TURN: Washington's Spies (TV Series) Reviewed

The weather doesn’t always cooperate with our plans for the fourth of July. As often as not, our parties and community fireworks are cancelled due to rain, but we still seek a way to celebrate the 4th of July.  This year, we will be watching Turn: Washington's Spies for the second time.  It is a mini-series I can highly recommend to anyone who has an interest in American history and it is a great way to spend a rainy 4th of July. 

Several years back, my husband and I watched the Turn series.  I recently watched the pilot movie again so I could review it today.  I was surprised by how much easier it was for me to follow the characters since I have previously seen the entire series.  This is clearly a series worthy of watching more than once.

I will warn you in advance, it is about the Revolutionary War and does have some graphic war scenes and content.  Any realistic war movie is not viewed so much for pleasure as it is for historical value.  The Turn series has been deemed very accurate and is quite a lesson on the American War for Independence. 

There are some things that happen in any war that you might not have ever considered.  For instance, what does it look like to be the temporary "home" for the invading army?  How it really changes everything: what you say, what you do, where you go.  And, what about the "occupiers" lodging and food?  They take over your homes, your restaurants or taverns, your churches, your work places and dictate what is acceptable for your daily lives.  Your very life is always at risk by their whim.    

 

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TURN: Washington's Spies Series - Pilot Episode Synopsis 

From the very first scenes of the pilot movie, you are introduced to the main characters and given very important information about their history with one another.  The bonds that were formed in childhood affect their choices throughout the series.  

The people of Setauket, a hamlet in Long Island, New York which in fact was the base of the Culper Spy Ring, found themselves entrenched in the Revolutionary War whether they wanted to be or not.  As a matter of fact, the main character of the series didn't want to be involved, and he certainly did not wish to become a spy.  However, he was forced to choose a loyalty, risking everything for himself and those he holds most dear.

 

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As you watch the pilot movie and the series, keep in mind they are based on the actions and decisions of real people.  Those people changed history.

  

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