▁the ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁the ▁slow ▁burn ▁aspect . ▁The ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁gives ▁the ▁series ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 8 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 5 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 0 3 / 1 0 . ▁Their ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" After ▁a ▁sl ugg ish ▁start , ▁Tab oo ▁takes ▁a ▁hold ▁as ▁a ▁myster ious , ▁dark , ▁and ▁often ▁brut al ▁period ▁drama ▁with ▁plenty ▁of ▁promise ▁as ▁a ▁series most ▁not ably ▁Tom ▁Hard y ' s ▁exception ally ▁watch able ▁performance ". ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁series ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 2 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁Ben ▁Lawrence ▁of ▁The ▁Te legraph ▁gave ▁Tab oo ▁ 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars , ▁stating ▁that ▁Tab o os ▁strength ▁is ▁that , ▁despite ▁borrow ing ▁from ▁western s , ▁gang ster ▁f lick s ▁and ▁even ▁Dick ens , ▁it ▁still ▁man ages ▁to ▁feel ▁utter ly ▁original . ▁Sam ▁W oll ast on ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁noted ▁that ▁while ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁" does ▁make ▁you ▁w ince ", ▁Hard y ' s ▁acting ▁and ▁on screen ▁presence ▁more ▁than ▁makes ▁up ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁Writing ▁for ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter , ▁Tim ▁Good man ▁noted ▁that ▁Tab oo ▁is ▁a ▁solid