What happens in Season 2 of Hell on Wheels?

While attacking Thomas Durant’s payroll train, Cullen is captured by authorities and sentenced to death, but Durant intervenes with a pardon on the condition that Cullen returns to Hell on Wheels to help oversee railroad construction.

Who is Mr Durant’s wife on Hell on Wheels?

Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen is set to join the cast of the second season of AMC’s period Western Hell On Wheels in a three-episode arc, playing Mrs. Hannah Durant, wife of Thomas “Doc” Durant (Colm Meaney).

How true is the movie Hell on Wheels?

The Hell on Wheels series does a decent job of portraying the background of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, albeit embellished. While many characters are fictionalized, it does make an interesting watch, which should pique your interest to discover the reality and the rest of the story.

What happened to the girl in Hell on Wheels?

We found ourselves in the unfortunate position of having lost our actress: Siobhan Williams went to another series [ABC’s Black Box], and we got into some scheduling conflicts, and we were unable to bring her forward. She’s a helluva actress and has really grabbed onto this part and brought a soulfulness to it.

Why did the Swede get tarred and feathered?

The practice flourished into the 1800s and was commonly used on the American frontier, where community members meted out the punishment as a way to drive the victim out of town or teach a lesson. Tarring and feathering is primarily meant to humiliate.

Why did they replace Bohannon’s wife?

Naomi was originally played by Siobhan Williams. MacKenzie Porter was recast as Naomi for Season 4, due to Williams’ scheduling conflicts after she joined the cast of ABC’s Black Box.

Why was Lily Bell killed off?

My one qualm was that season 2 ends with quite the shocker: the main female lead on the show, Lily Bell, is murdered unceremoniously by the show’s creepiest character (“The Swede”). It refers to when a female character is killed in order to kick off a new arc of character development for the male protagonist.

Was there a real Lily Bell?

Lily Bell was the widow of Union Pacific Railroad surveyor, Robert Bell. She carries the nickname “The Fair-Haired Maiden of the West” and later became a surveyor in her own right.

Who killed Cullen Bohannon’s family?

Sergeant Frank Harper
Sergeant Frank Harper was a Union soldier, who was accused of murdering Mary Bohannon….

Frank Harper
Portrayed by:	Ian Kilburn
Season:	1
First episode:	“Jamais Je Ne T’oublierai”
Last episode:	“God of Chaos”

Who kills The Swede?

The perilous trek weakens Cullen, and the two men fight before reaching the fort. Cullen manages to shoot The Swede in the side and fire shots in the air to bring soldiers.