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Samuel and Jacob discuss The Curse of the Black Spot, focusing on its mystery elements and character performances.

Samuel and Jacob set sail into Series 6 with The Curse of the Black Spot. They discuss the episode’s evolving mystery, the clever reveal behind the Siren, Hugh Bonneville’s performance as Captain Avery, and why this well-constructed adventure works better as a mystery than as a full-fledged pirate story. Episode Highlights: Why the story is … Continue reading Going Through Who 20.1: The Curse of the Black Spot →

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Hosts: Samuel, Jacob

Topics covered

• mystery
• pirate story
• character performance
• adventure
• TV series

Keywords

• The Curse of the Black Spot
• mystery
• Hugh Bonneville
• pirate
• TV series

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