The concept of this alternative history is quite interesting, but the same cannot be said about how it is executed in this series. What's with the husky mumbling that seems to permeate all BBC drama productions lately? Sam Riley is even worse than Tom Hardy in "Taboo"... Add to that a whole lot of general whispering and thick Scottish accents, and subtitles become a necessity. And there is nothing wrong with neither my hearing nor my comprehension of regional English – you can throw heavily accented stuff like John Bishop, Jimmy Nail, James Nesbitt and the Wurzels at me all day, no problem.
The bad diction ruins the enjoyment of the show (just as with the aforementioned Taboo, where a ridiculously gibberish dialogue makes the matter even worse – on the few occasions when you can hear what they say, it makes no sense – Jonathan Pryce is the only professional on that show), and it is utterly disrespectful towards the audience.
The bad diction ruins the enjoyment of the show (just as with the aforementioned Taboo, where a ridiculously gibberish dialogue makes the matter even worse – on the few occasions when you can hear what they say, it makes no sense – Jonathan Pryce is the only professional on that show), and it is utterly disrespectful towards the audience.