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A , western series: , but never scary, .
Good for friends night · teens · binge-friendly
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All of this is true. Most of it happened.
Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford, a newly freed teenager joins abolitionist John Brown on a holy crusade to end slavery. Onion encounters Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, and he finds himself as a part of the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.
Historical Dark ComedyRadical Abolitionist DramaEthan Hawke Performance ShowcaseSatirical View of American MythologyComing-of-Age Amidst WarBleak yet Witty NarrativeComplex Moral AmbiguityPeriod Piece with Modern Voice
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Is The Good Lord Bird worth watching?
81
GreatGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 84). Critics rate it higher (91 out of 100) than audiences (73).
How long does it take to watch The Good Lord Bird?
5 h
About 5 hours: 7 episodes in 1 season of about 45 minutes each, aired from 2020 to 2020.
Is The Good Lord Bird plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
Will The Good Lord Bird make me laugh?
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Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (8 of 10) and sharp wit (7 of 10).
What tropes does The Good Lord Bird use?
Army of Thieves and WhoresHistorical Domain CharacterVery Loosely Based on a True StoryWell-Intentioned ExtremistLarge HamAs the Good Book Says...Berserk ButtonWild HairWarts and AllMissing MomWretched HiveParental Substituteand 30 more
TV Tropes lists 42 tropes for it, including Army of Thieves and Whores, Historical Domain Character, and Very Loosely Based on a True Story.