Os Abandonados

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.

American Primeval was fabulous. A mix of fact and fiction. This deserves a watch. It isn't the same, but in its own, it stands. Gillian Anderson is a fabulous evil character. And I hope there is a second season that will wrap up the loose ends. This was a good engaging watch with some talent I've not seen before. So I will hope for another season. There are so many other worthless shows out there. This isn't one of them.

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.

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 ✌🏽

Okay, it lacks in originality and the acting can be a bit under done, but it's not a bad story. I came into it without any preconceived notions of another 'Yellowstone'. My biggest complaint about the series, and I see no one else making comment about this, is that Sutter decided to film most of it at night and with totally inadequate lighting. Yes, I realize that in 1854 lighting was primarily candles and lanterns, which didn't give out a lot of light, but watching this I had to discern what was going on because of the pace of the action and the lack of lighting. I even turned out all the lights in the room and adjusted the contrast to offset this, all with no difference in the viewing experience. Combines with the usual (for these days) mumbling of the lines by most characters (I had to turn on the captioning) and I can say it could have been better done. Oh, well...I seriously doubt there will a second season (despite the ending) especially since Sutter left the production before it was finished.