One Night In Wabang – The episode opens with Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) narrating his own experience in the black hole. Young Cecilia Abbott (Megan West) and young Royal Abbott (Christian James) find a cow with its intestines lying on the ground and its newborn calf. Royal suggests it is a bad omen. It takes two shots to put the cow out of its misery. He comforts the calf and scoops it into his arms. She is surprised he is tender-hearted. He says only for animals, not humans. As they ride away, a blood liquid forms on the ground near the dead cow.

Cecilia Abbott (Lili Taylor) grieves the loss of Amy Abbott (Olive Abercrombie). When Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) tries to explain what happened to Amy, Cecilia becomes hysterical and races upstairs to find Autumn Rivers (Imogen Poots) in severe pain on the bed. He says Autumn must be Amy. Cecilia demands he do something to help her before leaving. Descending the steps, Autumn asks Royal why he believes she is Amy. He asks about the scar on her hand. She asks if Amy has a similar scar. Refusing to answer, he demands to know more about what she was talking about in the woods. En route to the hospital, Autumn pleads with Royal to tell her something about herself. Recalling her memory goes back to the age of nine, he says Amy is almost nine. They pass a wrecked pickup on the side of the road. He denies any knowledge of what happened to Billy Tillerson (Noah Reid). She asks if he called 911. He claims to have misplaced Amy’s phone when they were shooting at him. She believes he saved her because of the scar on her hand. Billy can be seen alive but injured inside the wrecked truck.

After several attempts, Rhett Abbott’s (Lewis Pullman) truck starts. A heard of bison run out in front of the truck. He and Maria Olivares (Isabel Arraiza) do not know where they are at. She suggests they wait until morning to leave.

Amelia County Sheriff’s Office – Cecilia enters the crowded lobby as Deputy Matt (Matthew Maher) urges Deputy Jess Chinlund (Sam Strike) to go home but he refuses to leave until Deputy Sheriff Joy (Tamara Podemski) is located. Matt tells Cecilia that an AMBER Alert has been issued for Amy. Jess breaks up a physical dispute. Cecilia sends Lucy a photo of Amy. Matt informs her that the GPS in Joy’s cruiser shows her in Harland County. Jackie Brunham (Catherine Haun) claims Amy and Rebecca Abbott (Monette Moio) were at the rodeo. Cecilia races out of the police station.

Royal curses Autumn, whom he refers to as Amy, for coming into his life. He immediately apologizes and promises to never hurt her. The sky fills with white streaks which makes him believe she is Amy.

After a brief celebration, Luke Tillerson (Shaun Sipos) relives Billy pulling him off of Wayne Tillerson (Will Patton). He remembers Billy in the hospital and Autumn. He eventually makes it back to his truck.

Rhett’s truck is steaming by the time he and Maria reach the Sunset Motel. The lobby is filled with cats which Rhett is allergic to. In their room, she says he is wonderful and claims to like how he makes her feel. Ignoring Cecilia’s call, she goes to take a shower. Outside Wabang, Cecilia holds David (Chris L. Sarracino) at gunpoint. Lewis Mays (William Belleau) and several girls wearing bikinis emerge from a tent. Seeing Cecilia with a shotgun, the girls flee. Lewis denies knowing the whereabouts of Amy and Rebecca. He suggests they never expected it to happen because they commonly steal without consequences. She asks God to forgive her if something happens to Rebecca. He questions if Amy will forgive her when she learns what Cecilia said to Rebecca. Back in her truck, Cecilia prays for Amy to come home.

Rebecca checks the gun in her pocket. She refuses to tell Amy where they are going but promises they will talk about it when they get there.

Upon returning home, Luke removes flowers from a vase and swigs down the dirty water. He imagines a taxidermy owl talking to him. The owl taunts Luke about his idiosyncrasies. Luke boasts of achieving what Trevor and Billy could not. In a distorted voice, the owl says the west pasture will be in high demand. Arms extended in the air, Luke says he is ready to be important when Wayne hits him with the butt of his gun. Shocked, Luke recalls Wayne being comatose. Wayne informs him that Billy is undergoing emergency surgery after being shot.

At the hospital, Dr. Iwahori (Mark Daugherty) diagnoses Autumn with rib fractures and a concussion. Autumn says Royal saved her when she got caught in a stampede. Royal leaves Cecilia a voicemail promising to find Amy. He finds himself face-to-face with Wayne who compares him to a bad omen. Luke warns Royal that they are watching him. Luke and Autumn make eye contact. She wants to see Billy but Royal warns against it.

While getting snacks out of the vending machine, Rhett sees Cecilia pass by the motel. She doesn’t see him. He delivers the snacks to Maria who claims them all as her favorites.

Kiddie drawings of animals are on a table in Martha Hawk’s (Morningstar Angeline) house. A news report about bison stampedes airs on the TV. She receives a call from Matt telling her about Joy’s disappearance. She denies any contact with Joy.

From a hilltop, Joy is taking photos of an Indian tribe when an arrow lands near her feet. She looks up to see an Indian on an upper ridge. She tries to flee but becomes surrounded by a group of warriors on horseback. Fights break out among the Indians. She runs several feet before a warrior catches up and charges her with a knife. A physical dispute ensues and ends when she strangles him. Another Indian appears but is immediately killed. Speaking in Cheyenne, she tries to convince a female Shoshone Warrior (Megan Lunak) that she is her friend. The female warrior gets off her horse as several other Shoshone warriors join her.

Perry Abbott (Tom Pelphrey) climbs out of the black hole and collapses to the ground.

Refusing Royal’s help, Autumn gets out of the truck. She asks if he is going to tell Cecile about the white streaks in the sky. He says no because she has enough to deal with. She believes it was the right decision to come there but he isn’t so sure.

At the hospital, Luke finds Wayne singing to an unconscious Billy. When he mentions the west pasture, the lights flicker. Wayne ignores him and continues to sing.

Royal is repairing a fence when Cecilia arrives home. He promises to find Amy and put their family back together. Recalling her asking him to trust God’s plan, he asks her to do it for him. He shows her a black and white photo of his family and a tattered birth certificate that reveals he was born in 1878.

Luke goes back in time when Royal and Cecilia are young. He identifies himself as Ben Younger and asks if they are hiring. She tells him to go to the Tillerson farm.

 

Outer Range Review

Season 2 starts out weak. The writing remains cryptic, leaving the “West Pasture” still a mystery. The only notable revelation is Royal’s birth year, 1878.

Joy is possibly stuck in the 19^th century during the Indian wars. It is implausible to think that she could kill a warrior from birth. Her knowledge of the era and fighting skills are minimal at best. Being from the modern world would not be on her side.

The night scenes are nearly indiscernible due to poor light. The characters are virtually nothing but interactive dark blobs. Amazon should have done better.

A wild goose chase that may or may not pay off. The episode deserves a 5.5. out of 10.

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