Harlots 2×06 Review: The women struggle to transcend legacies of trauma

A major theme in Harlots is how violence abuse is perpetuated throughout generations, and how the various women in the show have coped with their trauma. Margaret’s mother was so unfeeling towards her daughter, she sold her off to Quigley,…

Harlots 2×05 Review: The Kids Are Not All Right

The latest episode of Harlots is all about the unexpected. Not that anything that happens will be much of a surprise to us. It’s more that the various members of the cast, with their constantly shifting allegiances and fortunes, must…

Harlots 2×04 Review: Danger inches closer to the unknowing Wells women

Wheels never spin for long on Harlots, and things are once again in full motion on the fourth episode of the show’s sophomore season. The women are firmly established in the places that will make or break them, with Quigley…

Harlots Season 2 Premiere Review: Get ready, because the girls are definitely back in town

Harlots was always a show with quite a bit on its mind. Call it a byproduct of its subject matter, which happens to be about prostitutes in 1763 London, a time when one in five women made their living that…