John Adams: all the rest

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It was great. I especially liked Episode Five, in which Jefferson becomes the Jefferson everyone remembers from school: bitchslappin' a fool for lack of foresight, and lovin' on the French.

Not to mention! Alexander Hamilton is a white dude! Granted, sneaky bastard is where Rufus Sewell butters his bread, and Hamilton was a big douche, but aw. And we don't even see him eat a bullet.

You know what else was beautiful? The recreation of Abigail Adams's Greek democracy inspired clothing and hairstyles.

Also, Episode Six COMPLETELY SKIPS the Midnight Judges and Marbury v. Madison, as if that Alien and Sedition Act was just one inconsequential bad piece of judgment on Adams' part. Whatever, hagiography. It's really too bad because Paul Giamatti is best in the scenes in which Adams is a snarky miserable bitch.

Well, those and the scenes where he's utterly in love with everything Abigail says. It's an uncommon portrait of a man -- anywhere, to see a guy so in love with his wife. Aw. Loved it. They were both such snarky people, especially loved the bit where they cracked wise about Washington's teeth.

Episode Seven was a little scant on actual material, given that Episode Six is like an hour and twenty minutes long (but you gotta give the Adams/Jefferson bitchfest to the end. I mean. The ending is TOO GOOD TO BE REAL.) I like that they managed to fit Sally in at the very end. In fact, I came so around on the Jefferson in this film that I wish there was a whole 'nother miniseries devoted to his crazy misadventures.

Watching the making of now, then bed.

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Oh, my. My duelling-Federalist crush meets my Sewell crush. I can't take it!