Birdsong
Birdsong Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
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About
"Doomed love laid beside the trenches' horror"
Adapted from Sebastian Faulks' novel, this two-part miniseries follows a young Englishman whose passionate pre-war affair with a married Frenchwoman is shadowed by the horror he later endures as an officer in the WWI trenches. The two timelines weave together, contrasting tender, doomed romance with the mud, tunnels, and slaughter of the front. It's handsomely shot and unhurried, leaning on mood and restrained performances rather than plot momentum. Emotionally heavy and elegiac rather than thrilling, it rewards patience with a melancholy, immersive portrait of love and war rather than fast drama.
the aching juxtaposition of romantic longing and the grim reality of trench warfare.
you want fast-moving plot rather than slow, mood-driven, melancholic storytelling.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.3 | 152 | 85 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.6 | 149 | 82 min |