That episode was a bit slow. The depiction of John Adams in this mini-series (and I believe it is historically accurate) is that of a man not truly suited to diplomacy. He is strong willed and speaks his mind and those are not the traits of a diplomat.
The scenes in the French court were simply scary. To think that the white powered face with the random mole was ever a cultural norm of beauty kind of blows my mind.
Overall I sadly must report that this episode fell flat for me and I had a hard time paying attention. I fear this time, too much attention was spent on historical accuracy and not enough on good television. As a history teacher that was a bit depressing to admit, but as a TV viewer I cannot avoid that truth.
The wife actually picked up the computer and started checking emails during this episode because she was so bored. She did not even notice that Adams had sent Quincy to act as a secretary for the US ambassador to Russia.
Hopefully things pick up in the next episode!
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