This video essay examines the longest and best chapter in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen. Topics discussed include:
00:00-00:37 Intro
00:38-03:40 Plot Summary
03:41-08:18 Subverting Expectations
08:19-10:24 Alice's (Internal) Journey
10:25-16:03 "President Pierce"
16:04-18:29 The Ending
18:30-22:15 The Uncertainty Principle