Fun fact: Wales has more castles per square mile than any other European country, which, according to many Welsh tourism websites, proves it is a country worth fighting for.
That could also be the reason Kurt Sutter set "The Bastard Executioner," his latest exploration of vengeance and violence for FX, in 14th century Wales. Small place, warring factions, history of bloodshed, terrific castle potential.
Or perhaps Sutter and his family — wife Katey Sagal stars in "Executioner," as does Sutter's step-daughter, Sarah White — needed a break from the SoCal palette of dust and heat from which he conjured the recently concluded "Sons of Anarchy.