John Adams
John Adams Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
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About
"Founding myth stripped down to human scale"
This HBO miniseries traces John Adams from a Boston lawyer defending unpopular clients through the Revolution, years as a diplomat abroad, and a rocky, often thankless presidency, ending in old age. It is deliberate, talky, and unglamorous by design, favoring debates, letters, and marital arguments over battle spectacle. The pace is stately rather than thrilling, but the performances, especially the central marriage, carry real weight, and the production makes Founding-era America feel muddy, cold, and lived-in rather than mythic.
the marriage at its center, played with rare intimacy and friction across decades.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Join or Die | 8.3 | 1K | 71 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Independence | 8.8 | 1K | 92 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Don't Tread on Me | 7.7 | 970 | 69 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Reunion | 8.1 | 934 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Unite or Die | 8.0 | 862 | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Unnecessary War | 8.0 | 837 | 79 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Peacefield | 8.5 | 825 | 62 min |