Yellowstone
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Let me start, then, by eating some of my words.
So those are the stakes.
And theyre plenty real, regardless of John Duttons perception of his own socioeconomic status.
The problem, from a dramatists point of view, is that the solution here seems obvious.
John has to sell.
(As Beth points out, he doesnt even have tosell the ranch.
Okay, maybe theyre notallcrazy.
A big part of this seasons arc has been about Kayces development into a Fine Young Man.
Jamie tells him that John never earned that kind of genuine admiration.
(Respect and loyalty, he says, But notthat.)
Kayce says, without hesitation, Til the day you die, youd better never call me anything else.
Beths still pretty batty.
Finding a fella and asking for his hand in marriage hasnt dulled her edge.
In return, she gets crushed by Roarke Morriss boss Willa Hayes.
(After I get this bitch fired, we should hire her, Willa sighs.)
Everything I do is for you, Beth reminds John.
So what does he order her to do about the land sale?
… Theres always another way.
But it turned out the whole sequence was a payoff to the missing-persons investigation from two episodes ago.
Monica was baiting a serial killer and rapist, whod previously eluded capture.
Ill admit: I was fooled.
The payoff to the Monica storyline is a letdown, though.
The valuing of his choices and his interior life over hers is, frankly, exasperating.
And Kayce and Monicas big argument isnt the weeks only questionable moment.
Rip also goes on an odd journey.
The episode ends with Rip crying at a bar.
How good was this episode?
It even found a good use for the creepy Teeter/Colby flirtation.
Whether Teeter and Colby are dead or alive remains to be seen.
For now, its just a relief that something ishappeningon this show, however extreme or bizarre.
It looked beautiful, it was exciting to watch, and it didnt waste a lot of time.
Heres hoping the remaining two chapters of season three follow that lead.
Ill grant that the Duttons may be the kind of rich that has a lot of strings attached.
But I think most Americans would love to be that broke.
Kayce gives him a stern look and says, You should probably question it.
