The Terror
thrillerhistoryhorror
170
Masterclass
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
43
Craft & Quality/50
43
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
The AMC series dramatizing the doomed Franklin Expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Exceptional craft and historically grounded.
Educational about Arctic exploration history, 19th-century British naval culture, and Inuit beliefs. Jared Harris gives one of the great recent television performances. The supernatural element is handled with restraint.
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