re: 1883 started today (season long thread, spoilers)

Okay so it is only on the streaming channel now?

I guess I will wait until there are all out for this season the binge for the one free week.

Question... What direction are they heading I thought they were going to pass through indian territory... Oklahoma. If they started in the southern part of Ft. Worth why are they crossing the Brazos river when Ft. Worth is north of the Brazos. What did I miss?

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They are heading for Lubbock, which is crossing the River basin.

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Thanks

Todays episode was bad in my opinion. Very slow like most episodes of Yellowstone this season.

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Todays episode was bad in my opinion. Very slow like most episodes of Yellowstone this season.

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Slow?

The river crossing was epic! Great scene as the daughter was playing the piano.

I dont think they've shown the daughter in any of the flashbacks

Eta: cant spell

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The river crossing was epic! Great scene as the daughter was playing the piano.

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I found myself annoyed by the length of the piano song. A lot of inconsistencies in that river too. Some folks wading across and walking out while others flounder over their heads.

Also looked like 10 feet down river it was 6 inches deep.

Abilene. I originally thought they meant Abilene, Kansas (Chisholm Trail) but there is no where to cross the Brazos from Fort Worth to Abilene, KS. It would have been the Red River they crossed. I wonder if that’s a mistake on Sheridan’s part.

Also, on the road west (behind the scenes special) Sheridan mentions James is Johns great great great grandfather which contradicts Tim saying he’s his great grandfather.

They are possibly heading for "The Oregon Trail" that was made passable for Wagon Trains by the 1850s.

I thought they were avoiding Arizona and New Mexico territories because of desert? Too, if they’re planning to herd cattle along the way then desert likely isn’t going to afford much opportunity for beef to graze.

I always understood it as going to Abilene and then up to Nebraska which would imply Oregon trail. While they obviously get snow in northern Arizona and New Mexico, they keep making mention of winter coming which I took as Northern Territory winters.

I enjoyed episode 4. With regard to river crossing inconsistencies, the whole theme of the show thus far has been about shepherding these people who know nothing about survival across a land they’re ill equipped to manage mentally and physically. Hence the emphasis on “we can’t swim because it’s a crime where we are from” and “don’t let them reach you on your horse because they’ll pull you in; that’s what panicked people do.”

I’ve thought the show has painted a realistically bleak picture of just how much was sacrificed and chanced for a place nobody had even seen and how the land wasn’t really meant to be traversed but pioneers found a way.