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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > TV IV > Taboo: Grunting and Staring in Early 1800s London w/ Tom Hardy
 
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Zythrst
May 31, 2011

Time to join a revolution son, its going to be yooge!

Ithle01 posted:


However, one thing the show kind of misses is that there's something a lot more important going on in Europe in 1814 that's occupying the Crown's attention. It's weird that people would be talking of the EIC as a behemoth and the threat the United States poses when you have Napoleon-motherfucking-Bonaparte at the tail end of stomping across Europe even though they're past the point where his illusion of invincibility has been shattered.

Napoleon would currently be on Elba at the point this show is taking place.

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Zythrst
May 31, 2011

Time to join a revolution son, its going to be yooge!

Biaga posted:

Adding to that, you see a lot of soldiers in the Red of the British army sitting around begging. Delany makes a point to usually give them coin (as he does in episode 4 before the party). Those are veterans of the battle of Waterloo who invaded British streets in the years after the battle.

Except Waterloo hasn't happened yet this would be his first exile, The Hundred Days and Waterloo happen in 1815 this is 1814.

eta- So basically they just happen to be in a period of time where they can focus on non Bonaparte related politics.

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Zythrst
May 31, 2011

Time to join a revolution son, its going to be yooge!

lifts cats over head posted:

I'm a really big fan of when pompous assholes get their comeuppances in TV/Film so I'm looking forward to the duel.



Dazerbeams posted:

I don't know if I'm really invested in this show but I do love me some Tom Hardy as well as supernatural stuff.

JKD could choose dust magic as his dueling weapon.

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