1883 tv series episodes8/30/2023 ![]() ![]() He captures moments of true connection from the actors in this episode. ![]() Sheridan has quickly become a showrunner who understands how to utilize an ensemble cast in his storytelling, but credit has to go to director (and occasional 1883 cinematographer) Ben Richardson. This stays a warrior’s hand from immediately sealing her fate and finishing the job, as Elsa, wounded but forever a Dutton woman, survives the attack, receives treatment and hangs on… for now. Her marriage to Sam ends up saving her life, as she proclaims in Comanche what her beloved has taught her. ![]() She rides on ahead to try and help the pioneers that left her and her mother behind, and that’s the cause of the horrors we’ve already seen in episode 1. Most importantly, we see Elsa’s fate come full circle as we discover how she came to be in that teased predestination. The pioneers are found by the Lakota warriors and decimated. James, Shae, and Thomas find the guilty and sweep in like swift justice. Before they once again hit the trail, Margaret tells her daughter she can’t arrive at a fort full of lonely soldiers half naked and dressed like an Indian, so Elsa changes into the foreboding white dress she wears in the first episode the moment she is shot. The Dutton women agree, they have to go against James’ plan, as there’s strength in numbers, and so decide to head towards the fort and attempt to catch up with the others. Eventually all that’s left is a small group staying at the scene of the tragedy including Margaret (Faith Hill), Elsa, and the Cowboys. He lights a fire under the immigrants, causing most of them to flee. As Colton and Wade (Noah Le Gros and James Landry Hébert) tend to the back of the pack, Cookie (James Jordan) causes major panic saying they have to get to the fort as soon as possible. James, Shae, and Thomas take off after the guilty party, but under James’ orders to stay near the scene, the wagons and the group are vulnerable. Even as the second-to-last episode this season, the several moments for Elliott to shine are part of a culmination of what we’ve come to love about this character all season long. This episode is one that many fans have been waiting for. Knowing the tragedy he went through losing his family is bubbling just beneath the surface of Shae’s face when he has to look at other women and children scattered across the land. If the warriors of the community return, they are undoubtedly going to hunt down the wagons, and kill every last man, woman and child.Įlliott’s acting in this scene is absolutely sublime. All they can glean is that the attackers have also stolen the Lakota’s horses, and they, having stumbled upon this horrific scene of violence, have made one terrible oversight – with their tracks all over the crime scene, they now appear to be the guilty party. Not too far ahead of the wagon train, James (Tim McGraw), Thomas (LaMonica Garrett), and a teary Shae (Sam Elliott) find a small community of Lakota women and children, violently ravaged and murdered by unseen assialants. Josef jumps to the aid of his wife, only to be bitten by the same snake, causing major concern for the survival of two of the prominent members of the show’s group of immigrants. Risa is violently thrown from her horse, causing a massive head injury. As if jinxed by Elsa’s latest narration about how the “land hates us”, in yet another innocuous, random act of cruelty from this world, Risa (Anna Fiamora) is riding beside her husband, Josef (Marc Rissmann) when her horse is bitten by a rattler. Those questions are answered fairly quickly, as there is very little set up to begin this episode before fans quickly begin to see familiar clues. How did this happen? When does this scene fit into the timeline? Most importantly, would Elsa survive? That scene, literally a fiery introduction to the motifs of the show, conveyed the death and danger that would become characters of their own throughout the 9 episodes so far, but it left many questions. ![]() In the season premiere, audiences were witnesses to the show’s golden-haired heart shot through the belly with a Lacota arrow in a horrific attack on her group of pioneers. A major component of that ride has been the season-long mystery of what will become of Dutton-daughter Elsa (Isabel May). The pacing throughout this batch of episodes has been a carefully crafted ride, swooping up hills, dipping into valleys, coupled with a great balance of character development, shootouts, and old-West chaos to keep any audience member entertained. Taylor Sheridan clearly came in with a plan of attack for the debut season of his prequel, 1883. ![]()
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