In preceding my review, I offer a statement: I have just finished the entire series and have a complete depiction and opinion of the show. I absolutely loved this TV show! I have followed the series from the very beginning and have been on the edge of my seat nearly the entire time (Hence the 9/10). If my recollection suits me correctly, while watching the second season I felt like the story began to stray from revolution and spy-work in favor for adultery and promiscuity, which left me longing for the former. This was remedied in the third season and completely forgotten about in the fourth, as I was so impressed.Also, I am an avid fan of American history and even though there were a few historical inaccuracies with the show, I still felt like the directors and writers of the show tried to implement a realistic view of what MIGHT have occurred, with a compelling story to entertain. The names and places, as well as some of the spy-work done in the show were historically accurate. But not all.That being said, after finishing the entire series, I have still given the show a rating of 9/10 stars because I genuinely feel that this show (once you get passed the garbage in the second season) has incredible power. This power is accompanied with, and brought on by brilliant acting, writing, and cinematography. Part of the reason why I enjoyed this show was not only the story and how AMC chose to produce that story, but from the continuous development of the characters. Each character proved to be increasingly dynamic with deep passion and realism. By the end of the series, you will be left feeling complete and full (albeit exceptionally entertained).I would highly recommend this series to anyone and everyone!

The television show based on the saga of Abraham Woodhull (Jamie Bell) and the spy ring he built to help the American colonies defy the British Empire in the Revolutionary War came to an end. The final season moved the timeline towards the end of the war and saw the death of major characters and the final relaying of information that proved crucial to the British defeat. I had given up on this show back in the second season finding the acting a little corny and the dialogue strange, but when I decided to catch up on it, I found myself enjoying the dramas of the characters alongside the pressures of war. Anna Strong (Heather Lind) finds herself in the refugee camp after refusing marriage to Major Hewlett (Burn Gorman). She conspires with Ben Talmadge (Seth Numrich) and Caleb Brewster (Daniel Henshall) to root out the spies in the camp who seek to betray General George Washington (Ian Kahn).Woodhull has been so close to being exposed on numerous occasions especially as he was hunted by John Simcoe (Samuel Roukin). The plot at the beginning of the season sees Woodhull parting from his wife Mary (Meegan Warner) who has taken resistance into her own hands before including shooting Simcoe, and pretending to be captured with his father Judge Richard Woodhull (Kevin McNally) by the rebels in order to free Caleb. This plot goes terribly wrong when the Judge is shot during the prisoner exchange and Abraham is nearly shot too if he wasn't saved by Akinbode (Aldis Hodge). The murder of his father gives Woodhull the chance to disguise his motivations for joining the British army. Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com

(Flash Review)This show picks up the battles after America declared its independence. You are given the neat perspective of the spies who work on behalf of George Washington the General and how some serious old school spying was done. A far cry from the high tech world of James Bond. The show is highly realistic and authentic to the period. There are lots of characters to keep straight and keep track of, which requires focus and/or rewatching a few scenes twice to catch everything. It is entertaining and the editing mixes up crisp and eloquent dialog, with some battles, subtle spying, a dash of romance and some bloody moments. Very enjoyable yet requires astute focus.

This is why this is doomed to be canceled by AMC. They want cheap content they can churn out for a year or two until it becomes too expensive for their cheap budgets. Once a series is a success, Actors demand higher salaries cutting into AMC's profit margin.This is why they will write off the 2017 season so they can kill off characters, end the war and be done with this good series and onto a new one with a lot less production expenses, salaries and overhead.They can churn out more crap fodder most of us won't watch...other than Better Call Saul and The Son, which look promising. The Son is a bit clichéd though.