The Black Adder
The Black Adder Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
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About
"A lavish historical farce still finding its bite"
Set in a mangled version of medieval England, this is the origin story of Prince Edmund, a cowardly, dim also-ran royal scheming his way up a ladder of incompetence with his equally hapless servants. It's shot like a lavish historical drama but plays as absurdist farce, full of scheming, slapstick, and dry asides. The pace is slower and gentler than what the show later became, leaning on atmosphere and silliness rather than rapid-fire wit. It's an origin point worth seeing, though it feels like a rougher, more experimental draft of a sharper show still finding its voice.
the earliest glimpse of Rowan Atkinson crafting a legendary comic idiot from scratch.
you expect the razor-sharp one-liners the later series became famous for.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 0 | Original Pilot | 7.3 | 518 | 32 min | |
| ▶ | 1 | The Foretelling | 7.4 | 2K | 35 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Born to Be King | 7.3 | 1K | 33 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Archbishop | 7.7 | 1K | 31 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Queen of Spain's Beard | 7.8 | 1K | 33 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Witchsmeller Pursuivant | 7.5 | 1K | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Black Seal | 7.6 | 1K | 30 min |