The trailers for Taboo paint a mystical picture of main character James Keziah Delaney, played by Tom Hardy. From describing him as a "ghost," a man with "mother's madness" seen walking around in tribal garb, to flashes of images that hint at witchcraft and other taboo magic, it's understandable than some might have thought the new FX/BBC co-production was more Penny Dreadful than Peaky Blinders.
While Taboo, which airs its second episode tonight, certainly does have threads of supernatural storytelling woven through its plot, it's much more focused on exploring the traumatized mind of Delaney than revealing whether he's some sort of shaman. Tom Hardy told IGN that the parts of the story that might seem supernatural are more just a way for Taboo's storytellers to play around with the show's tone, explaining the first season is "more of a 'f--k you to the establishment' story."
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While Taboo, which airs its second episode tonight, certainly does have threads of supernatural storytelling woven through its plot, it's much more focused on exploring the traumatized mind of Delaney than revealing whether he's some sort of shaman. Tom Hardy told IGN that the parts of the story that might seem supernatural are more just a way for Taboo's storytellers to play around with the show's tone, explaining the first season is "more of a 'f--k you to the establishment' story."
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