Hell on Wheels = iron horse (soap) opera. A little bit of history woven into a whole lot of improbable melodrama. I wish they’d get back to building that railroad and get away from crazy preachers, noble savages, and whores with hearts of gold.
I think ,the underlying tone is one of great hardship. The Indians, the route, the schemes. So the bad guy preacher hanging around will be one of next years big issues.
Most ongoing dramas have some soap opera.
Nice to see westerns like Deadwood and Hell with horse sh!t in the mud and whore’s sh!t in the tents. Anson Mount, Common and the guy playing Durant make it watchable. The interaction with Grant, while greatly contrived was interesting as a post war meeting.
gotta go do honey dos. Check back later to see which tv addicts are still around.
I quit watching when Lily got killed. I was too emotionally invested in her character. ;)