Critics have pointed out that the show’s mountainous, arid locations look more like Mexico (where it was filmed) than the actual coastal prairies of San Jacinto.
While the battle rages, several subplots reach critical turning points: 1x04_Texas_Rising
The Rangers initiate the chaos by blowing up Vince’s Bridge , effectively cutting off any hope of a Mexican retreat. Critics have pointed out that the show’s mountainous,
Played with "rough-hewn" intensity by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the tuberculosis-stricken Ranger continues to be Houston’s most vital counsel, famously advising him to "cut the head off the snake" to kill the body. 1x04_Texas_Rising
True to historical accounts of the "blind bloodlust" that took over, the battle is depicted as a swift, brutal massacre lasting only about 18 minutes.