– one kicks off in 1849 with him as a young man and the other in 1915 where he’s become worldly wise, slightly grizzled and magnificently bearded. If this sounds similar to the anti-hero archetype – think Don Draper or Nucky Thompson – it’s because it is. Unlike that show, which revels in its invention and innovation, The Son is diligent in its efforts to check off every prestige TV and western cliche. We get scenes of Young Eli being weak and humiliated, then gaining the respect of the Comanches, before he becomes the “dark” anti-hero played by Brosnan. Ultimately, the show’s insistence on clinging to the same overrepresented, white male perspective is where it fails repeatedly in each timeline.

Source: The Guardian April 10, 2017 11:26 UTC