Taboo (TV Series) Episode #1.7 (2017) User Reviews

"I have a use for you."

[LegendaryFang56 · 8/10 · 20 December 2022]

(148-word review) Within this episode are fantastic acting (especially by David Hayman in the scene with Brace and James), a great score (especially the two new cues), and all-around a heck of a time. The usual, then. The difference is that those aspects were prominently dominant this time. This episode seemed fast-paced and active, with a powerful, energetic feeling behind it. There was a bit of slowness at first, especially at the beginning: and up to the halfway point felt similar. But then, after that, it took off and didn't stop.

On a different note, it's always awesome having Jonathan Pryce onscreen. His articulation is immaculate, enhanced, and vice versa, by the dialogue sometimes, and his acting is splendid. He's, without a doubt, second to Tom Hardy in this show. Stuart's outbursts throughout the season have been entertaining to watch.

By far the best episode of the season so far.

Revealing the superhuman abilities of James Delaney

[silverton-37959 · 9/10 · 1 August 2023]

This episode reveals the superhuman ability of the character, James Delaney, to go for days without sleep or food, while drinking brandy non-stop and never losing his faculties or his energy. Delaney's abilities seem to come from being driven by his obsession with pursuing a goal that is only visible to his own mind.

Somehow, Tom Hardy makes this character come to life and to seem real and believable. I've never seen Hardy create a character like this one, though his acting talent has been on display for years before Taboo. Taboo represents, in my own opinion, the high point of Hardy's work. There might be better roles in the future for Tom Hardy, but I haven't seen anything like this before.

9 stars, out of 10 is well deserved here.