Taboo: Episode #1.2 (2017)
Season 1, Episode 2
Taboo: Episode #1.2 (2017) - Review
17 January 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Delaney acts swiftly in making allies for himself. He acquires eyes and ears in the form of a whorehouse, partners himself with his father's old lawyer, initiates a spy network through the streets of London and settles all his father's financial debts. However, there's one debt still to be payed – a widower of James' father has revealed herself, an appearance which would only serve to complicate the matters of James' inheritance, to which she is now owed half. Delaney seeks out a meeting with the President of the US through a spy he discovers, which shows just how lofty his ambition is. The East Indian Company makes a futile attempt on his life, but it leaves a wound.

Just as good as the opener of the show, this episode contains some terrific lines of dialogue and equally superb consume work. The acting is very good, especially by the powerhouse that is Tom Hardy. His character has an unnerving screen presence but is shown to be far more intelligent and well- informed than he seems. His only Achilles-heels seems to be his unsettling and almost supernatural visions of his former life which is still a mystery to us and a life which disturbs him greatly.
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