I’m late to watching this show, but I absolutely LOVE it. I’ve been watching seasons 1-3 via DVDs from my local library. However they don’t have season 4 dvds. Any recommendations for how to watch the final season?

Thank you so much!

If anybody is interested, there's a presentation on Ben Tallmadge next week by the Bayside Historical Society at 7:30pm on Thursday, July 16th.

Tix are inexpensive. They had an event a while ago on Peggy Shippen too that I unfortunately couldn't make it to.

https://www.baysidehistorical.org/events-1/the-talented-major-tallmadge-presentation-by-richard-f-welch

Hamilton-esque performance about John Andre on Sunday 7/12 at Rockefeller State Park Preserve.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/this-mans-a-spy-tickets-1989389451402

Posting this after seeing the previous post about the Tallmadge event in Bayside, NY.

Hey yall, I just realized there was a prequel web comic that went along with this show. The links seem to be broken, does anyone know where I can find a copy to read?

Good lord. Forgot how much I despise some of the a-holes amongst the redcoats and their associates. SIMCOE PLEASE BURN IN A FIRE. Robert Rogers also gets me fit to be tied every time he's on screen. Fantastic acting however. Glad to have finally joined this sub. Notice its less active than some of the subs about other shows around the same age. Shame but understandable. Anyway hey-ho fellow patriots.

Watching the Ecuador-Germany game earlier. Not sure if anyone else saw it but I definitely did 😂 Ecuador’s coach looks just like Abe

Showed up during my ER rewatch…

I was at the farmers market hosted by the Three Village Historical Society in Setauket. While there, I went into their museum and gift shop and when I turned a corner I thought that I ran into Jamie Bell. I had no idea that AMC donated his outfit to the historical society.

Over the last week I’ve been ripping the cart and watching Turn and this show becomes 10x better. Abrahams scenes where he’s lying gives me goosebumps. His full on Tory cover is so convincing it kind of gives off Gen z conservatives if you get what I’m saying

But anyways. I recommend the blinker and some Turn

Finishing up season 3 for the first time. Great series! I did not know a whole lot about Benedict Arnold before this series. My overall impression of him is that he’s an oaf and a buffoon who acts rashly. Hard to believe he was the “victor of Saratoga.” Regrettable that Philadelphias brightest star hitched her wagon to that lame horse.

Over the years, I've encountered some books that were inspired by TURN. Some authors admitted to the inspiration, while others did not, but their characters were so similar that I couldn't help but wonder. Thus far, I've only encountered TURN-disguised fiction with Ben Tallmadge as the lead, so if there are other TURN characters out there starring in someone's novel, I have yet to find them. Caleb and Abe make an appearance in some of these, but aren't the main characters.

Patriots by Sandra Chen:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41567088-patriots

This novel is the closest to full-blown histfic. The historical detail is super rich, and although it's admittedly a bit dense due to how long and involved it is, I enjoyed it, and would read more (there are a handful of books in this series). What's a definite sign that this was once fanfiction is Caleb calls Ben "Tall-boy." As far as I know, that moniker isn't historical fact, so to me, Chen was clearly a fan. This is also the one book on this list that doesn't focus on romance. I think there was a brief bit where Ben danced with Mary Floyd, but I can't recall for sure. Caleb, Abe, Hale, and Washington are all key players in this book.

To Capture a Rebel's Heart by Madelyn Grey:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250150522-to-capture-a-rebel-s-heart

This book is the only spicy one on this list, so be forewarned! The story centers around Ben infiltrating a successful Tory family, where he tries to glean intelligence for the Continentals. His efforts become a bit bungled once he and the middle daughter clash (in more ways than one). Throughout the novel, the setting shifts from this Tory household, to Morristown, to Ben's father's house once Ben becomes disabled with an injury (not really a spoiler since it's mentioned in the summary).Themes of grief, crisis of faith, addiction, and learning to reclaim one's purpose are all present here.

Perpetual Rainbows by Jessika Caruso:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231432173-perpetual-rainbows

This book centers around 19-year-old Elara Whitfield, a midwife-in-training who is recruited by Washington's army to become a spy. Although it was inspired more by the Mersereau Ring than the Culpers, Ben Tallmadge is featured heavily throughout, and is part of a love triangle with Elara and another man (I suppose it's no surprise who I was rooting for lol). The sequel should be coming out sometime this year. I'm hoping Ben will be just as involved in book two!

The Scarlet Ribbon by Naomi Stephens:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/221581024-the-scarlet-ribbon

This is the only book on this list where I have no definitive proof that the author was inspired. However, her spy hero is named Benjamin, he attended Yale, his father is a preacher, AND it mentions how he not only was part of a debate club, but he also was part of theatrical productions, and got expelled for some "extracurriculars." Ben and Hale throwing rocks through windows comes to mind lol. First and foremost, this is an AmRev retelling of Rahab's story from the Bible, but it still read to me like TURN in a few parts.

NOTE: There were two other books I've read that were inspired by TURN, but I honestly didn't like them very much, so I didn't want to include them on this list. If you know of any others, definitely let me know! I'd love to check them out!

Hosting my first TURN Trivia Night, live on Long Island! Setauket is about to get revolutionary all over again...

Who do you think will win the grand prize for most Turn knowledge?

They officially uploaded this on YT, for those who haven't seen it! ❤️

Someone shared this on Tumblr last year, but now that I'm getting to those episodes of ER (1994) myself, I was excited to see Robert Beitzel, AKA Selah Strong, in 7x13, and a super young Aldis Hodge, AKA Akinbode, in 5x6! :' ) I especially didn't realize that was Aldis at first, because he was so little!

I saw a random Reddit post a few weeks ago floating around somewhere about this show being good. I vaguely remembered it being advertised back when it was on AMC, but never watched (sadly). I finished it on Friday (right before the Artemis II splashdown - felt like a historical night of America🥹😂)

Wow. Loved it. I’m so glad this is was added again to Netflix. I feel like this show helps with this need to watch intelligent people doing things competently that Americans are hungry for right now (that’s kind of why I watched - similar to the commentary on The Pitt and Artemis II). It was so therapeutic to root for these people doing heroic things, while also getting into how these people were also complex humans. Definitely some tears shed at the end with Abe recounting his life to his son. I couldn’t stop thinking about how these men and women were essentially in their 20s-early 30s living in the woods dealing with hunger and no wages and no sanitation and no modern medicine - and honestly doing anything, let alone fighting off the best military in the world!

Such great writing and acting. Every actor in every role was pitch perfect. Every episode flew by. Amazing history to draw from that barely gets any coverage in the grand scheme of the Revolution. Loved how they portrayed the British too as men who weren’t fighting the war personally but because of duty. Made it so complex and alive (and truthful).

Loved Ian Kahn as George Washington. Made me appreciate how lucky America was to have such an intelligent and strategic leader at the time. Really showed off the gravitas of Washington.

Abraham, Caleb, Ben, and Anna. Loved them all so much!! Really loved their friendship. Just so cool. Loved that they all stayed the “good guys.” Amazing that these people were real!

I learned so much from this show. I’m going to miss this show and these characters so much! Time to read the book, all their autobiographies, and visit Setauket.

I still don't quite understand how to share images on here, so I hope everyone can see the gifs! It was so cute how Seth and Heather unintentionally paralleled their scene from s3.

Six pics from the fest!

Anyone going too? 😱

From Château Ramezay in Montreal