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Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’ Is a Brutally Violent Western Led by a Compelling Taylor Kitsch: TV Review
A brutally violent but compelling Western starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin, Netflix's ‘American Primeval’ is a fascinating tale.
Told through the perilous journey of a young mother and her son desperate to start anew, the show examines several groups of Americans — pioneers, Indigenous people, military men and Mormons — all clambering to survive in a profoundly volatile, fear-filled world. The trek to Crook Springs, which consists of a snowy mountain passage, escalating conflict between the Mormons and the Shoshone tribe and vast areas of unpredictable wildlife and outlaws, isn’t something most men are willing to contend with, despite Sara’s generous financial incentive. Yet, in anchoring Sara in the middle of this narrative as well as presenting the viewpoints of Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a non-verbal Indigenous girl, and Abish, who was forced to marry Jacob only after her sister died, “American Primeval” acknowledges how deeply the fate of women during this time is tied to the whims, mistakes and desires of the men surrounding them.
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