Taboo
Taboo Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
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About
"Gothic revenge thriller soaked in candlelight and menace"
James Delaney, a mysterious adventurer, returns to 1814 London after years abroad to claim a small, contested slice of inherited shipping territory that pits him against the East India Company and his own fractured family. It's a moody, grimy period thriller built on secrets, revenge, and occult undertones rather than conventional plotting. The pace is deliberate, almost brooding, favoring atmosphere and menace over action, carried heavily by a magnetic, near-feral lead performance and a filthy, candlelit vision of Georgian London that feels genuinely dangerous rather than picturesque.
a brooding, feral lead performance anchoring a grimy, richly atmospheric vision of Georgian London.
you want brisk pacing or a fully resolved story rather than a moody, open-ended slow burn.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 8.4 | 7K | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 8.2 | 6K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.1 | 5K | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 8.6 | 5K | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 8.2 | 4K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | 8.5 | 4K | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Episode #1.7 | 8.7 | 4K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Episode #1.8 | 9.0 | 5K | 59 min |