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Jun 15, 2015
83
The series is impeccably produced, but the real draw is Turner. [19 Jun 2015, p.58]
Oct 2, 2017
83
Poldark dips back into the same well as in seasons past, but with an extra dimension.
Jun 4, 2015
80
Aidan Turner cuts a dashing figure as the reincarnation of Poldark, reviving an early Masterpiece breakthrough from the mid-70s with swarthy, romantic vigor. [8 Jun 2015, p.13]
Jun 18, 2015
80
Turner brings the necessary swoon-worthy qualities to the emotionally wounded lead (who knew there were ab exercises back in the 18th century?), but the cast is uniformly good.
Jun 19, 2015
80
Poldark is juicy, romantic, melodramatic storytelling at its most enjoyable.
Jun 22, 2015
80
The sheer blissful goofiness of [Poldark and Demelza's] burgeoning romance (with swelling music, furtive glances, and Harlequin romance novel compositions) encapsulates the pleasures of the series as a whole. This is trash done ecstatically well.
Sep 20, 2016
80
The political intrigue and machinations between Warleggen’s scheming and Poldark’s unshakeable pride and principle give this underrated series a great deal of depth, and manage to provide unpredictable journeys in a genre where outcomes are easily guessed.
Sep 20, 2019
80
This season gives fans exactly what they want from Poldark: love and drama.
Dec 5, 2019
80
With the demise of Elizabeth, a woman constrained by her time though not that interested in challenging it, it feels as if this series might focus more on the proto-feminist women still standing. ... The story gallops along like Seamus the horse on a Cornish clifftop. It’s all faintly ridiculous, but I couldn’t imagine it any other way.
