Through three episodes, “The Bastard Executioner” has established itself as a show like no other. While there may be some other series out there right now that contain some of its elements (the Middle Ages, politics, or mysticism), few combine them together like this and then add a serious coat of blood. This show has […]
Here is the funny thing about “The Bastard Executioner“: After next week’s new episode “A Hunger / Newyn,” we will be almost halfway through the first season. That may be one of the few things that is funny about this show, given that for the most part we’re dealing with serious, deadly issues here. […]
We have never come in to writing any of these articles on “The Bastard Executioner” with any false pretense that we know much about Welsh history. We don’t, and therefore the significance of someone losing a nose in public spectacle is something that is a little more lost on us than it would be some […]
When we first reported on the premiere numbers for FX’s “The Bastard Executioner” last week, one of the things that we were careful to note is that for the most part, the network does have a tendency to be somewhat hesitant to release ratings data until the live+3 figures are available. They are aware of the […]
While FX often likes to wait until the live+3 data is in before releasing ratings information on some of their shows, we thought we could at least still give you a little bit of context when it comes to Kurt Sutter’s new series “The Bastard Executioner,” which we thought had a solid start creatively on […]
Revenge can be a very risky thing. Is it possible that you feel some sort of emotional retribution at the end? Certainly, but it can also lead you with a feeling of emptiness or great sorrow. If it fails, you are either even more miserable or dead. This is the position that we are left […]
Tonight, FX lifted the veil on what is by far one of the most ambitious series that they have created to this point: “The Bastard Executioner.” It showed the tale of Wilkin Brattle (Lee Jones), a man who takes on the position of executioner as an act to ensure that he can right a great […]
While “The Bastard Executioner” is technically airing a two-hour premiere on Tuesday night, this is a little bit different than “Sons of Anarchy,” where you could sometimes have a single episode that lasted for this long. These are technically being viewed as two separate installments, and we will be reviewing them as such. If there […]
While the majority of television is in somewhat of a holding pattern until the fall TV season starts up next week on major networks, there is a huge entry coming at you tonight on FX in “The Bastard Executioner.” Starting at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time creator Kurt Sutter’s follow-up to “Sons of Anarchy” will begin, […]
Can you believe that the series premiere of “The Bastard Executioner” is now a mere matter of days away? It doesn’t seem all that long ago that it was first announced that this would be Kurt Sutter’s first project after “Sons of Anarchy,” and given that production only first started on the series earlier this […]
