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Is ‘The Bastard Executioner’ Too Violent?

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FX’s new drama is hands-down TV’s most violent new show. But with Game of Thrones ushering in an era of excessive gore, it might also be the tipping point.

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It’s a post-Game of Thrones world and we’re all living in it, albeit a bit nauseated, squeamish, and with our fingers covering our eyes while we cringe.

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