Holy shit, that song "Feelin' Kinda Naughty" was amazing.

Oh, now I intend to start from the pilot once this season ends. But, you know, it's not the same as following a show as it airs.

This is a really good show! I should have tuned in earlier in its run.

So once again Rebecca's disastrous choices are the catalyst for someone
around her to change for the better (Greg, Heather, Paula and now
Valencia), for someone who ruins everything she sure makes other
people's lives better, huh?

Yay for Marti Noxon! That's fantastic. I see she wrote the script too, based on her own struggles with eating disorders.

It's week three, and once again he's covered in filth and sitting on the floor with no pants on, like a neglected toddler. This show is bonkers. In fact, my suggestions to kick off the Taboo Drinking Game are: drink if Tom Hardy does not appear to be wearing pants in a scene; and drink if the High Sparrow of the East…

Oh, I see. So there's a good chance that she'll be Mrs. Josh Chan by the end of the season, and likely cheating on him with her boss.

I laughed at the "Oh, Nathaniel"/"Oh, girl who works for me" sex dream.
Similarly I loved the way the lyrics of Nathaniel's song were in his character voice, so he even *sang* like an asshole! ("You could use the exercise"?!) It cracked me up. And he takes himself so seriously that I enjoy when the show puts him in…

What a lovely ending. Jesse's jail cell harmonica song made me laugh out loud. Kudos to the writers for making the Timothy character work by show's end.

But you were right about Xavier's theory! I thought it was all about his emotional issues.

I enjoy the Dickensian world of the show, and I thought this episode had a lot going on. I don't mind puzzling things out either. I actually like it when a show doesn't feel the need to explain everything, or at least when it takes its sweet time explaining. If you'll forgive me for likening it to Peaky Blinders…

Agreed on the lighting. Man, do they like a scene where he's holding a lantern in the dark. Even when he's in his house — which looks normal from the outside, and apparently has windows and everything — it seems to be lit by that one artistic ray of sunlight cutting through the gloom. Is that room underground or what?…

Lol, yes, I guess the protagonist of this show is going to build a shipping company, rise in wealth and status, involve himself with a few attractive young ladies, and deal with many suspect men, all while looking like he's allergic to soap if not water.

Lol, no, I like to live dangerously. ;)

This was my second episode of the show. Some of the one-liners are dynamite. And goddamn, Rebecca's mother makes an impression. I also loved the therapist throughout her scene.

But she's supposed to be a douchebag! I found her really enjoyable to watch.

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Whoever does the voice acting for that dog is excellent. Nice trailer.

Its not suddenly a negative just because it's a "male fantasy" of something.

Good review. I watched the pilot and it's beautifully shot and lit. It's darkly atmospheric and I love the filthy/gorgeous period setting. I'm not sure there's much substance under the atmosphere, and I did struggle slightly to take this (male) fantasy of a Regency-era bad-ass seriously, but I'll keep watching for now.