tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post361568998351005994..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: October 2, 2017: LongmireStudying: Genre PlusAmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-36281645147238664302017-10-03T12:13:02.215-07:002017-10-03T12:13:02.215-07:00Thanks, Eileen! My Friday post is on Nighthorse, s...Thanks, Eileen! My Friday post is on Nighthorse, so I won't spoil everything I'll say there.<br /><br />But I will say that I think Jacob is all of those things, and that the reason he can be all is that different perspectives we're driven by in the show see him very differently: Walt sees him as the villain, Henry perhaps as the self-interested person profiting off his people, but then Cady for example by Season 5 sees him much more as the first things you were saying. So I think at least in part the show has presented these multiple possibilities explicitly, and we'll see whether Season 5 resolves them or leaves them open as different readings.<br /><br />BenAmericanStudierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-2488103570578346652017-10-03T11:22:56.143-07:002017-10-03T11:22:56.143-07:00What do you think of the character, Jacob Nighthor...What do you think of the character, Jacob Nighthorse? A basically good man, out to help his people, a man ruined by too much expose to big money, white greed, out for himself while throwing crumbs to his own?Eileen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975598234009006436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-23169871514941715782017-10-03T05:57:59.939-07:002017-10-03T05:57:59.939-07:00Thanks and agreed, Pat! I think the combination of...Thanks and agreed, Pat! I think the combination of culture, community, and individual stories/identities in Treme is quite a bit like Longmire, despite their very different worlds and genres.AmericanStudierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-36393298351598008382017-10-03T05:56:35.721-07:002017-10-03T05:56:35.721-07:00We seem to think alike, Longmire does stand up to ...We seem to think alike, Longmire does stand up to those HBO standouts, The Wire and Treme. I think Treme was similarly underestimated, it remains one of my favorites.Pat Millsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-286932678015830762017-10-02T20:57:13.338-07:002017-10-02T20:57:13.338-07:00Longmire, along with their entire cast and crew is...Longmire, along with their entire cast and crew is a class act.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602784990952155930noreply@blogger.com