Hell On Wheels Season 4 Review: Episode 8 Under The Color Of Law; Cullen Drowns His Tumultuous Issues By Slaving Harder On The Railroad
Life could be described as anything but easy for Cullen Bohannon in this "Hell on Wheels" season 4 review.
Cowboys and Indians shared a thorough account of all the tumultuous happenings in the life of the Swede in their "Hell on Wheels" season 4 review, starting off with the events following Elam's death by Cullen's hands.
According to TV.Com, prior to the tragic incident, Cullen and Elam had obviously started to drift apart. Issues got in the way of their resuming their once-formidable friendship and piled one on top of the other. Thus, by the time Cullen was forced to kill Elam out of mercy, his decision did not weigh as heavily for some of the show's avid fans.
For Cullen, however, the burden of guilt brought about by the incident was still mighty painful. To cope with his pain, he focused harder on his work, wracking his brain harder for effective ways to lay out tracks either around or over the mountain.
Not to be missed for this "Hell on Wheels" season 4 review is Naomi's reaction to what Cullen just did to Elam. After seeing the incident with her own eyes, she ran off with baby William and headed to the Mormon settlement. Ware of what she had done, Cullen tracked her down and successfully caught up with her in the prairie. He then accompanied his wife and child to Fort Smith.
Meanwhile, Campbell finally learned that Heckard's corpse was found near the railroad track. This prompted him to address the criminal issues in Cheyenne and put order back by appointing a new marshal. However, instead of putting a man of desirable background, he assigns twisted outlaw Sydney Snow.
Arriving at Cheyenne, Cullen found out about Sydney's new position and was not the least bit happy about it. A former brother in arms, he was alarmed with Sydney's taking on the side of the law. However, after killing Elam, he was also not to keen about setting out to lay more blood on his hands. On top of that, he remained adamant not to accept Durant's offer to make him railroad police despite the convincing fact that if he does, his authority would be at par with a marshal's.
His suspicions of impending trouble were fulfilled on the day Sydney and his cohorts arrested Durant, Psalms and other people involved with the railroad project. Sensing danger, he and newspaper editor Louise Ellison confronted Campbell, asking that he releases Cullen's colleagues.
Campbell refused.
How will Cullen respond to this new, albeit more tense, development in his life at Cheyenne? That and the other scorching issues surrounding the settlement would be featured in the next "Hell on Wheels" season 4 review.
