Josh Brolin in a sci-fi western may be all it takes for some TV viewers to be drawn into Brian Watkins’ new drama “Outer Range,” which is based on that very idea. “Outer Range” will give, up to a point, for those who might require a little additional background information and/or motivation.
The gruff father of a family ranch on a parcel of Wyoming land with a gaping secret, played by an unusually melancholy Brolin in the series’ premiere with two episodes on April 15 on (Amazon) Prime Video, is the series’ main focus.
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The western portion of the Abbotts’ ranch, in particular, is home to a large black hole whose origins are unknown but whose throbbing power is obvious to anybody who stumbles upon it. The hole’s persistent presence dominates most of what transpires outside of it in the pilot.
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which Alonso Ruizpalaicos directed with a sense of eerie discomfort. (The show’s nighttime scenes frequently feature shooting in such muddy darkness that it might be impossible to see what is onscreen unless you’re showing “Outer Range” with the use of thick blackout curtains.)
Royal is particularly drawn to the enigmatic location he believes to be “a void,” whose origins are unknown to him and his wife Cecilia (Lily Taylor). The Royal hijacks a dinner prayer to curse it and anyone God leads him to his door in a scene that demands all the fire, brimstone, and pure hatred Brolin can manage.
Possess brought I’m asking you to fill that vacuum,” Royal said to his wife and their two sons, Rhett (Louise Pullman) and Perry (Tom Pelfrey), who were standing by in confusion. “This world of yours isn’t developing fast enough, and I despise you for it, so I’m asking you to come here and explain yourself.
I genuinely do, but I’m not sure I believe you. But I despise you. Alas.”The “Outer Range” functions in situations like these, not because they are circling some strange hole in the ground. A plain Western with clear family dynamics may succeed on its own, as “Yellowstone” has unquestionably shown, and “Outer Range” is a good fit based only on character development.
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Final Words
It does a good job of establishing the dedication Royal has to his family, Cecilia’s radically divergent ideals, Rhett’s hidden goals, and Perry’s desperate attempt to feel his wife’s sudden absence. Tamara Podemsky, who plays Joy, an Indigenous deputy running for sheriff while attempting to figure things out, provides the needed cool balance to the hotheaded men all around her. Both of these stories have intriguing storylines on their own without the need for a supernatural element, though “outside limit” might work.
