The Abandons is a Rorschach test. What you see in the new Netflix western says at least as much about your perspective on the current TV landscape as it does about the show itself. Look at it one way, ...

The pairing of Anderson and Headey should, in theory, make The Abandons worth watching on its own. Headey is, indeed, the show’s biggest asset. Brash, righteous, and fiercely protective of her Orphans ...