Godless: Mini-series

"Manages to weave its own unique tapestry of violence and sadness."

"This is a show that really loves the earth, even if it doesn't embrace the country - it knows what American can be at its best and what it is at its worst."

"The baby steps Godless takes in unpacking its maleness from a premise of matriarchy makes it obvious just how far the genre has to go."

"The show falls very, very, very squarely within the confines of its genre."

"For all the shock that Godless squeezes out of just how far Frank is willing to go-and how far the amiable star playing him is willing to push himself-the show uses its seven often hour-long-plus episodes carefully."

"Godless is so swept up in the romance of the West that it shortchanges practically everything else -- character, context, story."

"Even though Godless certainly employs some familiar genre tropes and scenes of violence and romance, it still manages to surprise and subvert expectations in unique ways."

"Anchored by some terrific performances, particularly from Wever and from McNairy."

"Filled with some terrific performances, a luscious T Bone Burnett soundtrack, gripping tension and some memorable dialogue."

"Godless reveals there are still plenty of ways to make the Western seem fresh and exciting."