The first five episodes were great but the last episode tanked. I suspect two things: they got short on money, and 2, they modified the books' story to make a more politically correct ending. Those are my guesses and I could be wrong in both counts.
All of the acting was excellent. I really liked seeing Zahn Mcclarnon again since his days at Longmire, and he got the same role! I hope he enjoyed it as he does fine work. The entire cast was generally good. The scenic views were nice. The story lines included the right amount of Navajo customs to make it both informative and interesting.
The bad: 1) The trite and re-used story of a corrupt FBI agent. What!? Did they need to add another bad white guy to balance out the bad Indians?
2) The sudden "redemptive heart" of Hoski at the end? What!? Did they need to make the murderous Indian a better person before he kills himself? That was either real screwy or poorly done.
3) Nakai lives again! Having a rifle bullet go through your chest and running off carrying a heavy load of cash was unbelievable. That works in comic books or action movies but not here.
All in all I would have given the show a 9 but that last episode was such a drop off. I'm not sure what caused the producers/directors to drink a cup of stupid on this one. Both the actors and the fans deserve better.
All of the acting was excellent. I really liked seeing Zahn Mcclarnon again since his days at Longmire, and he got the same role! I hope he enjoyed it as he does fine work. The entire cast was generally good. The scenic views were nice. The story lines included the right amount of Navajo customs to make it both informative and interesting.
The bad: 1) The trite and re-used story of a corrupt FBI agent. What!? Did they need to add another bad white guy to balance out the bad Indians?
2) The sudden "redemptive heart" of Hoski at the end? What!? Did they need to make the murderous Indian a better person before he kills himself? That was either real screwy or poorly done.
3) Nakai lives again! Having a rifle bullet go through your chest and running off carrying a heavy load of cash was unbelievable. That works in comic books or action movies but not here.
All in all I would have given the show a 9 but that last episode was such a drop off. I'm not sure what caused the producers/directors to drink a cup of stupid on this one. Both the actors and the fans deserve better.