Manhunt TV series review

[John E]

(04-05-2024 02:50 PM)Dennis Urban’' Wrote:  ..these abnormalities are likely to be passed on to others as factual.

I agree with you & its another reason I'm disappointed in the series. People will believe what they’re seeing is factual. The assassination was real, this has to be real too, right?

The producers muddied up what should have been a fast-paced manhunt for Booth & his co-conspirators by injecting needless characters and straying off on unnecessary tangents (Stanton’s asthma issues, Stanton’s wife & the loss of their son, Dr. Mudd’s slave Mary, Stanton's philosophical differences with Andrew Johnson regarding reconstruction, John Surratt’s escape to Canada).

They could have followed the real story and showed the arrests & incarceration of the conspirators. Focused more on Mary Surratt’s involvement.

At this point, I won’t be surprised if we eventually see the following preposterous showdown: John Wilkes Booth will attempt to shoot Stanton from inside the barn. Just as Booth raises his rifle, Corbett will shoot the assassin first, thus fulfilling his destiny and reclamation.