This episode didn't so much have an A plot and B plot as two A plots. What a wild ride again as we watched.
The "Blood" presumably related to the townie story. The sisters working out their differences, Abby working with Kate and also facing her losses.
(Kat McNamara and Katie Findlay have made me love these characters so much in such a short time.)
Anyone who's ever lived in a truly small town will feel how absolutely authentic this set up is. (No, not all of us live like pioneers, but I connected immediately to how fast news travels. And also how people make it their business to help each other out.)
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The "Whiskey" plot not only furthered the idea of area corruption. It also let the duo of Hoyt and Calian bond. Poor Calian who at the end is on the edge between blood and whiskey, having helped out.
There were points where Matt Barr and Justin Johnson Cortez made me howl. (Others where they had me in my feels)
Stunts were perfectly executed. Timing on jokes landed. Visuals were just stunning.
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I still love that I'm not sure what to make of Kai and Augustus. Kai seems to much a stalwart friend and helper to everyone, but is he a little TOO good to be true? What does the man feel?
Augustus absolutely keeping his thoughts and judgments to himself makes me wonder the same in reverse. He seems to be on Tom Davidson's side, but is he?
Shout out to Lawrence Kao and Philemon Chambers for having that acting challenge--and meeting it well.
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The uncredited main character of this show is the sweeping panorama of 1870's Texas.
The care that's been taken to be realistic while also serving the story is amazing.
Thanks goes to Director Larry Teng for that.