1x03 Reconnoitering the Rim

Thus far, I've spent a lot of this show struggling to understand what people are saying and wondering what the point of a given scene is. I'm ready willing and able to accept the idea that maybe what the show is doing is over my head, but it's all a little dull to me so far. Again, Ian McShane owns every moment he's in, but whether it's a rival saloon moving into town, or the stilted dialogue of the Garrets, or the hotelman copping to giving the new operation in town the tip off, it all just seems like the wheels grinding steadily along without much point or purpose. As Mrs. Bloom pointed out, there's something to Wild Bill being jaded and over his own celebrity, to the point where playing cards is his only real distraction as Charlie tries to rouse him from his stupor with "The Hardware Boys." But really, it doesn't feel like we're moving toward much. Presumably there's some big conflict between Bullock, Swearingen, and Hickok to come, possibly involving Bullock avenging Garret, but thus far, it feels like a bunch of scenes stitched together without a lot of unity, depending on the quality texture of the show--the worn out sense of the setting and the lived-in feel of the bustling ecosystem--to carry things along. Well, the texture is all very nice, but I've yet to latch onto to any of the characters beyond Swearingen and to a lesser extent, Charlie and the doctor, and the plots have been equally uncompelling. I'm willing to give the show the benefit of the doubt and call it deliberately paced and doing some development of the situation before setting the fireworks off, but I can't say I'm really into it so far.

Bella union, a new competetive place for Al arrived. The owner of it, is probably a strong man and probably crueld and bad we did not see it yet.

he and al will do lots of fight probably in future.

I dont understand also how people earn money and go for gambling or go for buying sex. They seem do nothing all day except priest, farmer, gold searchers.

Bullock now bought the area and al probably sold it to keep him close against other gambling center and against bill.

Jane wants to be with bill but bill does not want it probably.

The rich guy who bought the area was murdered by al. It is sad for his wife. She said dont go to him. I hope bullock can take revenge of it.

I also dont understand why people dont kill each other in a day. We dont see any gun shots, even not fights. How can a town like this exist? It is like 2000s towns?

Or why for example bill was not killed by ambush, for example while walking or in the toilet.

That german girl is in always bed. She should walk sometimes:)

Anyway, in this episode i knew characters more. Next episodes will be better.