Yellowstone
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Dont fret, Ill get back to Kayce.
The flashback serves as this weeks cold open.
As explanations for jerkiness go, this ones both richly tragic and awfully pat.
Im not sure how much Sheridan has invested in that backstory.
If Sheridan wants an unpredictable Tennessee Williams heroine in his show, Reillys clearly game.
The problem is that Beths scenes continue to seesaw wildly between electrifying and embarrassing.
So Jamies planning to run for attorney general, whether or not his father approves.
As for John, hes persuaded Beth to run for a seat in the legislature.
She hates Montana, hates the ranch, and has no interest in politics.
But she feels obliged to her father, and he to her, because of what happened to Evelyn.
Again, the psychological underpinnings of these relationships and motivations arent that compelling.
But in these early episodes, some ofYellowstones best material has been about all the political maneuvering in Montana.
There better be beams of light between your legs, he grumbles.
Its like touching the sunrise, she boasts.
(Ewww, replies all of us watching at home.)
The Last Roundup
So … whatwasup with that Kayce subplot?
Whats been the deal with any of them, really?
Josh Lucas makes his firstYellowstoneappearance in this episode, playing the young John Dutton.
Another guest star this week: Geno Segers as Danny.
I havent seenSoldado, and I still think Sheridans a major talent, even given how shakyYellowstones been.
