S1E5
Bread and Circuses
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
A bare knuckle brouhaha between Elam and Cullen is spurred by Durant’s latest attempt to deal with the railroad’s financial crisis.
Our Take
A fairly entertaining hour built around a fight the show clearly wants to mean more than it does. Common and Anson Mount sell the brutality well and Durant’s scheming stays fun to watch, but the pacing sags in the middle stretches. Decent filler with a few strong moments, nothing you’ll remember next week.