Fair Chances

The other day at work, my friend Asia asked if I had seen Godless yet, Netflix's Western about a town essentially run by women as bad guy Jeff Daniels and his gang head their way to wreak havoc. I had not. The trailer for it didn't appeal to me, and every time Michelle Dockery showed up all I could see was Lady Mary with a Gun.

Michelle Dockery, Godless. Totally not Lady Mary

"Oh, it's so good, you have to watch it...so we can talk about it!" Well, maybe I replied.

I watched the first episode and found it painfully boring, and a little all over the place. But mostly boring. I like westerns ok as far as the genre goes, but it just seemed, well, boring. I wrote this on Facebook. I got an earful about how good the show was, and to stick with it. Same sentiments at work. It is a beautifully shot show, the costumes are great, and the cast is pretty good, so I watched the second episode and it...wasn't as boring. Jeff Daniels is a great, villainous creep with what looks like a very well manicured full beard. Michelle Dockery looks amazing with a gun, and Merrit Weaver, well, she's excellent always. I plan to stick with it, and hopefully the the end of the season, I'll stop imagining Lady Mary Crawley with a shotgun.