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A tractor with a faded American flag flapping in the foreground.
Sam does not fit in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas.
She may have tried to get out for a while.
Her path to a theater career came in part via her popular karaoke performances.
We also learn that Sams mother is an alcoholic, something the whole family tries to ignore.
The shows pilot episode is blunt, offering a quick found-families narrative that tries to abruptly stanch Sams pain.
Egged on by Joel, Sam gets up and performs for the first time in years.
The crowd is awed.
Sam lost a lot of time, but now she has found her people.
Her and Joels lives both continue to meander.
And Everett is fantastic.
She hits her comic beats just hard enough and projects uncertainty with lovely subtlety.
She loves them, and she knows they love her.
And, even so, everyone knows she doesnt quite fit.
Sometimes she walks defiantly.
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