By 1883 the Commanche had been on the reservation for years.
There were plenty of renegades I imagine and as well, the writers kind of backtracked to try and portray Elsa’s new boyfriend as a scout under the employ of the guy who rides in to save the men of the wagon train from being killed by the horse thieves.
It’s hard to believe this show is done by the same guy who made “Hell or High Water” with Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster and Chris Pine.
I’ve done quite a bit of research to try and understand why this show is so poorly written, produced and directed and about the only thing I can make of it is the phenomenon of “target audience” It’s a woman’s story told through the eyes of a young, idealistic woman who is supposed to make us always think of the Beth Dutton character in Yellowstone. The target audience demographic is women between the ages of 20-60.
I was expecting a sweeping John Ford style epic in kind of a Lonesome Dove way but that’s not what 1883 is. The men are sensitive, weak, depressing and immoral - except Thomas, the former Buffalo Soldier- he’s brave, compassionate and incorruptible so I predict he will lead the pioneers to safety in Oregon and Montana.