Episode #1.1

The first episode of Saints and Strangers depicts the Pilgrim's journey to the new world and their first encounters with the Native Americans. The story portrayed a balanced view between both groups' points of view. While this was extremely well done, I felt it suffered from having too many characters and not having a clear central character. It also would have been nice to have had a little more exposition at the beginning. I am not super familiar with that time period. So having a little more information would've been a good thing. With that said, I thought the acting was great. Anna Camp's performance was both heartbreaking and amazing. It's a different role than she normally has, and I wish she had a bigger part. However, I understand why it was the way it was. This show also a reminder of a time when the world was a harder place to live, and it's crazy to think about what those earlier settlers went through.