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I was wondering about that, too. It's really hard to tell in that scene since the action is pretty quick, but I think the two pistols he used might have been the Sharps Breech Loading Four Shot Pepperbox Pistol. It was made from 1859 to 1874. Over and under with an exposed hammer.

I don't think they've forgotten. Wu's lycanthrope transformation won't occur until the next full moon. We probably won't see it happen for at least a couple of more episodes.

What Ecbert did is called "prostrating" yourself, which is a submissive gesture towards one's God or gods. The practice is still common in some religions. I grew up Catholic, so seeing him doing that didn't feel out of place, especially considering that time period. They showed Aethelwulf self-flagellating, after all.

There was an interview that I read, either with the show runner or Shyamalan, where it's mentioned that viewers will be surprised that one of the characters doesn't make it past the third episode. I'm guessing that would be the sheriff, who is killed at the end of the first book. So if this show is faithful to the books and maintains the same pace throughout the series, there's a strong possibility that the 10 episodes are going to cover the entire trilogy. Not a bad idea, really. The books, themselves, don't really contain a whole lot of dialogue between characters and is mostly written in POV style. A lot of filler would be needed to stretch one of the books past five episodes, at the most. I, too, look forward to seeing what the creatures/abbies will look like, though I'm prepared to be let down. They were one of my favorite things in the book. Such mindless savagery. But there's also the female that's kept in captivity in the facility, who I wanted learn more about, since she seemed to be a more docile version of the species, with perhaps a measure of intelligence. To say that Shyamalan probably dug the book's twist, would probably be an understatement. This is probably the most perfect of TV projects for him to have gotten involved in. I wonder if back in the day, back when he had more pull in Hollywood and wasn't as criticized, would he have decided instead to have made this into a movie.

Learned about this show a few weeks ago. Found out it's based on a book, so I started reading the series. It was half-way through book one when I found out about the release of the first episode, so I hurried up and finished. I think they did a great job casting Matt Dillon. Carla Gugino is good choice, too. Not so sure about the rest of the cast, though. I envisioned someone quite different than Terence Howard for the sheriff role. Perhaps someone more imposing like Clancy Brown. As for some comparing this to Twin Peaks, it's no coincidence since the author has credited it as being the inspiration for Wayward Pines. Blake Crouch was a huge fan of the show when he was a child. IMDB has Shyamalan directing the first, ninth and final episodes. It doesn't have him credited as writer, though, which is a good thing, IMHO.