I’m having a hard time getting into Turn. I was very excited about the concept and really want to like it, but the plot is largely incomprehensible to me, the light treatment of major events (Trenton) is annoying, the constant dour mood and pained looks of younger Woodhull is a real downer, the angst between him and Anna is like watching modern teen drama play out (thankfully my kids have outgrown that — I don’t need it in my TV programs), the use of 21st century slang is horribly irritating and ridiculous, and the opening credits music and graphics are just plain awful (they should have hired Rob Lane and Joseph Vitarelli to write the music — their John Adams opening music is amazing).
Other than that, I really like the show.
I missed the first 3 episodes of Turn and found the 4th and 5th to be incomprehensible. But, they re-ran everything (except the last episode) Memorial Day weekend. By watching them all from start to finish (I have them saved on my DVR) it began to make sense. I love the costumes and interiors. I just wish that they wouldn’t take liberties with the historical account.
Other than that, I really like the show.
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All of your complaints mirror mine.
Also, we often had a hard time understanding the dialogue from some of the characters, so we would have to go back — sometimes more than once — to figure it out.
I have not read the book, but I intend to.