TURN: Washington's Spies

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  1. Matt Foley

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    Show continues to be awesome. Got one more episode to wrap it all up right?
     
  2. Truman

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    I believe so, yes
     
  3. Festus McBadass

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    Yeah, Saturday is the series finale.
     
  4. Fidelio

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    Great series

    RR!
     
  5. rickyrubio4life

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    Holy fuck at that last montage. The eyes were definitely getting misty. Never a flashy show, but just solid throughout. Great series.
     
  6. rickyrubio4life

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    Also, it was great to see Andre one last time in the finale and see the way he was celebrated on both sides.

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    Still a gut punch to realize that the kid would go on to die in the War of 1812.
     
  7. skiedfrillet

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    just started S4

    s3e10 was fucking good
     
  8. Matt Foley

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    Great bump.

    Will probably prompt a rewatch from me.
     
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  9. Wu

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    Underappreciated show

    Antagonists were cartoonish at times but I guess that’s what you get for Brits from American perspective
     
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  10. ramszoolander

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    I loved this show, and I hardly watch TV.
     
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  11. skiedfrillet

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    Good show. Mad I didn’t watch it sooner
     
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  12. racer

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    Just finished season one. Simcoe is such a cocksucker, and the best character so far.
     
  13. jplaYa

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    Man I watched like the first 3 seasons and forgot about it. Gonna get back to it
     
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  14. skiedfrillet

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    Simcoe's accent cracks me the fuck up
     
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  15. racer

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    I love how the Continental epaulettes look like dicks.

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  16. rickyrubio4life

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  17. BIGASSTITTIES

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    “I pray you all to bare me witness.....”
     
  18. racer

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    Andre wasn’t really in my radar season 1.
     
  19. skiedfrillet

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    Andre’s steam rly picks up in S2 and 3
     
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  20. rickyrubio4life

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    Great scene with Andre and Simcoe from S1.

     
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  21. rickyrubio4life

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    I can't find the scene, but one of my favorite Andre scenes with Simcoe is when Andre turns his back to him and then the camera catches him giving Simcoe side-eye. It was a subtle movement by the actor but communicated all of the disdain he had for a savage like Simcoe.
     
  22. racer

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    The last two lines where we find out about Thomas made it real dusty.
     
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  23. Fidelio

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    Simcoe and Swede from Hell on Wheels are two of the best TV villains
     
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  24. racer

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    1. Brewster
    2. Simcoe
    3. Hewlett
    4. Ben
    5. Anna

    Fight me.
     
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  25. Tarpon Nole

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    Finished binging this last night. Great show. I think they did a great job with staying pretty historically accurate but when they strayed, it wasn't cartoonish. Hope that makes sense.

    Very few times did I think the story or dialogue was very bad. Only one episode was terrible. That was the Washington mental breakdown episode.

    Simcoe is an all time bad guy. Loved his politeness contrasted with how evil he was. Andre was a great character as well.

    Was hoping we'd see Nathanael Greene when they started dropping his name, but I'll take Anthony Wayne's screen time.

    Only real complaint was it did feel rushed last few episodes. Liked the last scene of Arnold with King George with the pistol. Arnold is all time bitch made cuck

    :americafuckyeah:
     
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  26. racer

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    Just spotted Ben Tallmadge on Homeland as a CIA member. Interesting how he played the head of intelligence during the revolution and present day intelligence officer at the same time.
     
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  27. jplaYa

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    I watched the first 2 seasons I think. Worth continuing? I enjoyed it just lost my sub.
     
  28. racer

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    I assume you mean Homeland, so yes. Turn, also yes.
    I like homeland better season 3. It’s on Hulu as well.
     
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  29. jplaYa

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    Nice. I’ll check it out. And yes Homeland.
     
  30. RJF-GUMP

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    Almost done with season 4. This is a top tier elite level show. Doesn't get nearly enough credit in the mainstream.
     
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  31. ned's head

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    I just ran through it as well. Great show
     
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  32. RJF-GUMP

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    Any recommendations for similar shows or historical era setting shows?
     
  33. Fidelio

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    shit there’s so many

    I remember watching Black Sails at the same time

    Vikings
    Frontier is good for pre colonial Canadian/British shit
    Knightfall for crusades although got slow in S2
    Wolf Hall (nice short series about Henry 8 but really Cromwell) if you’ve already seen Tudors
    The last kingdom
    Versailles
    The last czars
     
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  34. jplaYa

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    Can concur on a lot of these. I never finished Versailles. Worth it?

    Last Kingdom, Vikings, and Knightfall are all
    excellent.

    If I need a colonial fix, I usually throw on Last of the Mohicans or The Patriot.
     
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  35. Fidelio

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    first season was pretty good but didn’t lick it back up

    I would also highly recommend euro shit

    Deutchsland series and Babylon Berlin
     
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  36. jplaYa

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    Babylon Berlin is incredible. Must watch honestly.
     
  37. Fidelio

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    Now that we’re talking euro, Gomorrah is a top 3 show for me all time
     
  38. RJF-GUMP

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    I watched several seasons of Vikings but consider it a middle tier show and no where near as good as Turn
     
  39. RJF-GUMP

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    some ppl don't care about reviews or ratings but I find rotten tomato to be pretty consistent with what i consider to be a good show. If it's high 80s into 90s then I typically like it. If it's lower 80s or below then I typically don't think it is very good. The only show on that list that is in the 90s is The Last Kingdom. Babylon Berlin is a 95. Turn is a 91. The last czars is in the 50s.
     
  40. Fidelio

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    here’s one I watched a few months ago and liked a lot. Post civil war/railroad era in San Francisco

     
  41. ned's head

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    Not the same era, but the Americans is a current day turn if you haven't seen it. I have read that poldark something that people who finished turn go to, but I haven't tried it yet
     
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  42. RJF-GUMP

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    The Americans is one of the best shows ever
     
  43. RJF-GUMP

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    Any other good spy shows?
    I suppose Deadwood is a historical type era setting show.
     
  44. Truman

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    The Spy is a mini series w Sacha Baron Cohen thats was really good. based on real events
     
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  45. ned's head

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    You might try sherlock. I liked that quite a bit
     
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  46. jplaYa

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    I enjoyed Poldark quite a lot. I’m not done with it but it’s probably even more of a slow burn than Turn was at times. I think it’s not for some people but I enjoy it burning a few eps every few weeks.
     
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  47. RJF-GUMP

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    Sherlock was good but not great. I'm not as high on it as some people.
     
  48. ned's head

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    I almost started it but then saw a few things that made it sound like a fabio-esque romance. Is that the case?
     
  49. jplaYa

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    There is a fairly heavy element of romance but at the same time it plays a pivotal role in character development. I wouldn’t say Fabio. I’d compare it more to Turn in that regard. It’s def no Hallmark crap. The protagonist just happens to be well liked by the ladies but I enjoy it for what it is and have tempered expectations. The time period and circumstances of that era are what drew me to it.
     
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  50. The Banks

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    Starting my first watch thru
     
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