The Abandons

As a big fan of Western shows/movies I was really looking forward to The Abandons ever since I first heard about it. I've also been a Kurt Sutter fan ever since he created Sons of Anarchy so that grew my excitement even more. Now that's it here and I've seen it I can say that this series met those expectations. It's not the among the best westerners I've ever seen but it's still entertaining enough. Like most reviews here my biggest problem coming in is that at the time it was rare to have a woman hold so much power even more so to have two so I didn't think it would be a believable story. I was wrong, the writing and acting are so strong though that it's easy to accept it. If you're a western fan like myself then give this a try...you won't be disappointed.

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.

I was really looking forward to "The Abandons," but unfortunately, it fell short of expectations. The plot felt disjointed and lacked depth, making it hard to connect with the characters. The pacing was slow, and some storylines seemed to drag on without resolution. While the visuals were decent, they couldn't compensate for the overall lack of engaging writing. It had potential, but ultimately, it didn't deliver. If you hung in there for the entire series, like I did, and feel disappointed-watch American Primeval.

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.