially those specific cues.
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- LegendaryFang56
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- Trinity Church Square, London, England, UK(The Theatre where Lorna Bow performs)
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