(237-word review) One of the most significant crimes regarding film and television is how under the radar this show was when it came out; that's changed for the better since then, although it's still too underrated, IMO. Everything from the energetic score by Max Richter to the story/plot to the acting was all well-done: and the characters were all great; James Delaney's number one, of course. There is some slowness, whether it's an episode as a whole or some parts. And while that could be a heavy offense for some people, I didn't mind that much; the entertainment came easy for me, staying throughout the season, even through the occasional slowness. Tom Hardy's the draw, generally and acting-wise, but everyone and everything else carries their weight to an almost-equal/equal level.
Fantastic first season. I NEED the second season NOW. I need it in my veins, I need it in my body, I need it in my brain, and I need it in my bones. It can't come soon enough. Unfortunately, its arrival will probably keep getting extended; the current time frame is the end of 2023, and that's for the beginning of filming, not even the airing of it. But I bet it'll change to the end of 2024, then the end of 2025, and before you know it, we'll all be old, and the second season of Taboo will still not be here. Come on, man.
Review by LineageBlockedParent2019-02-22T00:40:15Z— updated 2022-12-21T22:41:39Z
(237-word review) One of the most significant crimes regarding film and television is how under the radar this show was when it came out; that's changed for the better since then, although it's still too underrated, IMO. Everything from the energetic score by Max Richter to the story/plot to the acting was all well-done: and the characters were all great; James Delaney's number one, of course. There is some slowness, whether it's an episode as a whole or some parts. And while that could be a heavy offense for some people, I didn't mind that much; the entertainment came easy for me, staying throughout the season, even through the occasional slowness. Tom Hardy's the draw, generally and acting-wise, but everyone and everything else carries their weight to an almost-equal/equal level.
Fantastic first season. I NEED the second season NOW. I need it in my veins, I need it in my body, I need it in my brain, and I need it in my bones. It can't come soon enough. Unfortunately, its arrival will probably keep getting extended; the current time frame is the end of 2023, and that's for the beginning of filming, not even the airing of it. But I bet it'll change to the end of 2024, then the end of 2025, and before you know it, we'll all be old, and the second season of Taboo will still not be here. Come on, man.