
NOTE: this post contains spoilers for 1883 episode 2, "Behind Us, a Cliff."
Sometimes shows want to impress audiences so much with their first episode that they leave a little bit of work to do for the second before the real story can get going (remember "The Kingsroad" from Game of Thrones?) Feels like 1883 took a page from that playbook with its second episode, "Behind Us, a Cliff."