The Red Road

I am not that familiar with Sundance's television programming up to this point, but when I learned that Jason Momoa was going to be in a dramatic series about race relations between a First Nation people and the white community I was fairly excited. For one, it seemed like Momoa would finally get an opportunity to demonstrate his acting ability. He is often characterized as a very wooden actor, but I think that is more that he is rarely given much to work with besides be big and unsettling. Secondly, it addresses racial issues that often go ignored in fiction in favor of more visible issues.

So far the acting overall is fairly good, although Julianne Nicholson's performance in the first season of Masters of Sex far outshines her work in this first episode. The direction and editing are competent. It is too early yet to tell how good the writing is going to get, but so far the show is quite engrossing and has the potential to be a great show.

In the wake of the recent wrap up of Breaking Bad and the thoroughly impressive True Detective, The Red Road may seem a bit light weight but the brief episode order (6 eps) and rather uncommon setting and perspective show a lot of promise for improvement.

I just discovered this all too late. I really enjoyed the first two seasons and was pleased to watch something with a decent plot and acting for once. Really gutted that I don't get to know where the story ends as the second series ended just as things were really beginning to escalate. Such a waste.

With soooo much absolute crap that's on-screen, it's a damn shame when a fairly decent program gets canceled just as it's starting to get legs. This was never going to be a mainstream show, but for those taking the time to get into it.. it was well worthwhile. Was the story a bit slow at first, and more convoluted than need be.. maybe. But it did not insult its' audience intelligence with pablum BS junk. Far from it.. and as far as the acting goes, this was as good a group as you will find in any decent TV drama today (and Julianne Nicholson was brilliant). Without a doubt the script had weaknesses, but not many ever do not. Actors that get cut off at the knees when shows get dropped are hurt the most. They pour themselves into their work, and are then forced to walk away before the job gets accomplished. Would just like to let them know their efforts were well appreciated, and it's seriously regretful shortsighted minds had control of the overall process. Bravo to those involved for those two very good seasons.

At some points during the show it seems that there can be pointless scenes and the pacing can be slow, however, the foreshadowing of several different characters and the room for future plot lines could be immense.

Character development is spread in between the range of characters and gives us a chance to see and start to like the characters in the show, either good or bad. The different characters have deep personalities and are slowly revealed in different ways which creates a really grainy patch of the morals and decision making of these characters between either their families or moral beliefs.

The Red Road leaves room for future development but barely shows what it is capable of with just the first season. this isn't the type of show that instantly sticks, this show will develop and become more and more intriguing as time passes.

New to Netflix and MY GOD I just found this series on Netflix! Watched both seasons in 2 days and find there's no more episodes? PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T TRUE! Love watching Jason. Story line is good. Actors are perfect. PLEASE SEND US MORE. Will there be more and when? What a cliff hanger in season 2! Seriously need more of The Red Road.