The Abandons

 

Typical western fare, with a typical western storyline, One rich and powerful family run by Gillian Anderson lords over a town and its territory, while stepping on Lena Headley's family and the commoners in pursuit of power and riches. The only thing atypical is the two main protagonists are women and they interjected a Romeo and Juliet subplot. The cast is fine, the scenery is pleasant to look at but the script is recycled from a hundred different westerns and dressed up to be original. This ended poorly. I cant tell if it was a cliffhanger or the director just chose to end it there, but either way, i didn't like his choice. I'm not sure if this is good enough to warrant a second season, so the ending could turn out to be even worse. This is watchable if you like westerns otherwise, I would pass.