American Primevalfeels like a show thats aThe Revenant-style deep dive into the grit and gore of frontier life.

I finally finished the series and my mind is still spinning.

It also depicts real-life battles and conflicts over Fort Bridger and the Utah War.

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The term “the wild west” exists for a reason.

There really was zero law and order out there.

The shit this series showed was crazy.

How cold-blooded and ruthless the Mormons were.

How violent the Shoshone were - scalping and skinning people alive.

And how you couldn’t trust a single soul- even young children- out there on the frontier.

So I added it to my list.