The show is going well for its first few episodes. The flow is smooth and we pick up the premise and characters quite effortlessly. My pet peeve is the lack of common sense for a man like Bass Reeves, famous lawman and detective. It's not like historical inaccuracies but more like, why would you do that? Beat your master, runaway forget shoes, kill some men don't steal shoes, and runaway, in a Confederate uniform, down South, making you either a deserter or a looter, either way, you hang. All could be overlooked, eventually. Besides that, the cast is perfect, can't go wrong with David Oyelowo. Shea Whigham as George Reeves works well because he's a good bit villain. Barry Pepper did a great job subverting my expectations, played with intelligence and understanding but pure ruthless. OG Westerns actors with the likes of Dennis Quaid and Donald Sutherland expectedly shine in their roles. The pedigree of the producers pretty much guarantee a entertaining show. Chad Feehan whose stoic tough men with complex backstories have shined on cable television (Banshee), with Taylor Sheridan as the money man, Paramount connect and experience with the 'Yellowstone' universe (1883). Added together, I look forward to the upcoming season.

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