![]() ![]() But there are far more that fall short, and that unevenness makes the series a hard one to recommend outright or dislike totally. history - Yellowstone is stocked with a great cast, and occasionally has great moments. Like Paramount’s recent limited series Waco - a brutal tale about a true and shameful event in U.S. It doesn’t help, either, that many of the characters seem like they were imported from different TV shows, with actors unsure of how over-the-top they should be. But again, the focused stories of the families that Kacey knows and interacts with (and the complications that arise) are far more interesting than the plotting from a figure like casino-owner Thomas Rainwater ( Gil Birmingham), who is more or less at war with Dutton. He also, laudably and essentially, incorperates the stories of the native peoples living on these lands. Sheridan has a talent for presenting this land as it is, the good and the ugly, just through his camerawork. These scenes of Western life tell a story without needing to be a part of twisted political plots and horrific backstories that Yellowstone also provides the the start. In a rodeo scene, a bull rider and clowns appear to be gored by an angry bull, but it’s treated as a passing concern for Dutton and his friends watching in the stands. ![]() There’s an extended scene of a new cowboy who is duct-taped to a bucking stallion, and it’s some truly outstanding stunt work. The workings of the ranch, like the breaking-in of horses, or scenes of rodeos or cowboy life, are genuinely interesting to watch not only for the story but in the filming itself. Toughness and grit can be conveyed without death as a constant, even if it happens in the name of justice. And yet, it also makes it hard to believe that he is more or less forced to kill people every single episode out of righteous causes. Yellowstone only provides us, so far, with one compelling story: Kacey’s. That’s not a requirement for good drama - HBO’s one percenter-series Succession is a show that makes us care about what’s happening to a despicable group of people without actually caring what happens to each of them individually. Yellowstone never misses an opportunity to remind us that this is a gritty series, and in doing so, leans in too heavily to tough-guy stereotypes and hard-boiled cliches.īecause of that, it’s difficult to like anyone in the series. None of it is easy, none of it is pretty, and a violent death that kicks the series off really sets the tone not only for the bloodbath that will continue throughout, but also to paint a picture of life here as a tough experience. Control of the land, jurisdiction, and boundaries dominate the first three episodes available to critics, as Dutton and his sons attempt to use their family influence to control everything from the politics of the area to the sermons of the priests. Those adversaries include the aforementioned reservation, the national park, and developers, all of whom are looking to encroach upon Dutton’s land (a parcel which we’re told is larger than the state of Rhode Island). Dutton also has a daughter, Beth ( Kelly Reilly), a booze and pills-soaked mess who returns home to the ranch to help her father fight his adversaries, which seem to surround him. ![]() He has a brood of sons with a variety of talents, from his eldest Lee ( Dave Annable) who is the heir to their massive ranch, to the politically-minded attorney Jamie ( Wes Bentley), and then the outsider cowboy Kacey ( Luke Grimes), who has married a woman from the reservation ( Kelsey Asbille) and lives there with her and her family. The 10-episode series focuses on the Dutton family, led by stoic patriarch John, played by Kevin Costner. ![]()
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