The Weep of Surrender

I find it humous that so many guys seemed threated by a strong female lead character that they feel compelled to write 1 star reviews. It think it says more about their deflated male egos than it has to do with the show. The story is about seeing this trek through the eyes of Elsa. That's the story. She is the narrator. If you don't like that then stop watching the show.

Everything about this show is high quality. The cinematography is stunning, the writing brilliant, the actors and characters engrossing. One of the best shows I have seen in a long long time.

So those that rate this show a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 is saying that there are not TV shows worse than this. Think about that for a moment. How ridiculous can they be. Listen you may not like the show, you might prefer it didn't focus on a 17 year old girl's perceptions of her journey, that's fine but that doesn't mean the show rates a 1. I don't know about the rest of you but when I see a rating of 1 I pass right by the reviewer because it ALWAYS has something to do issues other than the show but rather their politics or cultural perspective. I just had to vent.

Definitely the weakest episode so far. Even though the ending was intense and moving, focusing the entire show on Elsa is not a very good move, it is becoming too much of a love story. I hope Elsa will back off a little and let the other characters flourish.

Love the show. But I gotta admit Elsa is getting on my last nerve. And this episode was just ridiculous to be fair. Move away from her now a bit as she's annoying everyone it seems.

And what is with the bizarre and shallow copying of Terrence Mallick/esque exposition?? It is silly to try and channel "Days ofHeaven" but with childish poetics. It is so obvious 1883 makers added this on after audience testing. Cardinal rule of drama: "SHOW, DON'T TELL."

And I think it is a great idea to have a young woman as the heroine. But the character is written so thinly, and frankly the actress has mediocre acting chops and is unable to carry the show. There is no misogyny in critiquing this absurd "Little House on the Prairie" meets "Little Women" aspect. It is as a matter of fact -- idiotic.

This show supposedly takes place 140 years ago, that much I can accept and I really like the show. But I don't like at all is the attempt by the writers to bring this show up-to-date with modern times.

Children, no matter if they were 18 or not, would never ever in their whole lives, have even dared to think of speaking to their parents in the way that Elsa spoke to her mother in this episode. The children would never even consider the idea of treating their father (especially if they are folded, is one like Tim McGraw's character) the way that Elsa supposedly three turbulence 140 years ago. The blatant disrespect for parents, delegation of being an adult when you turn 18 and your parents not having a say over you anymore, and the claim to be a woman and accordingly you pick yourself up... that is all 21st century garbage and it would absolutely never have taken place in either the circumstances location or time period that the show takes place in.

I do not like when period pieces forget the period that they are setting and unfortunately for this amazing show that I dish completely forgot that this was 140 years ago. Unfortunate.