Recently, Lawmen: Bass Reeves leapt headfirst into the deep end. Our hero (David Oyelowo) dealt with the program’s huge bad: Confederate Army routine leader Esau Pierce (Barry Pepper). The twisted guy spouted a Lord of the Rings-esque monologue about how his cattle ranch is cluttered with giants’ bones. As delusional as Pierce is, he’s likewise quite darn evil. He’s understood around town as “Mr. Sundown”– an extremely frightening name!– and Reeves presumes him of killing Black suspects before their day in court. If Reeves can get his act together, Mr. Sundown’s days might be numbered.
For whatever factor, Episode Seven of Bass Reeves is just a half-hour long. Like I composed recently, there isn’t much left for Reeves to do up until the ending’s huge face-off. That’s most likely why today’s episode opens with Reeves in custody– being pursued murder. How did he get here? Who did he eliminate? Time to learn.
Returning in time by 6 weeks, we’re back where we ended in Episode Six. Reeves is tortured by what Pierce stated to him about being a killer. It rattles in his head all the time– even as he has supper with Judge Parker (Donald Sutherland) and his spouse.