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considered the boat race as the hardest scene to film in the series. He explained that
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Ferreira, captain-general of the Black Ship, is annoyed by the constant delays in shipping and decides to sail without receiving permission from
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gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "There's no denying that this is a series that demands the viewer's full attention - a throwback to the height of the prestige TV era, when audiences demonstrated a willingness to put in work for their favorite series. And thus far, the rewards
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gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The action in "Tomorrow Is
Tomorrow" is not all about forging alliances, however. We also get a daring escape, a frantic ambush, and a tense chase sequence, all things viewers have likely been waiting to check off their historical-epic
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gave the episode a "B+" and wrote, "In general, this episode feels lighter. There are some little jokes in this episode, more so than in the others so far, and there's a little boat race to boot. Plus, each scene is still beautifully and pristinely shot, and each part remains well-acted. And even
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Production designer Helen Jarvis worked on the design of the two ships shown in the episode. The Black Ship was entrusted with showing the character with "a certain kind of not sinister aspect to them" and the ship "just seemed to echo that." In contrast, the
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Using his connection to the Black Ship, Blackthorne, with
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