Fingersmith
Fingersmith Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
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About
"A con story that becomes a love story"
Set in Victorian England, an orphan raised among petty thieves is recruited into a con: pose as a lady's maid, win the trust of a sheltered heiress, and help steal her fortune. What starts as scheme curdles into something far messier once genuine feeling enters the picture. The three-part miniseries is atmospheric and slow-building, heavy on class tension and gothic dread, with a structure that keeps flipping whose story you think you're watching. It rewards patience with a genuinely satisfying, twist-laden back half rather than cheap shocks.
the slow-burn plot reversal that recontextualizes everything you thought you understood.
you want fast pacing or dislike bleak Victorian settings and institutional cruelty.
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All Seasons

| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 8.1 | 134 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 8.3 | 120 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.2 | 117 | 59 min |