Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
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"Trench-warfare farce that turns devastating without warning"
Set in the trenches of World War One, this is the fourth and final series of the Blackadder saga, following the scheming Captain Blackadder as he dodges near-certain death while surrounded by buffoonish superiors and his idiot manservant. It plays as rapid-fire, quotable sitcom farce for most of its run, sharp period wit, absurd generals, running gags galore, before pivoting in its closing minutes into something genuinely sobering. That tonal gear-change is the whole reason people still talk about it decades later.
the whiplash shift from sharp sitcom farce to one of British TV's most quietly devastating endings.
you want consistent tone throughout, since the finale deliberately breaks the comedy.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Captain Cook | 8.2 | 3K | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Corporal Punishment | 8.8 | 1K | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Major Star | 8.4 | 1K | 29 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Private Plane | 8.5 | 1K | 29 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | General Hospital | 8.6 | 1K | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Goodbyeee | 9.4 | 2K | 30 min |