American Primeval
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Though he doesnt kill him, Red Feather doesnt have much interest in helping him, either.
Once again, the title of this series is no accident.
At least Jacob seems to have a better sense of the gravity of his situation than Sara.
Isaac may not be a bad guy, but when he means business, he means business.
But it also opens the door for Virgil and his band of bounty hunters.
This, by contrast, creates problems.
(Their bounty pays dead or alive, though the alive rate is considerably higher.)
What transpired is of less concern than what narrative might form around it.
What other explanation could there be?
Though Jim doesnt seem optimistic about Jacobs vow to form a posse, Bill enthusiastically signs on.
(Not since O.J.
Simpsons has a search for the real killers seemed less plausible.)
Jacobs not the only unlikely survivor of the massacre to find themselves in much-changed circumstances.
They have good reason to be scared, it turns out.
This does not, however, mark an immediate improvement on Abishs situation.
Whats more, maybe Jacob is right about Abish still being alive?
(Bill wanted no loose ends, not an indeterminate number of loose ends!)
Evidence at the camp the next day suggests Jacobisright.
Abish is not among the dead and a Paiute survivor tells them that Wolf Clan left with a woman.
The survivor might have said more, too, if Wolsey didnt kill him first.
An attack by Natives is easy to explain.
An attack by Mormons, especially Mormons responsible for killing other Mormons, well, thats a little messier.
These include their campfire and Devins squeaking leg brace, which Isaac sets about violently removing.
(This isnt as cruel as it sounds.
Isaac has recognized that Devin doesnt really need it.
Is this just something Saras made him wear as part of their cover story?)
Still, even Isaac cant steer them fully away from danger.
Long story short: Isaac has to kill everybody.
(Turns out hes very good at this sort of thing.)
In the aftermath, Isaac understandably has some issues with his companion.
It is no different than what you did here.
Its a line that gets at the heart of the series world.
The need to survive tends to override more tender feelings.
This, and a payment of $1,500, gets Isaac to stay.
It doesnt, however, spare him the effects of being shot.
Quite well, as it turns out.
Two days have passed, and for Sara, theyve passed pleasantly.
The Shoshone have treated them well, no doubt in part because they care about Isaac.
This was your home once?
It was, Isaac replies and offers no further explanation.
Theres a hint of his past, too, when Winter Bird refers to his new wife and son.
Shes mistaken about Sara and Devins identity, but the phrasing suggests a family in Isaacs past.
But that will have to wait.
When Dellinger shows up to ask questions of the Shoshone, Isaac wastes no time confirming his suspicions.
The killers were white, likely Mormon, and Isaac knows this because he witnessed it himself.
The exchange offers some clarity about Red Feather, too.
Hes Winter Birds son, but their relationship has grown distant over their different approaches to the current situation.
(Kids and parents torn apart by conflicting political views.
Its an old story.)
But while Winter Bird may be less confrontational and less eager to fight, shes no less defiant.
When Dellinger suggests they move to the lands provided for them, she digs in.
I have no choice, Sara tells him.
Isaac does and chooses to accompany her anyway.
Bullets and Arrowheads
The episode contains a few notable moments involving the exchange of items.
Later, Sara gives Isaac back the money she paid him and then retrieves after his injury.
I took it immediately when I thought you were dead on the trail, she says with a smile.
This may be what passes for flirtation inAmerican Primeval.
Dellinger is emerging as one of the shows more complex characters.
Hinkey immediately establishes himself as a magnetic presence with Red Feathers first appearance.
