(Technically spoilers included, but I promise not really to ruin anything...)
I loved this episode deeply. If you like a good underdog story, this was absolutely one to watch!
Admittedly, the entire thing is intentionally a-historical madness (yes, the European aristos on the pleasure boat in high Rococo fashion are excited about phrenology... also one is wearing a chicken hat... this is not supposed to be tricking you into thinking it's anything but historical *fantasy*).
Besides following our two main leads in their awkward dance of navigating 18th century mean girls, the B plot of the what the other crew are up to is funny and satisfying and one of my favorite jokes (I hope Abshir comes back next season)!
And the the denouement at the end of the episode is, seriously, all I could have hoped for.
I loved this episode deeply. If you like a good underdog story, this was absolutely one to watch!
Admittedly, the entire thing is intentionally a-historical madness (yes, the European aristos on the pleasure boat in high Rococo fashion are excited about phrenology... also one is wearing a chicken hat... this is not supposed to be tricking you into thinking it's anything but historical *fantasy*).
Besides following our two main leads in their awkward dance of navigating 18th century mean girls, the B plot of the what the other crew are up to is funny and satisfying and one of my favorite jokes (I hope Abshir comes back next season)!
And the the denouement at the end of the episode is, seriously, all I could have hoped for.