On my second viewing of this series and maintain the opinion that this show is much better the second time.
The character of The Swede continues to morph into new forms and the actor playing him keeps his place as the best, consistent performer of the show.
I have to say, the replacement of Siobhan Williams as Bohannon's apple cheeked, innocent-yet-unchaste shotgun wife cannot go unnoticed and is rather jarring. I can't even remember if she originated the part when she got with Bohannon before her brother was hung, but Williams was really perfect in the part during the season 3 finale. Checking Williams' IMDB, it looks like she was cast on another series, so that explains why she was replaced.
MacKenzie Porter, playing the part now, is adequate in that she checks the boxes for being a blond female, but I don't think the casting director hired a replacement that really has the look of an innocent farm girl who'd never even seen civilization outside of her family's compound which Siobhan Williams embodied in her brief scenes of S3 finale. MacKenzie Porter may have grew up on a ranch in Alberta, but her look basically a SoCal surfer girl playing pretend as her impression of a frontier morman girl. I hope the replacement's presence in future episodes don't take me out of the narrative because of the stark differences in her look and approach to the character.
Review by ChrisKingVIP BlockedParentSpoilers2024-05-22T14:44:10Z
On my second viewing of this series and maintain the opinion that this show is much better the second time.
The character of The Swede continues to morph into new forms and the actor playing him keeps his place as the best, consistent performer of the show.
I have to say, the replacement of Siobhan Williams as Bohannon's apple cheeked, innocent-yet-unchaste shotgun wife cannot go unnoticed and is rather jarring. I can't even remember if she originated the part when she got with Bohannon before her brother was hung, but Williams was really perfect in the part during the season 3 finale. Checking Williams' IMDB, it looks like she was cast on another series, so that explains why she was replaced.
MacKenzie Porter, playing the part now, is adequate in that she checks the boxes for being a blond female, but I don't think the casting director hired a replacement that really has the look of an innocent farm girl who'd never even seen civilization outside of her family's compound which Siobhan Williams embodied in her brief scenes of S3 finale. MacKenzie Porter may have grew up on a ranch in Alberta, but her look basically a SoCal surfer girl playing pretend as her impression of a frontier morman girl. I hope the replacement's presence in future episodes don't take me out of the narrative because of the stark differences in her look and approach to the character.
Other than that, pretty good start to the season.