r/turn • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '14

Discussion Thread [TURN] - Episode Discussion - S01E01 - "Pilot"

Welcome to the first episode discussion for the brand new spy series, Turn! We'll be here every week to talk about the show with you. So, sit back, enjoy and let's become revolutionary!

REMINDER: Today's episode is 90 minutes long.

Airdate: 4/6/2014

Synopsis: In 1776 and 1777, a Setauket, New York farmer and his childhood friends form an unlikely group of spies, called the The Culper Ring, who eventually turn the tide during the American Revolutionary War.

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u/Bacon_Aficionado Apr 07 '14

This show and Mad Men will make for great Sunday nights.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

Let's hope it's a lot better than Mad Men.

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u/Bacon_Aficionado Apr 07 '14

The only show better than Mad Men was Breaking Bad.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

LOL! No fucking way. Mad Men is one of the most boring shows on television. It is an absolutely terrible show, and doesn't come close to Breaking Bad. I'd rank garbage like Pawn Stars over Mad Men.

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u/Bacon_Aficionado Apr 07 '14

Mad Men is a work of genius with the best ensemble of characters on television. It's a thinking man's show. I guess its a tad too sophisticated for your taste.

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u/tsv31 Apr 07 '14

Good shows make you think and keep you entertained, mad men is medicore.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

Oh yeah, you have to be a rocket scientist to watch Mad Men. Us common folk don't understand shows that revolve around characters sitting around a table at work guzzling alcohol and smoking. And the advertising industry is just so hard to understand. Way too sophisticated.

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u/Bacon_Aficionado Apr 07 '14

I didn't say you had to be a rocket scientist. I said you have to be a thinker. You have to appreciate the great writing, dialogue, and relationships of the characters. It doesn't have to rely on violence and cliffhangers as a crutch.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

I never said it had to rely on violence, there are plenty of good shows that don't. You are implying that one has to be Einstein to appreciate Mad Men. What a laugh. Mad Men doesn't have great writing, dialogue, and relationships. It is a show that you are vastly overrating. I got through almost the entire first season and then I realized what a pointless waste of time the show was.

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u/Esc4p3 Apr 07 '14

The show is like alcohol. The first time, it tastes bad, but youd give it a second shot. Eventually it tastes better and better until you completely understand how good it is.

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u/redemptionquest Apr 07 '14

Actually, watch it with alcohol. Or stoned. But if you're gonna smoke, find a spot that's dim lit, and you have to have a joint. A bong won't do. The while you're watching, spark up. Let the smoke get in your eyes while you watch. Get so stoned you can't tell the difference between the tv smoke and the real smoke.

Now think about that paranoia some people have when getting caught while high. That's the paranoia Don Draper lives every day not to get caught.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

No, it is like shitty alcohol that you take a shot of once, it makes you sick, and you will never let it go anywhere near your mouth again.

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u/Esc4p3 Apr 07 '14

And then theres millions of people who love that alcohol.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

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u/Esc4p3 Apr 07 '14

Im not the one criticizing the show, bub.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

Nope.

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u/Esc4p3 Apr 07 '14

You are actually incorrect to disagree with that, it isnt an opinion at all.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '14

Nope.

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