Best-bets for June 15: Three shows wrap up
1) “Barkskins” finale (shown here), 9-11:03 p.m. ET, National Geographic, rerunning at 12:03 a.m. Brutal and bitter, this eight-hour mini-series will leave everyone with mixed emotions. Annie Proulx’s story of the 17th-century American frontier has a rich blend of characters, with little in common except intense cynicism. Now Cooke leads a mission to retrieve bodies … while claiming he doesn’t have the coveted pistols. Trepagny plans a wedding, while his housekeeper (and ex-lover) broods. Things explode powerfully. Read more…
