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This is like a filler episode to the max. There's a few minutes in here that has useful information relating to Michael, but that's it. The rest is just flashbacks of things we already know. We know David verbally abused Carmy. We know he was the best chef in Olivia Coleman's restaurant. You can make an argument that this adds emotional context, okay, but most of it by far just feels empty. It's Carmy cutting oranges for 35 minutes straight. The music is good, but after 40 minutes it gets grating. I think it could've worked if the last 5 minutes were the first 5 minutes of an episode. But this just didn't work, I'm sorry.

This mystery series follows Kirby (Elizabeth Moss, MAD MEN, THE HANDMAID'S TALE) , a survivor of a violent crime, whose life constantly changes around her in odd ways, as she helps the police track down her attacker before he strikes again.

After reading some reviews, I decided to write one of my own, because I feel like this show is being largely misunderstood. The show is slow to reveal new information, because they set the viewer up with a lot right from the get-go. We already know who the attacker is, he's a mysterious serial killer played by Jamie Bell (ROCKETMAN, SNOWPIERCER). What we do not know is how he's doing it, or what exactly he's doing. There appears to be some time-travel element to his killings, and his victims experience some sci-fi after effects.

I am thoroughly enjoying this show so far. Yes, it is slow burn. But it isn't boring, far from it. It feels like a crime-thriller told in reverse, with the attacker known, but the attacks a mystery. It isn't following the typical formula for crime thrillers, but it's trying something original. Very intriguing so far, don't miss out.

You don't have to like westerns, you don't have to like Elsa (though I think she's great), you don't even have to like Yellowstone (this series can stand on its own). I'm a big TV fan, and being a fan of Yellowstone, my expectations weren't very high.

Boy, was I not expecting this.

Though I'd like to reiterate that I love Yellowstone, 1883 is significantly more fast paced, thrilling, and one of the single most moving seasons of TV I've ever seen. It promises a rough road right from the first scene, and it very much delivers.

I've never cried on a show like I have on this one, and I mean that.

There's not much I can say to even do this show justice. But please, do yourself a favor and watch it. You won't regret it.