The episode is bookended by scenes of an adult Billy (played by Tom Blyth) in 1877, four years before his death. However, the vast majority of the runtime is a flashback to 1871, following a 12-year-old Billy (Jonah Collier) and his Irish immigrant family as they travel from New York to Kansas.
: While some critics find the 45-minute journey "tortuous" and slow, others praise the "gritty environmental realism" that makes the human struggle feel authentic. Billy the Kid S01E01 FRENCH HDTV
: Billy is portrayed as a sympathetic and reluctant gunman. Even in the present-day scenes, he tries to avoid killing a bounty hunter, famously removing bullets from the pursuer's gun to give him a chance to walk away. The episode is bookended by scenes of an