{"id":2269,"date":"2017-01-18T11:27:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatontv.com\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:50:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T04:50:39","slug":"taboo-episode-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/taboo-episode-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Taboo Episode 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi guys,<\/p>\n

I enjoyed this week’s episode much more than last week’s. I know I was quite harsh, but I have kept an open mind and I have been swayed to the dark side.<\/p>\n

The dialogue is heavy-handed, in my opinion. It’s trying to be poetic, but it all sounds a bit too poncey. Yet, there may be hidden depths that are yet to be revealed. When I saw Stephen Graham, I was transported (Jason Stratham joke) back to the days of movies like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Layer Cake, and Snatch. Hardy is part of that same old crew.<\/p>\n

Ritchie and Vaughan made these gangster movies where everything is connected and revealed ultimately through non-chronological story-telling. The connections are all there but the way the story unfolds is so subtle. I feel like Hardy is trying to do something similar. You can see that in the Fight Club-esque ghostly apparitions and some dialogue* that I think we aren’t meant to understand until the final episodes. The difference is that Ritchie and Vaughan created movies that are funny. Really funny. Taboo has no humor whatsoever.<\/p>\n

*There was mention of Leadenhall, which is where insurance started in London (and the world), providing underwriting on maritime trade. They worked with the EIC but were not officially a part of it. EIC is now long gone Lloyds of London carries on.<\/p>\n

Another thing is that those movies had no female characters and yet they worked. This story is one of revenge and honor. For that, you need to understand a man’s motivations at this point, I see only a dead father and lust. Nothing about Zilpha has really been revealed except that she was horny for her half-bro. I need more especially if the outcome is that he is doing all this for her.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of mysteries to unfold (mystery widow, spooky Winter, James’ diet). I just wish it would pick up the pace a tad.<\/p>\n

But Tom Hardy is absolutely beautiful. I will not complain about him being naked on screen with no real purpose to the plot. It keeps me watching.<\/p>\n

So that’s it. I hope it will continue to get better. I feel like this could be one of those shows that will not be appreciated in its first run but will gain a huge cult following later on. Perhaps you 3 gentlemen could lead the charge.<\/p>\n

Love from London,
\nJez

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