Wow. I thought the last three episodes would be anticlimactic and that all the events leading up to the Revolution would far exceed any drama after Washington's election.
It's true that the Great Events slowed down after that, but it became a much more personal and humanizing film. The conflicts between Adams and Jefferson as proxies for the Federalists and Republicans were wonderful, and Adams' speech expressing his distase for Hamilton was superb. (I do think Hamilton got a little bit of an undeserved bashing there, but never mind). Then there was Adams grumbling at John Trumbull's romanticization of the signing of the Declaration of Independence: "the delegates were scurrying in and out of Philadelphia all summer, signing when they could."
I had to dig out my copy of McCullough's book in order to keep track of the Adams' family children; I recommend everyone do the same. Everyone has a copy, right?
Posted by Linkmeister at November 20, 2008 01:22 PM | TrackBackAbsolutely! Best book I've read in a long time. Can't wait to finally see the series.
Posted by: Solonor at November 20, 2008 03:50 PM