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The Purge

2018 – 2019Show2 seasons · 20 episodesTV-MACanceled

CrimeMystery
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Metacritic444.2Rotten Tomatoes42%70%
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Metacritic444.2Rotten Tomatoes42%70%

Summary

Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Binge-friendly

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Gets your pulse racing.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Police StateRare · in 60 titlesWe usually see the universe of the Purge through the lens of its brutal, lawless titular event.Four Lines, All Waitingin 228 titlesBoth seasons follow multiple situations simultaneously.All 124 tropes

The Purge episodes

2 seasons · 20 episodes

  1. S1 E1 What Is America?, 6.8
  2. S1 E2 Take What's Yours, 6.6
  3. S1 E3 The Urge to Purge, 6.8
  4. S1 E4 Release the Beast, 6.5
  5. S1 E5 Rise Up, 6.7
  6. S1 E6 The Forgotten, 6.8
  7. S1 E7 Lovely Dark and Deep, 6.8
  8. S1 E8 The Giving Time Is Here, 6.9
  9. S1 E9 I Will Participate, 7.0
  10. S1 E10 A Nation Reborn, 6.9
  1. S2 E1 This Is Not a Test, 7.6
  2. S2 E2 Everything Is Fine, 7.2
  3. S2 E3 Blindspots, 7.2
  4. S2 E4 Grief Box, 7.2
  5. S2 E5 House of Mirrors, 7.5
  6. S2 E6 Happy Holidays, 7.4
  7. S2 E7 Should I Stay or Should I Go, 7.3
  8. S2 E8 Before the Sirens, 7.7
  9. S2 E9 Hail Mary, 7.6
  10. S2 E10 7:01am, 7.5

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