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I thought about Kaels dad as I watched The Long Black Train, which is the first realYellowstonedudthus far.
The Long Black Train is easily the ranch-iestYellowstoneepisode yet.
Theres no sign of the politically climbing Jamie Dutton, or the activist Senator Huntington.
Perhaps youre interested in the crime spree thats been spreading across the Yellowstone Ranch and the Broken Rock Reservation?
Sorry, theres not much of that in this episode either.
As for the usual Dutton dysfunction?
We see him struggling to stay on his horse, and getting bullied by his older colleagues.
Thats when the episode takes a strange turn.
First, Rip reassures (?)
(Not us, Rip says.
We die here.)
Then another of the Yellowstone ranchers takes Fred out into the middle of nowhere and shoots him dead.
The bullet to Freds head is the Long Black Train of the title.
Look, no one can accuseYellowstonewriter-director Taylor Sheridan of lacking ambition.
Freds murder issort ofexplained, at least.
In fact, Sheridans done this very well in the movies hes written.
But that doesnt really describe whatYellowstones been up to, at least to this point.
Characters yelling at each other?
Sadly, as far as this episode goes, hes all too right.
In one scene she irritates the management of an upscale bar by refusing to put out her cigarette.
And thats about it for Beths storyline.
After this brisk little episode, next week well be back up to 50 minutes (minus ads).
Perhaps Sheridan will take advantage of that extra length to include an actual plot.
