re: Turn: Washington Spies

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e prepared to hate Simcoe.

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I enjoy the character but it is wild how much they embellished any wrongdoing by/evilness of the historical John Graves Simcoe

I believe the real Simcoe ended up bringing about the end of slavery in Canada and founding the city that would become Toronto.

I loved his character in the show for his hateability, but the level of evilness reminds me of Col. Tavington from the Patriot (based very loosely on Banastre Tarleton, who was not a crazed murderer either )