Last night’s episode of  Rebellion has drawn a very mixed reaction from viewers.
While many fans have praised the show for its emotional drama, others have slated the series and RTE for ‘historical inaccuracies‘.
Sunday night’s episode depicted the death of a young boy gunned down in the street, and people were divided in their views.
14-year-old Peter, the nephew of Brian Gleeson’s character Jimmy Mahon, was shot while collecting apples in the third episode.
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The boy is helped by medical student Elizabeth, played by Charlie Murphy, who carried him to hospital however his injuries prove too severe.
Brian revealed he was blown away by Jason’s moving performance and said the young actor should be “proud of his impact on the series.”
“His performance was great. War is violent and random and this episode jumps in the deep end and isn’t afraid of showing the horrific loss that some of the characters have endure,” he told The Herald.
“I’m very proud to be on the screen with all the actors in this show. Â They’re all absolutely terrific.”
Here’s what viewers had to say:
Emotional episode tonight #Rebellion @rte
— Anne Burke (@JTCTherapy) January 17, 2016
#Rebellion excellent tonight … thoroughly enjoying the series. Well done @rte.
— Maura O’Neill (@MauraONeill1) January 17, 2016
Glad I studied Irish history at school, otherwise if I had of been relying on RTE & #Rebellion I would have had a warped opinion on events!!
— Leo quinn (@Leoquinn4) January 17, 2016
RTÉ should be proud of the work they done on Rebellion. Best show on the TV and a great insight into Irish history.
— Nicole Laverty (@nicolelaverty__) January 17, 2016
Awful shite @rte tonite! Some rebellion! Skipped the lancers gettin wiped out n sanitised the Battle of Mount St #badhistory#baddrama
— Feargal Ó Cuilinn (@Feargoc) January 17, 2016
Only authentic thing about #Rebellion is its abject failure which typifies how far removed RTE personnel are from the spirit of the nation
— H Gethings (@GethingsH) January 17, 2016
Rebellion continues next Sunday on RTE One at 9.30pm.
