100 WORD TELEVISION REVIEWS / Carnival Row

CARNIVAL ROW: B+

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I admit that I rolled my eyes at the trailer for Carnival Row—Cara Delevingne as a fairy, how unexpected. But within the first five minutes, we see this pixie is a fearless, albeit damaged, veteran. I also had to revise my memory of Orlando Bloom as a pretty elf; he’s the emotional heart of the story. While it leans a little too hard on the immigration analogy at times, the show has some complicated things to say about assimilation and belonging. Missing Game of Thrones? Carnival Row’s world is just as gorgeously realized—and the women characters get treated better.

Jeanne Obbard, Staff Writer

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