This article contains spoilers For season 2 “1923”, episode 3, “Wrape it in terror”.
While “1923” can be criticized for realling certain scenarios “Yellowstone” unpopular, the prequel series is still one of the best shows by Taylor Sheridan to date. “Yellowstone” lost its way as the seasons progressed, mainly due to plots that did not go nowhere or contained holes large enough to cross a car train. The inability of the show to respect one of the main themes of the franchise is a blatant error, but “1923” does an excellent job to repair this gap.
Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” franchise deals with the displacement of Amerindians to the United States, but the titular series does not manage to explore the theme with a substance. For a proof, seek no further than the trip of Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham), which has become a reflection after the fact in favor of a drama more centered on Dutton throughout the five seasons of this show. The last episode even set up a scenario that could have seen the chief of the Broken rock reserve tribe face a political opponent during an election, but nothing came to the end.
Fortunately, “1923” gives his Native American characters more significant arches, but their stories are not the most well-being of the group. That said, it is undeniable that they made an effective punch and help the spectacle to make its point with APLOMB.
1923 does not abandon its Amerindian scenarios
“Yellowstone” was criticized for overlooking the trials of his Native American characters, but “1923” focuses on them in detail. One of the main stories in the series sees Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves), directs his horse (Michael Spears), and Pete Planty Clouds (Cole brings a lot) to flee agents and members of the extremist clergy, which comes from Teonna escaping from a horrible boarding school where she was tortured by people and points. It is a brutal scenario, but it is evident and seems to have a start, a structured environment and end.
“1923” also deserves the merit of having designed the allegations of the franchise to colline the displacement and the persecution of the Amerindians through history. Season 2 episode 3, “Wrap Thee in Terror”, reveals that Marshal Kent (Jamie Mcshane) killed Comanche children while looking for rainwater and his allies, who hammers this theme with a raw force. It’s dark, disturbing and difficult to stomach, but it’s the point, right?
To move forward, it would be good to see the Amerindian characters on “1923” obtain more varied scenarios, because there is more in life than persecution. At the same time, the majority of the characters in the series are subject to endless misery, so the best we can hope for is a happy ending for rainwater and its compatriots. That said, the stars of the show believe that the representation of misery in brutal light is crucial.
The importance of Native American scenarios of 1923
Some viewers could look at “1923” and think that it goes too far with its representation of the horrors with which the Amerindians were confronted, especially when the spectacle adds children to the equation. Although he is not to everyone’s taste, Aminah Nieves believes that the disturbing sequences have merit, as she explained in an interview with Weekly entertainment::
“I think it’s important because it is very rare to see our truths to be told, and as raw as it is, on a large platform. For me, it was something that attracted me [the show]And something that made me a little nervous about it. It was like, okay, it is on Paramount – it’s the Yellowstone universe. It means a lot. “”
It is not so bad, however, because Teonna Rainwater and Pete Anthes Clouds fall in love with each other on “1923”, which provides short moments of respite from the struggles with which they must face in each episode. However, this franchise has a story to kill young characters before their novels can really flourish, so don’t be shocked if these lovebirds do not reach the end.
New episodes of the first Sunday “1923” on Paramount +.
