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The Bastard Executioner - Season 1
Bastard Executioner tells the story of a warrior knight in King Edward The Thirds charge who is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. But when violence finds him again, he is forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all: an executioner's sword. Part of the plot will deal with fallout from the Madog ap Llywelyn Welsh rebellion.
1968, Risca, Gwent, Wales, UK
5 May 1981, Glendale, California, USA
19 January 1954, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 December 1979, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
7 June 1969, Dublin, Ireland
15 November 1970, London, England, UK
30 November 1964, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, UK
September 14, 2015
Granted, the fact that he then becomes responsible for executing people he sympathizes with is interesting, but the show's writers mine Brattle's emotional turmoil for only a fraction of its potential depth and intrigue.
September 15, 2015
The Bastard Executioner ultimately feels like an unconvincing bit of expensive dress-up.
September 14, 2015
It may require some patience to understand where it's going and start heading toward the payoff.
September 14, 2015
The two-hour pilot takes a long time setting up the show's true intention... But when it does get there, it's a worthy journey of self-preservation and exploration of the human soul.
September 15, 2015
Everything surrounding the colorfully bloody bastard-execution-ing is grungy soap opera.
September 15, 2015
Thematically, Sutter is back in his wheelhouse, and that's what was likely most appealing to FX, and will be to those who miss Jax Teller and the gang.
September 15, 2015
With visibly second-tier production values, The Bastard Executioner feels a bit more like people playing dress up than the best works in its genre should.
September 15, 2015
In the cut-throat realm of cable TV, Bastard Executioner would do well to see the sword pointing at its own jugular.
September 14, 2015
Like its nefarious Englishmen, The Bastard Executioner holds a sharp blade to our necks to demand respect. So far, though, it does little else to earn it.
September 14, 2015
I can't see Sagal's story line improving much in the coming weeks, unless she gets a bob, but, with all the good material mixed into this bold series, I'm more than willing to be surprised.
