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Kindred Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 |
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About
"Time travel as a lens on inherited trauma"
Based on Octavia Butler's novel, this follows Dana, a young Black woman who moves to LA only to find herself violently yanked back in time to a pre-Civil War plantation, tethered to a white ancestor whose survival depends on her. The show alternates between disorienting present-day mystery and harrowing period scenes, using time travel to examine inherited trauma and complicity. It's slow-building and heavy with dread rather than adventure, carried by strong lead performances and unsettling atmosphere more than plot momentum.
the unflinching way it uses time travel to confront slavery's lingering grip on identity.
you want fast-paced plotting rather than slow, dread-heavy psychological unease.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Dana | 7.8 | 238 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | Sabina | 7.7 | 190 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Furniture | 7.7 | 177 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Waiter from Two Nights Ago | 7.6 | 173 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Winnie | 7.3 | 162 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Celeste | 7.5 | 157 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Jane | 7.4 | 154 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Alice | 8.1 | 203 | — |