With all period pieces you need to convince the viewer that you are in those times and have a storyline to carry the show. They totally nailed it.
The pacing is great. Events unfold at an even pace and capture the tension of the moment. The viewers complaining about inaccuracies are being very nitpicky. They got the most important aspects of the story correct as well as the technology of the day. Yes, horses need feed, you can forage but that slows you down. This is an important detail, it slowed down Boothe's escape. And yes, Boothe did bluff the guard at the bridge to get into Maryland, news of the assassination had not gotten to him yet.
Today, news of the event would be known almost instantly but not then. Arguing about light fixtures is an irrelevant detail.
This felt like a procedural crime drama set in the 19th century. The unfolding of the investigation was very convincing.
The pacing is great. Events unfold at an even pace and capture the tension of the moment. The viewers complaining about inaccuracies are being very nitpicky. They got the most important aspects of the story correct as well as the technology of the day. Yes, horses need feed, you can forage but that slows you down. This is an important detail, it slowed down Boothe's escape. And yes, Boothe did bluff the guard at the bridge to get into Maryland, news of the assassination had not gotten to him yet.
Today, news of the event would be known almost instantly but not then. Arguing about light fixtures is an irrelevant detail.
This felt like a procedural crime drama set in the 19th century. The unfolding of the investigation was very convincing.