Yellowstone
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To which I thought: Well, no.
But why would it?
Through the first four episodes of this season, John has done exactly nothing to stop any interlopers.
Hes mostly heard other peoples suggestions, and then just kind of shrugged and let them do whatever.
What was he expecting would happen?
Big business needs to move fast to satisfy stockholders.
Slow them down with shamelessly petty annoyances, and maybe theyll take their money elsewhere.
And they dont actually do anything specificinthis episode, beyond pontificating and musing, while occasionally nodding sagely.
Beth, on the other hand, does do something this week.
The two of them spar a bit about his fishing habit.
They spar over her day-trading habits.
Finally, Roarke tries to reason with Beth, striking his most serious tone.
If John Dutton would just convert his property into money, hed leave a real legacy for his family.
Beth agrees with Roarke… but she says it doesnt matter, because her old man wont budge.
Besides, she kind of enjoys making life miserable for cocky S.O.B.s like Roarke Morris.
You are the trailer park, she growls.
I am the tornado.
The Roarke/Beth scenes are as always the best parts of Cowboys and Dreamers.
But theres an unexpectedly close second in this episode: the scenes involving Kayces first days as Livestock Commissioner.
And so at long last we get an actual cattle drive on this big-time ranching drama.
The posse chases the horses down to the Duttons property.
The herd ends up netting $13,000, which Kayce gives to the widow for the funeral.
She thanks him, but hisses, That coward can rot where he lays.
(The title of this episode comes from the wifes lament.
Shes spent her whole life attracted to cowboys and dreamers.)
But theres a lot about thisYellowstonethat falls flat too, aside from Johns increasingly annoying lack of urgency.
He didnt let his sister know this; he just sent her in.
This is, obviously, a terrible violation of trust.
Thats… certainly a take.
To be fair, these kind of broad strokes are common in the work ofYellowstonecreator and writer Taylor Sheridan.
This the way it goes in Sheridan-land.
People are who they are who theyrebornto be.
Even the complicated ones aintthatcomplicated.
As charismatic as Kevin Costner is, theres frequently a John Dutton-sized hole at the center ofYellowstone.
This week it happens when Rip and the boys notice some buffalo have roamed onto their land.
On a primal level, that punch is just so, so satisfying.
Not so good of an end?
This episodes actual end, which sees the ranch hands getting drunk and rowdy.
Throughout, Teeter keeps openly sexually harassing Colby, who finally admits he might be kind of into it.
I know this whole Colby/Teeter subplot is supposed to be funny shes inappropriate!
but so far, its playingwaymore creepy than cute.
