AMERICAN PRIMEVAL Netflix Ending Explained & True Story

[@BrainPilot]

What did you think of American Primeval? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

[@AMYV3]

i actually really loved it. now it may be more entertaining then the best series ever. but i can’t stop thinking about it. BTW. i love your work. whenever i hear your voice it reminds me of all of my favourite shows. fun times in my life :). so thank you for all you do and for being you ❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@Mack_Dingo]

I like Taylor Kitsch, Kind of had Terminal List vibes when I saw Jai Courtney, if only Chris Pratt was here this would of been even more Epic. The main girl was kinda, too entitled, at the start. Sad it took what it did before she realized how the Wild West actually worked. Those French Hillbillies where terrifying. If S02 happens, I wonder if Sara will make it California? What we learned, even a group of 70 mostly well armed settlers can take a turn for the worst. It will be interesting to see how a solo mother with 2 kids adapts to the realities pf travelling the Oregon Trail. I really like this history of the old west. Taylor Sheridan is a good writer and I also enjoyed 1883.

[@escargotiskuhol]

One of the best TV series I've watched so far in 2025

[@bobbyddupuy]

I loved the show top to bottom. The cinematography was amazing. The performances were top notch. The pacing. I didn't mean to spend my morning off bingeing this show, but I did, and I'm not mad about it. That said, I feel like the kiss could've been justified, had she kissed him, impulsively.

[@collinyim6727]

Finish watching it… really really good… each episode is tense… while watching it make think that I am playing Red Dead Redemption 2

[@chandlercarr4527]

Cried my eyes out when Isaac died, truly a perfect representation of a broken man learning to love again then dying for those he loves. This show runner should have made the last of us show, Isaac represents the perfect Joel

[@nuudelz3711]

God damn, everytime a banger comes out it’s short af. This is the grit we want on tv

[@BrainPilot]

Could have easily had 10 episodes of this!

[@MickeyDeSith]

​@@BrainPilot Absolutely Agreed.

[@firstlast9846]

Only a couple episodes in but it’s a super compelling show.. Feel like this is one of Netflix’s good shows that gets swept under the rug.

[@BrainPilot]

It's definitely worth watching until the end!

[@Tdott9716]

Yeahh hands down the show is amazing and super brutal I just don’t like the ending it’s open ended but deff top tier

[@AMYV3]

i watched it in two days. well one evening and one morning. lol it’s that compelling. you don’t ever get bored. actually Tbh i had to fast forward a little in a couple ultra bloody moments. lol. usually not something i do. i’m surprised i did lol. but shows you how realistic it is. 😊.

[@LumpkinOfficial]

I literally ran across it last night around 12 am. I didn't stop watching unit the sun came up this morning and still tried to watch until my eyes got to heavy.

[@ivanbaraba1509]

Same, watched the whole thing in one night yesterday. Luckily it was Sunday today.

[@ronniewilliams3691]

I got to admit, Sarah put Isaac and her Son through a lot of unnecessary crap!!!!

[@tiffanibanks7218]

It took her forever to listen!!! 😂

[@03Man11]

She was a bigger threat to them than anything else lol.

[@joeallen-xo1fs]

She was the absolute worst

[@dellchica2373]

She was an annoying character. A karen

[@tomhahnl1927]

💯

[@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495]

A quote that stuck with me; "Peace and innocence are losing a battle to hatred and fear. Peace is now ... a great shrinking memory". Very relevant to online society.

[@Charlie300]

Correction, "Peace is a shrinking minority."

[@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495]

@Charlie300 I literally quoted it as it was playing, specifically went back as to not misquote. Go put your subs on.

[@All.Natural.]

💯🎯

[@BarryMcCockenerButte]

There's nothing historic about online society. I wouldn't even consider the internet a society. Society requires civilization. The internet has never been civilized😂

[@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495]

@BarryMcCockenerButte taking things literally by the word, then disregard the message, then repeat the offense I mentioned in the message, then act like it's harmless, and then being completely oblivious to irony. You must be American.. 🤷‍♂️😮‍💨 Americans are a huge part why online society keeps failing to be civilised.

[@searay83]

I don’t think it was about romance I think it was about two people connecting that have been disconnected. The relationship between Isaac and Sarah was two people that absolutely hated each other, from different worlds, different ideologies, different privileges. And I just loved how they pulled no punches with any sort of modern filmmaking to make Isaac look emasculated. This show made a true nature for that time peried. It showed that regardless of inner strength maybe you don’t make it because it’s cruel and harsh out there and if you don’t come well equipped and educated about the land and able to have a extremely hard demeanor you probably won’t see the end of the week. I was honestly expecting them to have Isaac wounded and have Sarah pull him halfway through the rest of the show or something. But they didn’t, they surprise me they actually made a balanced film and if this movie does not get some awards I’ll be shocked! But the kiss between Isaac and Sarah was because these people had not felt anything in so long that just having that connection, feeling like you can trust someone again that you care about someone, that’s what it was I don’t think it had anything to do with romance, she liked him and I think that she saw he was a good fit for a father figure because he cared about Devin. But I don’t think it was a Daniel steel novel by any means.

[@csillag132]

That might be all nice however no woman at that period out in the wilderness running for her life would act so stupidly so many times the ride of to California on her own with two children NEVER could happen!

[@browneyesblackdragon7999]

THIS

[@tamumongillo45]

I liked how quick she learned to listen an respect him real fast after Sara ignored him not to care about the French girl

[@OtterUnderwater]

​@@tamumongillo45 I disagree, she should have learned her lesson in season 2 about listening to him when he went to purchase the horses. She didn't learn until much too late.

[@willhudson6971]

2 moons is the MVP, probably my favorite character. She going to fight

[@BrainPilot]

The way she'd follow on had its charm! If it wasn't for her then Devin probably wouldn't have survived

[@willhudson6971]

@BrainPilot Without her, I don't think they make it out of the cave for sure.

[@TimFaulkner-qb5kl]

Yea the actress who played two moons was amazing. Deserving of a oscar

[@tiffanibanks7218]

Totally agree!!! Glad Sarah figured out how to use the gun! 😉 ❤

[@MannyMor7]

She was the best and not one word was said

[@ray101892]

I thought Abish was getting the girlboss treatment until she got shot and then my mouth fell open when the camera closed in on Jacob's bloodied eye. This show is depressing af.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah that was a shocking moment. At least she found her true calling and family at the end

[@nuudelz3711]

You think it’s woke, but in native culture the women are the heads of the family. It makes sense she would have been respected

[@James-gr5un]

Girlboss? Go watch godless if you want that shit. 15% of viewers are going to be women 85% men, you don’t want to turn off your main audience with unrealistic material.

[@Sea-xr8zd]

Can’t bring myself to rewatch that scene. It was similar to GoT moments when moral characters with some form of ‘decency’ were always getting dispatched.

[@TyGosketch]

yeah, depresingly awesome!!! They saved Abish by not turning her into a girl boss.

[@Crewton650]

Red Feather and Isaac all day.

[@LuckyLiger-zg7hx]

Binged the entire series. All I can say is..HUMANS! That lady Sarah, was so hard headed and stubborn. I’m going to watch again..loved it!👍🏾

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it was a great show!

[@dnaorbilen5343]

This series grabbed me from ep 1 with all the violence…. Sara pissed me off so much. Need S2 to finish Sara story

[@BrainPilot]

It had so many good stories!

[@James-gr5un]

It’s basically a mini series there won’t be a 2nd season Edit- if there is a second season it’s going to be an anthology like American Horror story

[@elineman7]

I just finished this series. It was great but I really hated the end. I felt like Sara costs so many ppl to lose their lives and then not to go on to find Devin’s father?? It really made no sense?!? But touching series and great acting.

[@thomasneal9291]

it was never really about finding Devin's father to begin with. it was all about escape. in fact, just that single word defines the entire series: escape.

[@FPchie]

Early episodes were compelling. Towards the final 3 episodes I already expected all the main characters to die except the kids. Agreed it got frustrating to watch (Sara and Abish) and its direction towards the end. Apart from good acting, its an OK show to watch if nothing else on Netflix.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah Sarah was one of the most frustrating protagonists in a long time! In the early episodes she was so frustrating to watch but by the end I didn't mind her that much. I just didn't like the romance element, it really wasn't needed!

[@elineman7]

@ question; did Jacob Pratt know it was Abish when he shot her? Was he angry that she had went back to the Sh. Indians? What’s your take?

[@Mantus77]

And she kept going on about crooks fall or whatever only to say in the end they’re going to California.🤦🏽‍♀️

[@bryanjerome8534]

This show grabs you immediately and doesn't let go. Compelling start to finish. Must watch!

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it's such an awesome show!

[@gregorieschmitt5578]

This show is not for the faint of heart. It is absolutely beautifully brutal from start to finish.

[@blurgle9185]

Truly. I had to turn off the series at several times because I got too bummed out and had to process. Carried on because that grit and brutality are are needed to present the horrors of "manifest destiny".

[@shotbyhenny]

I kind of felt like the ending could be better it almost feels like Issac did all of that for nothing

[@venictos]

I wanted sarah to die and for Isaac to take the kids lol

[@willhudson6971]

I think Sarah did her very best to get them killed lol. All seriousness it was good series

[@BrettPine]

I honestly can’t explain just how many times I told my fiance “she’s pissing me off” because every time Issac told her to stay back or wait she just did the opposite like bitch when will u learn?!

[@KingOfWinter]

Yeah, with the name, American Primeval they don’t have to use the same characters every season. They could do something like American Horror Story and use the same actors but tell a different story with the theme being “going west”. There are so many great stories they could tell. They don’t even have to use the same actors lol

[@sixqo4896]

Loved this show, hope we get more of this or stuff like this. Felt gritty and sincere at the same time.

[@BrainPilot]

I hope so too!

[@freethinkerstv2112]

The Lady literally caused all the pain he had to endure. She literally never listened and always got captured

[@TheShortYautja]

I’ve been a fan of Taylor kitsch for a long time and I have watched basically everything he’s been in, such an amazing actor

[@Ron_Burgundy1009]

SPOILERS AHEAD I have a question about Pratt. In the final Episode we see the battle between Red Feather and Mormons. Prior to that we see Pratt at the Mormons as they get ready for the battle. Some of the guys pull out these white maske as worn during the attack in Episode 1. Pratt knows cook took the watch from William and can remember the battle. Cook was at the battle, Cook was part of these mormons ( i recall this was told as Pratt came back to the mormon camp). So how didnt he figure out these mormons were the attackers and still joined battle etc. ? Was he still convinced the shoshone were behind the attack?

[@Mantus77]

That’s a good question. I think at that point he was just wanting to die in battle, as far as he was concerned he had killed his wife’s murderers. Maybe he thought that Cook did it on his own? I’m not sure but I thought the same as you when he had come back and joined them for battle.

[@bobbyddupuy]

@@Ron_Burgundy1009 because he was crazier than a shitter-trapped rat, remember?

[@YourFriendinFL]

He only joined bc he believes he can kill whoever took Abish. He believes the Indians took her so he wants to hurt them, aside from knowing the Mormons killed the settlers.

[@James-gr5un]

I mean you saw how he was, totally mentally gone so I could see his judgement being completely shot he’s found in a fresh hide towards the end showing how gone he is.

[@Ron_Burgundy1009]

@@Mantus77 could be. I just feel i missed something.. i generally have problems following plotlines in movies and TV Shows.. 😅 maybe i rewatch. Perhaps this can help. Thanks for your answer

[@beritberit147]

I love westerns. I'm a Scandinavian born in the late 80s and I've looked on in shock while the us goes from bad to worse. But it really clears things up a bit to see how it was born. I loved the series, beautiful

[@Sea-xr8zd]

I watched a podcast with an author who wrote a book on the Mountain Meadow Massacre. She said it was ‘fair worse’ in violence than depicted in the series. Probably shouldn’t have been shocked about that. She said there were many women and children.

[@solomonkane8136]

Their kiss didn’t feel romantic. She didn’t want him to go because he was their fearless protector, and a part of him probably wanted to start anew but he couldn’t let go of his past. The kiss was more like a consolation prize or an apology that he couldn’t stay with them and was leaving them no matter what.

[@emilgabl9069]

2 moons deserves some category of award. She was excellent very smooth and powerful. No, the love story touch was great. The kiss was ok.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah she was awesome!

[@J.ChrisSmith]

I appreciate your review and I agree with most of it BUT I disagree about your take on the relationship for the 2 main characters. I felt that their relationship grew naturally over the course of their journey. They didn't like or trust either other for the first 2/3 of the series. He saw his family in them and they grew to see him as the leader and protector of their little group. I'm not saying the show needed them to fall in love but I thought it was a natural evolution of their relationship. I would have loved to see them head off to California together to end the show. I did not like him being killed by that young kid after coming through so many situations that were way more dangerous.

[@BrainPilot]

That's fair enough! It definitely would have been interesting

[@BigSh00ts]

Yah I just finished it. No happy ending here. 😞

[@mariscia]

@J.ChrisSmith yeah everything you've said + Isaac looks like Taylor Kitsch who's hot even as a 19th century bum who hasn't seen the shower for 2 years. Badass hot defender is perfect ingredients for making a woman to feel

[@alisterfolson]

There's a monument to the Mormon militia that came through our state heading out west. I told my kids "History is written by the winners; life couldn't have been easy for anyone back them=n. Hence this show I just binged."

[@michaelryan2416]

Binged all 6 episodes last night!! I’m on the east coast my son lives in Utah by Mountain Meadows and told me of the Massacre that happened. I’m love U S history and was unaware of these events. Very compelling!! BTW Jim Bridger was one of the men who left Hugh Glass in the wilderness in the Remanent , he was tricked into thinking he was dead!!

[@markmtaylor]

This competes as a top 10 mini-series of the last decade as far as i'm concerned.

[@BrainPilot]

Wow, bold statement!

[@theapocalypse5752]

American Primeval is definitely a Masterpiece with an amazing performance from all the actors!

[@johannamaynard]

I got to give Bridger (Shea Whigham) a back massage. 😁 Episode 6.

[@jack1017148]

that was you!! the show was awesome!! good on you for being in it

[@johannamaynard]

@ the set was over 1 million and they burned it down. Most of the series was filmed at Cochiti Pueblo on the river. They even had rattlesnake roundup people and they had oxen from Vermont.

[@mickylyricalkartel]

Oh thats amazing, we really enjoyed the show

[@erinh9660]

2 moons and Sarah have similar stories. That’s why the end up together at the end!

[@BrainPilot]

That was poetic!

[@Mantus77]

I really really went in to watch this without knowing what I was gonna be watching, I didn’t watch the trailer or knowing what to expect. It’s definitely a must watch, from the get go it was intense and drew me in right away. I really did feel like it’s given one of the best insights (cinematically) into the settlement of the white people trying to navigate their way through American lands. The story line was good and based on history. Only downfall was Sara just pissing me off throughout the entire show (but she’s a kick-ass actress love her) she just thought she knew everything like girl, 🤦🏽‍♀️lol and the ending was a bit disappointing but I do hope there’s another series but then this show is based on historical events so I don’t see how a second season could tie any historical events in with the show…

[@jjtruelove119]

The ending was horrible . Haven’t been affected by a tv or movie ending this much since the death of Pops on Regular show.

[@heatherlicata4318]

Please, PLEASE, please give us a season 2! New characters, old characters…doesn’t matter! 🙏

[@BrainPilot]

I'd like a season 2 too!

[@dbat480]

Production value, impeccable. But maaaannn wayyyyy to many inaccuracies. Huge disservice to Mormons by grouping the whole in with a small minority of murders. It also made what the rogue Nauvoo Legion Danites led by Lee much less shocking and horrible. Also did a HUGE disservice to Jim Bridger. They made one of the most badass mountain men of the west into a virtual pushover nobody. Smh. They also made the rest of the Nauvoo Legion seem too powerful, killing an entire native village and US Army regiment. Making the mormon Militia seem more legit and powerful than they ever were. They also didn't make Wild Bill Hickman evil enough. That guy was CRAZY. Bank robbery, stage coach robbery, horse thief, cattle rustler, he murdered a US representative just to steal his wagon and horses to sell it. He was a bad dude and the show made him seem weak. I mean, seriously. Hickman led a gang called the Hounds and terrorized the intermountain west for years and they portray him like a little bitch. S. M. H. Still great show in my opinion. If you like gritty westerns this is perfect.

[@paultoner6318]

I loved it too… I’m about to watch it all over again.

[@Jugarnot11]

FYI. Since people are looking at this and thinking this is accurate history, The information about Brigham Young and "mormon" involvement as well as the Native American portrayal and even the US military are highly fictionalized characterizations that are not very accurate. While historical fiction can be illuminating, this drama is extremely misleading. Admittedly most people aren't historians, but that doesn't mean misrepresentation is, therefore, OK. It can affect us. There's an ethical responsibility to avoid gross misrepresentations that can perpetuate harmful stereotypes or misinformation. The line between entertainment and education often blurs, especially when viewers might take the depiction as factual. Dramatization should not come at the cost of promoting falsehoods that could lead to misunderstanding or prejudice. Brigham Young, is, by any historical standard, egregiously mischaracterized as a villainous, violent fanatic. A deeper look is required to understand what he was really like, Historical figures like Brigham Young indeed have complex legacies. While it's true that no historical figure should be whitewashed, Simplifying his character into a one-dimensional villain not only misrepresents history but also misses an opportunity to explore human complexity. Other individuals and groups are also depicted in ways that reinforce stereotypes that are both inaccurate and harmful. Natives while living a paradigm that wasn't compatible with the encroaching settlers, were generally a peace seeking people, that struggled with the inevitable overrun of colonization. the incidents between settlers and Natives were usually isolated and the Natives almost always were the losers highlighted by the January 29, 1863, Bear Rive Massacre perpetuated by the US military slaughtering up to 300 members of the Shone tribe in Southern Idaho in retaliation for a couple of miners killed on the trail by some rogue native braves. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, which the series inaccurately portrays as reflective of a whole faith group, happening over three hundred miles away from anything depicted in the show and was a isolated tragedy perpetrated by an unauthorized group against the wishes of the Mormon leadership (that only found out about it after the fact). The LDS Church has long acknowledged and condemned this horrific tragedy. It has also taken significant steps to uncover and share the full truth of what happened and promote healing. Fort Bridger was purchased by the LDS church 2 years before the events depicted, and was reluctantly burned down as a guerrilla tactic (along with many other nonviolent tactics like stealing cattle, food, supplies etc...) to slow the large group of approaching US military. The tactics worked as the US military were slowed enough to force them to camp for the winter before they could approach Salt Lake Valley and majority of the Mormons, Which then allowed for a meeting of Government and Utah leadership that resolved the conflict peacefully without more violence. The problem with such deceptive, graphic and sensationalized storytelling is that it not only obscures reality and hinders genuine understanding but can foster animosity, hate and even violence. This is particularly troubling today when peacemakers are needed more than ever.

[@WorkinWithWood]

LOVED THIS SHOW! Binged it in one night omg I loved it

[@BrainPilot]

Same, it was so enjoyable!

[@daniello9155]

Great show, compelling viewing. One of my all time favourites.

[@MickeyDeSith]

Just finished the last episode 5 mins ago, & I'm soo heartbroken for Issac, he was a damn fine man, he was the best guy & I really grew to like him. It crossed my mind in the earlier episodes that I thought he'd make a great step father for Devin as I saw hints of Sarah seemingly becoming settled with her guide. American Primeval is absolutely exceptional viewing & it leaves you wanting more. It's absolutely fantastic & it grabs you & holds on from the first few mins of episode 1. Just one negative thought, I hate those Mormons & I really wanted to see Brigham Young suffer, otherwise, I really enjoyed watching this & I keep telling everyone to watch it, 5 Stars 🌟 all the way man 🫡✨️💫

[@BehraamK4]

I mean I got shades of ‘Hell On Wheels’ also! Esp the trail scenes. We needed a CULLEN BOOOOHAAAAAANON (Durants voice) to ride in save the day lol

[@jbud475]

why they kill Western johnwick at the last minute😭

[@BrainPilot]

It was a shame! He was such a good character

[@marcsimon3275]

This is what happens when you have these "artistic" types making these movies... They don't think it's "artistic" unless the hero dies in a dramatic way at the end... 🙄

[@bluzzjazz]

Just binge watched. It’s really well done. A bleak time to be out west!

[@BrainPilot]

It really was!

[@MMAGuruIsGayy]

Love it. Isaac, Bridger and Red Feather would be my favorite characters.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it was an awesome show. Two great characters too.

[@TheShortYautja]

One of my favorite westerns now

[@nanettetabuac8664]

Loved it!!!❤❤❤ Taylor was excellent also Ms. Gilpin

[@redt8311]

I enjoyed this show. With the ending of the show with her going to California I look at that is either it’s implied that she’s either a very capable gunslinger at this point with all the wilderness survival skills necessary to lead her son and 2 moons safely. Or at minimum is planning to find a new guide at some other nearby town.

[@ethanslagle4799]

For Mountain Meadows, it was the local militia at fault but Brigham Young did not order the massacre. He received a letter from the local leaders about what to do with the wagon train and then immediately sent a response back telling them to let the wagon train go in peace. That letter didn’t make it until two days after the massacre took place. We have been taught to treat others as Christ would have. Unfortunately, some people have let fear dictate their actions and caused them to do unjust things. The Church does not deny that members of the Church did do this heinous act.

[@YourFriendinFL]

That’s exactly right. They totally misrepresented Young’s role in the murders. He had nothing to do with any of it. The Mormon militia overreacted out of fear.

[@nuudelz3711]

The greatest cover up in American history. The Lds faith is an abomination to Christianity

[@richardwestern9546]

I understand about the true faith in the church that the church is true but the people are not but as to this event I am 51 and I have never been told about it never learned about it I know B.Y. had nothing to do with it that it was the acts of the people not the church and fear caused the evil that took place, but still I wonder why we were not taught about our history as to not repeat it as we were growing up? also it is sad movies like this spread so much disinformation about the church even when the producer was at one time a morman.

[@thewildroots4491]

Fort Bridger was taken over by the Mormons 2 years before the massacre. Mormons never went into battle with the US Army. Why not just tell the real history than stir everyone up into anger through fiction. People really believe what they see on tv

[@aNsWeRkEy02]

Taylor Kitch was also good in this series..

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah he was incredible in this!

[@sophiar6996]

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!! I couldn’t stop watching, watched it all the way through and then BAM - worst ending ever!!! Is it a contest with writers to see who could write the worst ending possible?

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah that romance was so unnecessary! I really loved the show too

[@sophiar6996]

@ haha I loved the romance. That’s why I hated the ending so much. But yeah, what an unexpected, fantastic series.

[@pom11pom]

So, Sara was married, and they had a son. The husband left them, and she got a boyfriend that they lived with. He became abusive to her and when he started abusing her son she killed him. If she was still married wouldn't the BF situation be frowned upon back then?

[@ClappingForChlamydia]

I got the sense they got divorced or the child was conceived out of wedlock. Like, the father wanted to get as far away from them as possible.

[@AMYV3]

i’d love a season two as well ❤️

[@YourFriendinFL]

I loved this series but it’s brutal to watch sometimes. I did do a deep dive into the real life massacre and I think this series puts Brigham in a horrible light that’s not based on what really happened. I loved Betty Gilpin in it. I also love the way the Indians were portrayed.

[@dbat480]

Yeah agreed. They made Brigham a mastermind of something he didn't really have any involvement in. And the actual massacre, in my opinion, is much worse than what was displayed in the show. Tricking the wagon train into trusting the Militia, disarming them, promising them food and shelter in cedar city, all for the Militia to turn their weapons on the unsuspecting and unarmed people and kill them in cold blood. That is about 100 time worse than what the show portrayed.

[@Hannelore7]

I am in episode 4..loving it.

[@baneblanca]

I just finished watching this amazing series. Absolutely beautiful a good series to start the new year.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@teresasolis1179]

At the end I thought Devin was going to say to Issac " you promised to teach me to fish"

[@joshatchley2145]

I absolutely love these type of miniseries set in history. This one is up there with Lonesome Dove, Deadwood was an actual series, but also one of my favorites.

[@Dreadlock1227]

I don’t think we need to see them continue on to California, but I would love to see this become somewhat of an anthology type series where every season tells a different story from the Oregon Trail

[@bluejeanmermaid5879]

Netflix still can't get well documented historical figures right. 🙄

[@derekchin6242]

Loved it. Binged through it easily, I was so drawn in. The kiss at the ending didn’t bother me at all. Felt an appropriate consummation of their relationship, and also glad it didn’t cause him to stay and continue their trek with them.

[@BrainPilot]

That's fair enough!

[@515ventures3]

American Primeval 2025 ‧ Western ‧ First episode date: January 9th, 2025. 1st season on Netflix. My perspective on this series: This series makes the Mormons in Utah look bad! And I know they were hunted and killed and pushed from the east coast all the way to Salt Lake City. But this series portrays them as holding down the Utah territory, as they hunt and brutally killed everyone in the Utah region. That’s what I got from watching this. It makes them look like cultish barbarian killers. I wonder if that’s how it was. After watching all 6 episodes, it makes me really dislike Mormonism!!

[@mahalallel2012]

History is for you to learn from, not react emotionally to. So much bad stuff has happened in the past, that you could end up hating everybody...

[@bho9196]

@9:34 “I was fearful that they would all ride off and have an happy ending…so I’m glad that didn’t happen”….I truly believe we live in a time where at least 51% of Americans prefer negative, hatred, and seeing people suffer as apposed to positive, love, and seeing people happy

[@browneyesblackdragon7999]

The ending of season one was truly sad. like this entire show ruined me

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it was a real emotional show!

[@Pochonesian]

Quick and people start listing shows similar to this one that maybe I missed on Netflix or other apps? Love the grit and top tier acting.

[@BrainPilot]

I'd recommend 1883 on Paramount Plus!

[@happymystic9800]

With this show, 2025 started with bang. American Primeval is certainly going to make a top ranking in my annual „Best series of the year“. My own rating is 10/10 … 😮

[@BrainPilot]

That's impressive considering it's so early on!

[@TyGosketch]

The kiss at the end took this show from being a 10 to a 9.5. What a show! Sarah was being a Karen throughout the show. Constantly getting them in trouble. She should have paid a larger price.

[@brandonstrong2048]

Never watched western movies before but after watching this I’m going to start. This series was amazing.

[@BrainPilot]

I'd recommend 1883 after this show

[@RP-ks6ly]

I watched the Jack Carr/Peter Berg interview about the series. It can mainly be summed up with "bodies hitting bodies," similar to the Seal Movie about guys on a mountain. Brutal, honest and tough to watch humans doing those things to other humans. We've strayed away from the natural world, movies like this connect us to our violent past.

[@sabinawoods5134]

What an incredible series! Yes it was raw, terrifying, unbelievable at times. I thought it was as realistic as it could be for television viewing. Exceptional cast, director and cinematographer. A+++++

[@NereoSal]

Worth watching, but personally I felt a little disappointed. The teaser had a "Blood Meridian" feel that really got me interested, but in the end, especially in the final episode I felt like the huge potential of the subject was lost and rushed. It really lacked the kind of "evil" that a character like The Swede brought to life in Hell on Wheels.

[@mikemcq8011]

You sure didn’t do your homework or research on Mormon history.

[@YourFriendinFL]

The series never claimed to be based on real history. It’s very very loosely based on the Meadows Massacre. I don’t appreciate how they misrepresented Brigham Young. But MormonMilitia did murder those immigrant settlers, something the LDS accepts and has worked hard to make amends for.

[@loving50andbeyond]

I loved every minute of it, including the ending.

[@DVu-ki7nn]

The series American Primeval has such a great script, filled with romantic tragedies like an epic tale, but I didn't feel sad watching it. The cast is outstanding, from B. Gilpin, Taylor Kitsch, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Shea Whigham, Derek Hinkey... It's such an excellent TV series that it's been a long time since I binge-watched six episodes in one sitting without stopping.

[@englishlady8863]

The level of violence is ridiculous.

[@hellgezeren2511]

The kiss was a powerful and beautiful moment.

[@BrainPilot]

That's fair enough. I just feel he didn't need it!

[@aarons.3232]

It is well documented that Brigham Young could not have known about the massacre until after it had happened.

[@xtinalucia3684]

"Someone he was just, in to." Um, I think they all grew to truly love each other, all of them. It was far from, "just, in to". Each of them would have done anything for any of them.

[@nyitrai.istvan92]

The interactions and conversations between Isaac and Devin gave me Kratos & Atreus vibes.

[@ashb.c4509]

After watching this show I truly felt hardship, betrayal, love,war, resilience and faith.

[@BrainPilot]

Everything the show probably waned us to feel!

[@deborahkissinger2260]

Well done.....very very well done

[@sunshinefogleman127]

My thoughts on the ending with Sara choosing to continue to California was that they won't make it without Isaac. The West was a terribly dangerous place, and they still had a long way to go. I understand her decision, but I can't help but think that it didn't it ended well for them.

[@MrMoonFlame]

What made Isaac go witness the massacre and end up saving Sarah & Devin if he didn’t know about the bounty?

[@baldysalt4459]

I agree with everything this guy just said. Very good review

[@gayledaniel5901]

Absolutely loved this show, the acting was first rate and storyline riveting. I wanted it to continue.

[@BrainPilot]

Same! I wish there could have been 10 episodes

[@HorseWaterDrink]

Why do they have to force story lines when the actual history story is amazing.

[@alisterfolson]

There's a monument to the Mormon militia that came through our state heading out west. I told my kids "History is written by the winners; life couldn't have been easy for anyone back them=n. Hense this show I just binged."

[@ritacatalinich]

Brilliant show, if only we had more like this.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it was such a great watch

[@Billsbob]

I’m sorry, but when were you going to tell the true story?

[@aoifel5705]

Usually when Netflix depicts r*pe they do huge injustice to survivors with clumsy portrayals of the pitch dark feelings involved, often glamourising both the perp and the situation, or prolonging graphic portrayals in a sick voyeuristic way. In AP i really appreciate how it was handled, and it was nescessary to show as brutal abuse of women from all sides often clouds how we see history when deciding heros and villains (when someone is seen as a vessel for dumping adrennaline, resentment and weak power lust, everyone is a villain, regardless of colour, religion, belief or nationality; example, im Irish and understand irish history and the wars, but do not see heros as it was far too common for those heros to beat and r*pe their wives after stress of war, so whose freedom was being fought for really? And the effect of naming heros and freedom fighters builds egos in these cultures, and those egos turn those heros into the shape of the villians they claim to oppose...anyhoo...). In AP the natives, the french and the mormons were seen at different times to use women as objects, but at no stage did i feel any of the women were portrayed as weak, yeilding, or pseudo seductive (ie no hyperglamourisation of fear, emotion or the overall character as merely being a woman who has been used by men). Apologies for bit of a rant but im often highly anxious about starting any brutal series when i know r*pe will feature in case it feels like being spat on by the civilised and 'beyond that savagery' tmodern directors, who gaslight us into believing they are including cobtext when in truth are promoting their own heinous idealisms.

[@danalamps8370]

I probably won't finish this show. I do question all of the facts of the story and the purpose of it. People and history are messy. I would rather learn history without bias.

[@irietheace1199]

its complete fiction btw. except for medows massacre which was portrayed poorly all plot points never happened. some of the characters were real but even then they are portrayed completely contrary to historical documents and records.

[@YourFriendinFL]

It doesn’t claim to be based on fact!!!!

[@alisterfolson]

All I think I know is it wasn't easy for anyone back then.

[@SouEuIAm]

@@YourFriendinFL The problem is people watch this show and believe that it is fact. I have seen many comments already on social media where people believe that it was actual history, instead of made-up fiction.

[@danl2479]

You ignore the fact that Sarah needed love much more than Issac did. I thought the kiss was fine and the death scene outstanding.

[@Tdott9716]

Amazing show 9/10 everything was amazing storytelling and the cinematic fighting scenes was 10/10 really great show i recommend to everyone the only part I didn’t like n why I think it’s 9/10 is bc of the ending there wasn’t really an ending it was left open ended I hope there’s a season 2 even tho says limited series

[@BM-cj7hr]

Music, screenplay, everything much like Lone Survivor. Awesome series!

[@BrainPilot]

I agree!

[@johnreed1025]

best show I've seen in many a year

[@ednafearns2958]

I absolutely loved it 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@siriactuallysara]

Spoiler for the ending : The part that made 0 sense and was poor writing was all the men that had guns and where quick to defend the fort in all prior scenes, choose to burn to death getting drunk in a bar. No one would do this in real life.

[@redrobotmonkey]

Knew 20 minutes into the show that I would love it, and I was not wrong.

[@chrissmith5828]

I really enjoyed this show! I didn't want it to end 😞

[@BrainPilot]

Same, I could have easily watched more episodes!

[@ErikHernandez-zh4pl]

Red feather was my favorite 🔴🪶

[@BrainPilot]

He was an awesome character!

[@vivisimonvi]

Best show to come out of Netflix in recent years imo.

[@BrainPilot]

It was such a good one!