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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 4.04, “Reckoning”: Disappointing moment in a strong season
The first three episodes of this season have been an exceptional continuation of last season, the series best group of episodes, but “Reckoning” is missing something. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 4.03, “Chicken Hill” reveals season’s powerful theme
When you consider that “Chicken Hill” is only the third episode of season four, it’s quite remarkable how much has already happened this season. Last week’s episode featured what was perhaps the finest scene of the entire series, Cullen (Anson Mount) and the Swede (Christopher Heyerdahl) facing off in a furious, frantic confessional that resulted in Cullen escaping with his family and the Swede presumably dying. This reviewer has on many occasions praised Heyerdahl for helping to create such menacing, terrifying, and compelling character. It would be a shame to lose him for good. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.10, “Get behind the Mule”: Rebirth and change
The third season of AMC’s Hell on Wheels has been its best yet- powerful, quick witted, thrilling, and consistently entertaining. Director Neil LaBute, who directed one of the season’s most effective episodes, “Searchers”, returns to the season finale. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.09, “Fathers and Sins”: One rail at a time
Hell on Wheels, Season 3, Episode 9, “Fathers and Sins” Written by John Wirth and Reed Steiner Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on AMC From the moment Cullen (Anson Mount) made the decision to hang the young Mormon teenager in the season premiere, it’s been obvious that there was going to […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.08, “It Happened in Boston”: Dead Air
Hell on Wheels, Season 3, Episode 8, “It Happened in Boston” Written by Mark Richard Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on AMC “It Happened in Boston” picks up directly where last week’s Hell on Wheels ended, with Elam (Common) returning from burning the cholera victims to find that Eva (Robin McLeavy) […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.07, “Cholera”: Empire Builders
Hell on Wheels, Season 3, Episode 7, “Cholera” Written by Tom Brady Directed by Deran Sarafin Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on AMC With only three episodes left before the season finale, Hell on Wheels has taken Cullen (Anson Mount) to the point of near death and face to face with the young Mormon boy […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.06, “One less Mule”: Reversal of Fortune
Season three of Hell on Wheels has been moving along steadily. It has been deliciously tense, powerfully acted, and full of exceptionally well put together stories. The season has been slow, yes, but with only four episodes left it’s also been very rewarding. With “One Less Mule”, it’s clear that the season is headed towards a breathless finish. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.05, “Searchers”: She’s Gone
With the exception of last week’s episode, Hell on Wheels has been the best it’s ever been and “Searchers” might just be the season’s greatest episode. Directed by Neil LaBute, the highly emotional episode notches up the usual tension, fear, urgency, and sadness to an almost unbearable level. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.04, “The Game”: Building a second chance
“The Game”, Hell on Wheels’ fourth episode, slows the show’s pace to a near crawl until its last few moments, when Eva and Elam face a tragedy. The episode may start off with humor as Cullen and Elam attempt to find timber by visiting the Arapaho tribe, but this being Hell on Wheels, things quickly devolve. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.03, “Range War”: No Mercy
Hell on Wheels, Season 3, Episode 3: “Range War” Written by Reed Steiner Directed by Dennie Gordon Airs Saturdays at 9 pm (ET) on AMC When a show changes show runners there is usually a difficult transition that causes it to suffer. The arrival of John Wirth caused some concern amongst fans when it was […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Eps. 3.1-2, “Big Bad Wolf” and “Eminent Domain”: Old enemies and new leaders
It’s no secret- last season’s Hell on Wheels had a lot of issues, mainly the forced relationship between Cullen and Lily Bell (after all, this is not a show conducive to a dewy romance). Fortunately that arc wrapped up in the season two finale and judging by the premiere season three promises to be one heck of a year. More
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SDCC 2013: Composers Discuss the Music Behind Your Favorite TV Shows
ComicCon offers all kinds of experiences for attendees. You can stay completely in the world of film or immerse yourself in comics or even spend the weekend exploring tutorials and self-help panels. This year, due to a number of factors and in a pleasant surprise, my Con ended up being very music-heavy. I had the […] More
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