The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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About
"Sons of Anarchy's creator swaps bikes for broadswords"
Set in 14th-century Wales, this medieval drama follows a knight who survives a massacre and, wracked with guilt, assumes the identity of a village executioner to hide from his past. Created by Kurt Sutter of Sons of Anarchy, it trades biker leather for chainmail but keeps his brutal, brooding sensibility: gory violence, tortured morality, slow-burn plotting. The tone is heavy and self-serious, more interested in atmosphere and suffering than momentum, which made it a tough sit for many viewers despite striking visuals and committed performances.
the grim, atmospheric visuals and Kurt Sutter's unmistakably brutal, morally tangled storytelling.
you need brisk pacing, since the show lingers heavily on mood and dread over momentum.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pilot: Part 1 | 6.8 | 551 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Pilot: Part 2 | 7.3 | 488 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Effigy/Ddelw | 7.3 | 376 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | A Hunger/Newyn | 7.3 | 316 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Piss Profit/Proffidwyr Troeth | 7.4 | 295 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Thorns/Drain | 7.2 | 275 | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Behold the Lamb/Gweled yr Oen | 7.6 | 272 | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Broken Things/Pethau Toredig | 7.6 | 226 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | The Bernadette Maneuver/Cynllwyn Bernadette | 7.5 | 200 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Blood and Quiescence/Crau a Chwsg | 7.5 | 221 | 66 min |