The Abandons

Tad confused by the negative comments with extreme low ratings. I enjoyed it, wasn't as great as Godless for example but I really liked the effort of two strong women being the main characters finally in a western. Some characters lacked depth but I feel maybe not all of them were meant to be in the spotlight.

I would watch a new season too if that happens.

Could have been more details on Constance's character, this way she was really just a cruel woman but somewhat you can understand that two middle aged women in those times could only survive if they're strong and ruthless.

It's a good watch!

I really don't know what to say. This show is just not that engaging. With two such strong female leads I expected more. It feels more like a Hatfield and McCoys. And there are just way too many stereotypical images thrown in that do nothing for the context. But I think the most irritating and hard to look at is how Lena Healy truly went way too far with the lip Botox. She is a caricature. Such a lovely woman and such horrible transition.

The Abandons is a pretty good western series that takes place in 1850's Washington and follows two family matriarchs, one wealthy (Gillian Anderson) and one poor (Lena Headey) but with a loyal atypical family, as they battle each other for the land owned by the poorer one. If it sounds a lot like Yellowstone that's because it is, just not as good. It's still good enough to watch though. I actually binged through all 7 episodes in only a few days. It does start off kind of blah but it gets better as the season goes on. I wouldn't mind seeing another season or two of this.

Just started The Abandon. Kurt Sutter's new Western with Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson. People are dragging it in reviews and I'm like... is it because it's two strong women instead of yet another dude monologuing into the horizon? Because honestly I love Lena and Gillian. They could read me parking instructions 😭 If this show ends up mid it won't be because of them. It'll be because men on the internet can't handle a Western without a gritty guy named Buck crying into his whiskey. I am very interested to see where this goes. Thanks for the representation of strong women, Kurt ✌🏽

Decent effort, but I feel this should have been made as a one-shot movie, if this is where it ends.

Nowhere near as bad as some are making out, entertaining.

It's enjoyable hocum, not to be taken too seriously. Nowhere near on the levels of SOA or The Shield in teerms of Sutter, but it's a VERY different type of project.

As for people talking about Anderson, wtaf, it's a GREAT performance from both her and Headey.