The Lady – As the second episode of Django begins, Sarah (Lisa Vicari) finds a horse laying on the ground. Sarah puts the horse out of its misery. Then, she looks around and finds oil. When she goes back to town, John Ellis (Nicholas Pinnock) says there is supposed to be a ceremony. Sarah tells him about the oil she found. In a flashback, Django (Matthias Schoenaerts) asks Sarah (Maya Kelly) what she really feels. She says she never liked it in school and likes it a lot better there because she can do whatever she wants without people thinking she is strange. Django insists she isn’t strange.

In the present, John and Sarah ride to Elmdale. Elizabeth (Noomi Rapace) listens to Adam (Joshua Parker) play the piano. They talk about music. Elizabeth tells him that God gave him the gift of music because he deprived him of the gift of sight. Aaron (Dakota Trancher Williams) is only there to make Adam blossom. Adam mentions that the president said the creator did not place different races on the earth so the strong could destroy the weak. Elizabeth says President Grant doesn’t speak for the lord, but she is an echo of the lord’s wisdom. Elizabeth grabs him by the neck and tells him to get back to Beethoven. John’s sons learn that they left town not too long ago.

They took extra guns. They claimed they had a deal so good that no one in Elmdale would be able to say no. The boys think they need the stranger because the lady will kill them if she finds out where they are. John and Sarah go to the Elmdale Bank where they speak to Mr. Donovan. Phillip (Eric Kole) approaches Django to ask why he broke into their home. Django says he came to get his money. Phillip offers to doubt Django’s money if he helps them before giving him a gun. John tells Donovan about the oil and explains they’re there to make him a deal. They want Donovan to finance an oil rig for them. John thinks they’ll need $2,000. Sarah says the land is his if they’re wrong.

Donovan isn’t interested in getting caught up in a land dispute with Mrs. Thurman. John denies that there is a land dispute because her father gave him that barren crater after the war. John shows him the paperwork to prove his claim. After looking at the paperwork, Donovan asks them to wait outside since it’ll take a few minutes to get the loan documents started. Elizabeth learns about John being at the bank. She asks Aaron to get the brotherhood to meet at the church. Django, Phillip, and Kevin book into a room in Elmdale while claiming they’re there for the crusade. Donovan tells John they’ll have their money ready by Friday so they’ll need to collect then. Django shoots a man on the rooftop who is trying to gun down John.

As the shooting continues, John and Elizabeth aim at one another although neither fires. When Sarah sees Django, she remembers men raiding them. She runs over to Django to tell him that the Comanche Indians are coming. Caroline falls to the ground while trying to get to cover. Margaret tries to keep her calm even though Caroline believes they’re going to die out there. Once they get to hiding, Caroline notices she is bleeding so she begins worrying about the baby. Margaret keeps her quiet. Django checks on one of the downed Indians before Sarah shoots another to protect him. In the present, Django is told he is free to go. He isn’t going anywhere because he can’t come back empty-handed.

Django and the boys rob the bank in the middle of the night. Django is given money and told about a nearby city, but he doesn’t want to leave New Babylon. Sarah hears the boys yelling for everyone to gather around. Everyone is surprised to see all the money they have. Django approaches Sarah and tells her that it is him. Sarah says they’re all dead and she died too right there on that farm. She tells Django to go away and forget about her. Sarah admits she is going to marry John who saved her life. She says he was there that night and her father wasn’t. Sarah points her gun at him and tries to convince him to leave. Django tells her to do it since they’ll hang him anyway once they find out who he is.

Sarah walks away. Elizabeth talks to the locals about their bank being robbed and the folks of New Babylon likely being responsible. Then, she blames John Ellis and says they have to fight back. John tells Django that he’ll need a vision if he wants to stay in this place. John knows what he did in Elmdale. Django passes by Isaac before one of John’s sons tells him he has to give back the gun. Sarah learns that John has decided to give Django a house. Elizabeth prepares to hang Reuben (Romario Simpson) because she suspects he is a spy. She claims her son is blind because of sinners like him. Reuben pleads with Elizabeth to spare him because he knows nothing, but he is hung anyway.

Sarah complains to John about his decision to give the stranger a home. John believes that man might come in useful now that Elizabeth is after them. After Sarah says they don’t need him, John questions why she cares about him so much. Sarah offers John her unconditional love. Elizabeth struggles in bed before jumping out and getting into a tub of water. She begins praying and apologizing while explaining that he comes to her in her dreams.

 

Django Review

The second episode of Django was a bit better than the first although some of the same issues remain. The bad accents have already been pointed out multiple times, but one accent in particular is tough to tolerate. It might’ve been wise to just throw caution to the wind and stick with native accents because what they’re doing isn’t working. Another issue is obviously the lighting because some scenes are too dark.

It is sometimes difficult to see faces and expressions even when the characters are outside in the open. The dark scenes are far worse unfortunately. The story is pretty simple so it won’t take a lot of effort on behalf of viewers, but it is compelling enough to stick around despite the hiccups.

Personally, I feel like the series would be significantly better with two changes, more lighting and natural accents. If viewers are willing to just go with it and figure out the intricate details later, they may enjoy Django. Due to the pitch-black scenes though, they’re likely going to miss things and struggle to determine who is who. The episode scores a 5.5 out of 10. Recaps of Django can be found on Reel Mockery here.

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