In Taylor Sheridan's ever-growing TV empire, Lawmen: Bass Reeves stands out as a striking Western miniseries led by a magnetic David Oyelowo.
, in which Sheridan only serves as an executive producer.
And he doesn’t need to wait long after his master receives dispensation from duty and the two return home together in Grayson County, Texas. When drunk, George offers a helluva deal to Bass: if he beats him in a game of poker, he’ll grant him absolute freedom. Knowing how much of a lunatic his master is, Bass quickly realizes that George might be serious. Naturally, however, the white man tricks his slave, and things rapidly take a violent turn.
The first three episodes are essentially the origin story of Bass—a grueling battle of survival, fierceness, and perseverance in God’s country paved by blood, racism, and an ounce of hope. It’s a captivating passage of his life dominated by raw naturalism and fascinating characters who come alive in scenes both loud and quiet, pulsating with strong emotions and delicate feelings.
From the get-go, Oyelowo dominates the screen as someone born to play this role, and his commitment wins us over almost instantly. Whatever feelings are bubbling in Reeves’ heart throughout, he conveys them with conviction and integrity, giving us a protagonist who is fierce and masculine by instinct yet vulnerable and kind-hearted by choice.
It’s only in the third hour when Feehan’s firm-handed supervision seems to flicker a little and somewhat lose momentum. Once Reeves becomes a Deputy U.S. Marshal—with a huge family to provide for—the show starts to change into a procedural build as new villains and allies turn up suddenly.
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