Are you obsessed with period drama?
Maybe youre the throw in whos never missed a single series premiere on PBS.
The Brits have a track record of getting it right and we love them for it.
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Americans on the other hand?
(The Martiandirector Ridley Scott and formerERshowrunner David Zabel executive produced the six-part series.)
This is no fluffy story about love lost and crumpled crinolines.
Slavery is not a political question.
I only mean to say, emancipation is upon us.
Dr. Byron Hale (Norbert Leo Butz) is condescending, brusque, and thickly bearded.
(Sidenote: Despite his easy chemistry with Mary, the man is married.
Independence is a privilege that Emma might never experience for herself.
Will Emma be able to earn the respect of a skeptical-seeming Mary?
Can she learn to think for herself beyond her father (Cole)s double-dealing politics?
Thoughtful too, isMercy Streets treatment of slavery.
But that isnt the case: Hes highly trained in medicine, a skill he must keep secret.
Will she and Jed become a couple?
Can Emma develop a backbone?
Will Belcher rise above his circumstances and challenge the status quo?
Mercy Streetis a worthy addition to Sunday night viewing schedules.
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