The Bastard Executioner Is Interesting But Flawed.

Just enough sympathy and love to carry the show.

In case you’ve been living under a rock,The Bastard Executionerrecently premiered on FX to some fanfare in the mainstream entertainment media. The drama, set in the High Middle Ages, follows Wilkin Brattle (Lee Jones), a former English soldier who is called by a divine messenger to live as a journeyman executioner in 14th century Wales. The series deals with Wilkin’s turn to a group of rebels that are fighting against the crushing taxes imposed...