birdseye

I thought this was pretty good. I like this period in history, so it was cool to see finally see a show based in it. Happy to see it got decent numbers, I hope they they keep improving.

creekdipper

Liked it. Wasn't it advertised as a six-episode miniseries? If so, the pacing will be pretty fast, so could be a pretty good ride.

Impressed with the period details in sets & costuming. Dialogue seemed appropriately-written, too, and they avoided cliches for the most part. Of course, the British have to be sadistic villains, and the inn-keeper's hot wife had to be a former flame of our hero, but otherwise it had some interesting twists.

Also liked that, aside from Jamie Bell, didn't recognize any of the other actors.

DJariya

It's actually 10 episodes and this is not a miniseries.

creekdipper

Thanks for the correction.

Dunno where I got that impression that it was a limited series...could have sworn that I heard it in the tv ads. May have confused it with something else.

Glad to know that it's planned as a continuing series (saw the list of episodes on Wiki after reading your post). I'd hate to see it end on a cliffhanger or have lots of unresolved plot threads. Hopefully, if it has an impressive first season, it will get renewed.

RocShemp

Burn Gorman (Torchwood, Pacific Rim), Angus Macfadyen (Braveheart, Equilibrium), and Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean, Valkyrie) were all great in this as well.

mugwump

I liked it. They did a good job of showing just how divided loyalties were during the Revolution and that not every man in a red coat is an over-the-top baddie.

DJariya

Episode Synopsis: The murder of a royal officer has Abe seeking the killer's identity before Anna is framed for the crime. Meanwhile, Ben and Caleb brutally interrogate Simcoe.


Episode 2 of 10



http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...-debuts-694189

The Pilot episode last week did decent considering it had no lead-in and was facing Game of Thrones. Got 2.1M viewers in the 1st airing and 3M with the re-air included.

I liked the 1st episode, although I know this isn't going to be a popular, water cooler talk, must see show on Sundays.

Geofferson

My reactions were mixed on the pilot. That said, I'll stick around for a few weeks to see how things shape up.

Lateralus

Being against Game of Thrones is tough, many more people would be watching if it was not for that.

DJariya

This was an episode that I think I need to re-watch again. I still have it on my DVR. Watched it last night, but found it a little hard to follow. Very talky, especially following the last episode with the Red Coats all being plowed down.

This is a show that you really need to pay attention to otherwise you will miss alot of small details.

The real star of this episode was Angus MacFayden. I thought he was good as Robert Rogers. We saw little of him in the Pilot.

I can see how nobody here felt the urge to talk about this since you all probably had no idea what was going on.

DJariya

Episode 3 of 10

RoyalTea

Watched episode 1 and liked it enough to watch episode 2, but not knowing any of the characters, it was a little tough to get into it.

After watching episode 2, I re-watched episode 1 and liked it a lot more.

DJariya

Good episode on Sunday.

The show 3 episodes in is now going full throttle into the spy storyline with Abe.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that nobody is watching this show right away. A lot of story to follow and this is a new show and nowhere near as popular as another in the same timeslot.

RoyalTea

I watched episode 1. I liked it enough to watch episode 2, but I had trouble really getting into it. After watching episode 2, I went back and rewatched episode 1 and liked it a lot more.

birdseye

Much better episode than episode 2 which was kind of confusing. That green screen work at the end of the episode with the boat on the water was terrible.

Red Dog

I noticed that too - of all the water scenes.

Show is tough to follow.

DJariya

Episode 4 of 10

DJariya

Episode 5 of 10


Seems like this show isn't getting alot of eyes here. I'm assuming it's a tough watch or because of that other show on HBO.

DJariya

Episode 6 of 10



Guess nobody is watching this right now or you're saving the episodes for the summer.

DJariya

Episode 7 of 10



Season is almost over. I guess this show is: 1) too difficult a watch to really have anything compelling to talk about. or 2) Being on against one of the most popular shows on TV kills any desire to watch this let alone talk about it. 3) There is way too much on Sunday nights and not enough time to watch this. 4) You genuinely have no interest in a Revolutionary war period show.

I'm a few weeks behind, but I'm still following it.

Boondock Saint

I'm liking it so far but there's no buzz about it, just like Low Winter Sun, so I'm fearing this will meet the same fate.

Then again, there's not much buzz about Hell on Wheels and we're going into Season four. So who knows.

DJariya

Very true. Absolutely zero coverage on this show in the media. EW.com pretty much ignores it and I barely see any reviews or recaps about it. Media doesn't seem to care about it. AMC is doing a poor job promoting it vs their other shows like Mad Men and Walking Dead. Then again, a period show about the Revolutionary War is a little hard to promote to younger viewers.

birdseye

Yeah there doesn't seem to be much buzz about this show online. I'm liking it though, I thought last weeks was the best yet. They did kind of take their time setting up the spy ring. I don't mind the back story but it should have happened a few episodes sooner.

Good points about it being up against Game of Thrones and there being a lot on Sunday nights. Game of Thrones is the only show I watch live and don't get to this until later in the week.

Lateralus

I LOVE this time period and I read books on it several times a year and I'm not interested in this show anymore. When I first heard of Turn I was so excited but I only lasted 4 episodes, if they can't hook me (A Revolutionary War nut) then they can't hook anybody. There aren't' any other shows I watch at this time slot (As I do not have HBO) but I started watching River Monsters or Parts Unknown when Turn went South.

Geofferson

^ Wow, that's saying something. I bailed after episode 3 which is really saying something since I nearly give all AMC shows the benefit of the doubt by at least watching it through the 1/2 way point.