One could say this post doesn’t make sense because Richard would recognize who Caleb is, but personally I think the implication that Richard doesn’t know his son’s friends is funnier
TURN is actually such a funny show, because you’ll be introduced to two important people in the rebel army;
One is the head of intelligence, Washington’s right hand man, noble, brilliant, serious, incredible posture, impeccable blue uniform, leads armies, went to Yale, elegant,
The other is just some guy, dirt on his face 90% of the time, the baggiest pants you’ve ever seen, always smiling, literal pirate, barely has an official rank, makes money by selling illegal goods on the black market, drove a submarine bomb,
TURN is a period drama that loosely follows the formation and actions of the Culper ring, an American intelligence operation during the American Revolutionary War in the late 18th century. They play fast and loose with history at times, but what it lacks in historical accuracy, it makes up for with whump and action. Spoilers below the cut!
Numbers in parentheses represent the minute mark of the start of the whump in question. They're ordered by episode vaguely in the order at which the whump starts, since I took notes as I watched, and I've linked GIFs where I found them. My favorites and major whump scenes are indicated by coloring the text. I've included whump for the following major characters:
Abraham Woodhull ("Abe," Jamie Bell), a cabbage farmer in Long Island, NY, and the first American spy
Benjamin Tallmadge ("Ben," Seth Numrich), Abe's childhood friend and officer in the American Army who runs the spy ring
Caleb Brewster (Daniel Henshaw), friend of Ben and Abe who retrieves Abe's messages
John Graves Simcoe (Samuel Roukin), sadistic officer in the British Army and arguable villain of the show
Benedict Arnold (Owain Yeoman), Continental officer who became disillusioned and joined the British
Simcoe: bullet roughly dug from leg, tortured (throughout)
1x05
Ben: falls into cold river, shivering, unconscious for several days (21)
1x06
Abe: shot in stomach (imagined, start); gunpoint, knocked unconscious (11); wakes up, shivering, kicked in stomach (21)
1x07
Abe: punched in the face, choked, kicked repeatedly, helped to walk (20)
1x10
Abe: punched in the stomach again (20), emotional distress after killing someone (40)
SEASON 2
2x01
Ben: fistfight (27)
2x03
Benedict Arnold: in field hospital after being shot in leg, sweaty from fever (17, 26)
2x04
Benedict Arnold: still in field hospital (13, 35)
Abe: knifepoint, manhandled (25)
2x05:
Abe: punched in the face, bloody nose, arrested (36); tied up + punched repeatedly (40)
Ben: friend killed in front of him, sobbing (37)
2x06
Abe: in jail, pushed down stairs, beaten (10)
2x07
Abe: still in jail: shackled, bruised (10); coughing fit (29)
Simcoe: stabbed in stomach (42)
BONUS: Hewlett: held captive + experiencing hypothermia (throughout), cuts off frostbitten toes (39)
2x09
Abe: punched in the face x3, at gunpoint, manhandled/pulled by hair, sword to throat, forced to kneel (37)
2x10
Abe: shot at, choked from behind with rope (39); tied up + bloodied (44)
SEASON 3
3x01
Abe: mark on throat from choking in previous ep (6); punched in stomach, manhandled, knife to throat (17); vomits (24)
3x03
Ben: gunpoint, pistolwhipped (19); wakes up tied to a horse, shot at, horse bolts, falls off (36); stumbling + clutching side after being shot (41)
3x04
Ben: continuation from previous ep: stumbling + clutching shot side, collapse, bullet removed, wound stitched + bandaged (start); wakes up, sweaty + pained (9); helped to walk (13); whimpering in sleep, feverish (23); clutching side (& you can see the bullet scar from 1x01!) (30)
3x05
Abe: gunpoint, hit in head, thrown down stairs (30)
3x07
Abe: punched in stomach, manhandled, forced to kneel (2)
Simcoe: shot in the ear (35)
3x08
Simcoe: bandages on head from wound in previous ep (14, 36)
3x09
Abe: arrested @ gunpoint, forced to ground with boot on head (42)
3x10
Abe: manhandled, noose around neck + choking (1); hanging but saved (37)
SEASON 4
4x02
Caleb: kidnapped (start), interrogated + punched (20, 23); chest sliced + salt pressed in wound, red-hot sword to chest (30); barely conscious (40)
Abe: staged kidnapping (36)
4x03
Abe: continuation of staged kidnapping in prior ep: restrained + manhandled (0); tied up (throughout); dad killed in front of him, numb (21); fight, smothered, loses consciousness (31); regains consciousness + holds deceased dad's hand (41)
Caleb: unconscious in jail, bloody, groaning, fireman's carry (9); helped to walk (13, 18)
4x04
Abe: kicked repeatedly in dream (1), helped to stand, emotional about deceased father, headache (2)
Caleb: leaves medical tent before wounds are fully stitched (4); falls off horse, wakes up bandaged + tied to bed, imagines seeing torturer (12); weak, coughing, helped to stand (28)