Rebellion

The series gives a nice view of the age, has great sets, costumes, props and is historically accurate enough. It's not clear enough, though, to give a clear, documentary understanding of this chaotic period of Irish history. Locations, abbreviations, titles and such are given without explanation or context. Events are given in chronological order, but the story skips along the timeline, missing important connections and events. Unfortunately the storytelling is not good enough to make it an interesting drama, either. The individual story arcs are predictable, cliche, and very limited in scope. Character arcs are largely individual and hardly ever linked to others'. Some seem to be entirely unnecessary to tell the story. There are way too many missed opportunities for true, engaging drama.