OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH I LITERALLY CANNOT EVEN. We reviewed the tv series as it aired in the US, and PBS was kind enough to send me the first two books in the series, which is what the first season of the TV show was adapted from. I’m obsessed! If you didn’t follow the TV series (and I loved everything about it so you should watch it), the series is … Continue reading Poldark by Winston Graham
Previously: a lot of shit happened and that’s why these recaps clock in at 4K words and this episode is 2 hours so buckle up. I love the title sequence SO MUCH. Morning. Blamey rides on horseback along the cliffs, hides a sealed letter in a rock wall, and later, D pulls it out. At Trenwith, Verity walks out in the gardens with Geoffrey Charles, and meets up with D, who hands her the letter, … Continue reading Poldark: Episode 7
Previously: Ross and D did the do and then we left them standing in front of a vicar. Demelza (singing happily, as she does) and Garrick are walking along the cliffs at sunset (I almost said dawn and then did the geography and this isn’t really relevant, but I did it and I want someone to be impressed. I could have kicked ass on Where in the World is Carmen Sandeigo if they’d done casting … Continue reading Poldark: Episode 4
Previously: Ross Poldark convinced a bunch of guys to open a mine. Some other stuff happened, too. It’s morning. Ross is going over the mine at Wheal Leisure, which looks to be in good repair. He sort of tentatively rings the bell, and workers begin streaming out of their houses and coming to work. THE MINE IS OPEN! “I never thought this day would come! Expectations are high!” says one of the other investors. “Pray … Continue reading Poldark: Episode 3
Previously: Ross came home from war, everything was terrible. Seagulls in the morning light. Ross is looking over maps and looking at a chunk of ore that has what looks like copper? Jud has a voice over about the vein of copper being the vein of life, blah blah blah, over a montage of workers walking to a mine, and soldiers watching them. Someone nails a notice of closure on the Wheal Reath mine, and … Continue reading Poldark Episode 2
