Good set-up for the episodes that follow. So who is Geoge Hodel, Fauna's grandfather, and why did his daughter give Fauna away as a baby to Jimmie Lee, a colored woman who would then become Fauna's 'mother' raising her as a colored girl. Now Fauna's going from home in Sparks, Nevada, to LA to find out truth about her background. Let's hope that cheers up her dejected demeanor. Still, it's that well-executed poignancy from actress Eisley that helps carry viewers forward.
That's one of the Pilot's two plot threads. The other involves Singletary, a roughly driven reporter who's also on someone's trail. That is, if he can survive his beatings and drug addiction, which is the action side of the episode. This thread is murkier than the other, but presumably the two will converge at some point. Though, at this point, they appear unrelated.
All in all, it's a compelling lead-in to the episodes that follows. The location photography enriches the scenes, especially that low altitude zoom over parts of the Nevada desert ending up at a suburban fence. There's a strong racial angle to the plot including Fauna's romance with a colored boy. So it's definitely a contemporary production. Anyway, I'll stay tuned to see how the unknowns unravel, as I expect most viewers will too.
