The role of River will now beplayed by Ella Beatty.
Legacies that, asAppropriateso effectively demonstrates, cant stay buried for long, despite all best efforts.
Hes more even-tempered than sister Toni, at least until he isnt.

Michael Esper, Corey Stoll and Sarah Paulson in ‘Appropriate’Joan Marcus
Did the grim artifacts belong to dad?
Where they left behind by other ancestors?
If so, why did dad keep them?

Paulson, Elle FanningJoan Marcus
The rest of the cast more than holds it own against Paulsons tornado of a performance.
Or the odious predator that Toni swears he is?