Yellowstone
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For sure, not much has happened aside from some rich character moments.
But theres also been very little to cringe about.
He then asks what he can call her and she reflexively answers, Wife.
He chuckles, This world doesnt need another generation of me.
(I dont even like dogs, he says.)
He adds that he takes nothing for granted with Beth.
I look at every day with you as a gift.
The wider world is seen just in slivers behind their faces and bodies, which dominate the frame.
I know Sheridans only setting up this idyllic romance so he can destroy it later this season.
Ive watched prestige TV dramas before.
Id like it a whole lot better if you were here when I got home, he says.
What a lovely thing to want.
The actual governor, as we know, is working behind the scenes to prevent this.
In the governors little outing, though, Sheridan cant resist indulging in a little hero-polishing for John.
Naturally, the next morning we see her sheepishly stepping out of his tent.
Who can resist the charms of that ornery so-and-so?
He seems to reason with them first.
(If I did this toyourhome, what wouldyoudo?)
To be fair, inYellowstones first season those men wouldve probably actually been killed and buried.
John has mellowed enough to let them go (back to California, per the episodes title).
But this sequence is a signal of where were headed in the weeks to come.
Summers over, John snarls.
He hopes the same is true for her, but she laughs that off.
Im a barrel racer.
Losing your virginitys like a requirement to compete.
(Mia has a habit of saying Im a barrel racer by way of explaining whatever she does.)
Mias seduction of a man in traction isnt even the goofiest sex scene in this episode.
Thats called romance, right there.
Theres not even a Roarke/Beth back-and-forth this week, except in a roundabout way.
All told, theres about two minutes of Roarke-related screen-time.
(They won the lottery with you, he growls.)
401(k)?
Or at least burial insurance?
