RedHawk

I can't believe Robyn has dragged this storyline out season after season. I always like her and wish she'd cut Juan and herself loose from this dead relationship and find a man who enjoys being with her. I can't watch them because it's so sad and pathetic to see her settling for so little.

I'm way out of the loop and haven't seen much of the past season, so coming here and finding Karen was in jail for 4th DUI was a surprise. But not a shock. Montgomery County judges are not lenient about multiple DUI convictions. If Karen was and still is refusing to take accountability for her actions, they're not going to cut her sentence short or move her to a "nicer" facility, even if she would get better access to rehab there. She made a huge mistake in not acknowledging that she is an alcoholic and going for treatment even before her court date. She's now paying for all the lies and refusal to understand the seriousness of her behavior. I hope jail will help her get herself sorted out but likely her ego won't allow it. What's up with Katie? Does she have ongoing mental health issues? It seems like her mother had to become a sort of financial guardian to her.

I have no doubt that White can come up with something! I have enjoyed the Gregary character every season and like that he keeps turning up. Jon Gries plays him so well.

It would have been hilarious if, once it was clear that all his family had seen the bad news on their phones, and they were looking at him for answers, he had walked over to Victoria and handed her the bottle with one last lorazepam in it.

Clearly they knew. Tim saw their reactions. It looked like, and I thought was implied, that he was considering jumping overboard. Interesting that some think he was as peace. Possibly, I could see that also. He's already "died a thousand times" imagining how bad it will be once they get home. My heart went out to Pornchai! Such a sweet and seemingly good and honest character. He was into Belinda and I think they could have made a life together. But her annoying, greedy, dumb, "business school bro" of a son shows up and encourages her to do the wrong thing. Bad choice, Belinda. But hey, to quote Cindy Lauper, "Money changes everything."

I swear to God, at that point I was sure that Piper was putting it on because she knows her mother, and was then going to say, "Despite all those 'deprivations', mother, I'm going to stay." Instead we realize that Piper is just that shallow and over-privileged. She needed to be crying in shame.

But DO the Ratliffs have each other? Tim certainly doubts that Victoria will be happy with him when he's in prison, the money is gone or greatly reduced, and she can't show her face at the country club. Saxon's job is kaput because Tim's company will close. Financial firms will wonder what Saxon, the founder's son, knew. He may have connections who will give him a job at another company but he'll have to work his way up. He'll remember Chelsea and maybe continue studying Buddhism. Perhaps he'll even stop being such a bro and look for a true relationship connection. Piper has just admitted to herself that she likes her comforts and seeking the spiritual life is only wonderful if there's air conditioning and organic food. She's going to have to get a JOB and the fact that her dad is a known financial felon won't help. Lachlan could be ok. He has been accepted to Duke (with help from dad Tim's big donations?) but now where will he get the money to attend? He might take a "gap year" to work, visit Tim in prison and be supportive of him, and eventually discover who he truly is without the backing of wealth. One day, one of them might think about those piña coladas Tim made them...

Ok, of the Yellowstone spinoffs, I will give this one (and only this one) a chance IF Brandon Sklenar reprises the role of Spencer.

It's true that the rich couple were ignorantly arrogant. Like Alex saying "Montana can't be colder than this!" when she was in England. Haha, she sure learned. Bored and indolent Paul with the "romantic" idea of reuniting the separated lovers, yeah, I get it. But somewhere along the way self-preservation should have taken over from romantic idiocy. There was no deadline to get Alex to Bozeman. She was well and the baby wasn't due for a few more months. I willingly bought a lot in this series but just could not buy this whole driving to Montana foolishness.

I liked that we don't see what happens after the Ratliffs get back home. The way they all began to react as they saw the news on their phones was great. They thought they were heading back to their usual lives of ease and comfort, and instead the rug is suddenly being pulled out from under them. Just leaving the rest to our imaginations was enough for me.

Despite the disappointments and annoyances, I really enjoyed so many of the actors. I especially enjoyed Aimee Lou Wood and her teeth, Jason Isaacs' nailing that North/South Carolina rich man in agony role, Carrie Cool pingponging emotionally, Jon Gries as evil Gregary, Walter Goggins emoting, and the hilarious surprise of Sam Rockwell and THAT monologue. Patrick Schwarzenegger showed he has the chops, too. And of course Parker Posey bringing to full life the delightfully awful Victoria. As bad as I thought the writing was for Rick to get all murderously angry again toward Jim, Goggins gave it his all in trying to sell that to us.

And how weakly and stupidly revealed. Not unexpected by me. Greg/Gary is the Devil. 😉

I won't. Sheridan wrecked this show through bad writing. "Yellowstone" got so bad I still haven't watched the final 6 episodes because I just don't care. There are no people left in the "Yellowstone Universe" that I care about. "1923" season 1, despite (and sometimes because of -- the ghost ship!) outlandish events and unlikely coincidences, was thrilling and enjoyable to watch (especially Alex and Spencer, Jacob and Cara). S2 has been a slog with only a few highlights and way too many dumb plot events. I get what Sheridan thought he was doing. Episodic, thrilling TV that gripped the viewer and kept them coming back every week. Similar to old-time newspaper serials, full of heightened, sometimes unbelievable events and larger-than-life characters. He just didn't do it well. Teonna's story was interesting but could/should have been its own spinoff. I'd have given that one a chance. I hated the S&M storyline with Whitfield. What it showed about him and why Banner turned against him could have been accomplished in a few short scenes rather than a too many prolonged ones. I think the overall Banner story arc was good and well-written, and acted. Would have appreciated more of that for all the characters. I saw "Hell or High Water" in the theater years ago and loved Sheridan's writing. He has talent but is stretching it too thin. I have no interest in any other Sheridan shows. Done.

She told Spencer she couldn't be a mother with "stumps for legs and stubs for hands". She knew what her life would be like even if they saved one hand. And the doctors were presenting it as the baby would die anyway because he was too premature, so they had to choose to save her. She wanted them to focus on delivering her baby. Children died so often in those days that doctors focused on saving the adult. The doctor even told Jacob, "She can have more children." Thank God for vaccines, modern medicine, etc. Although I disliked how the whole story unfolded, it was beautiful when she said, "Give me the hour!". In a couple of scenes this season Julia Schlaepfer got to shine as an actress. I'm also hugely annoyed and frustrated with the (even more!) outlandish turn her story took when foolish Paul and Hillary chose to drive her through the frigid, snowy West to Montana. It was one thing to see them unprepared for the cold, but Alex didn't even have gloves! A couple who had lived in Illinois would have known more about dressing for the weather, not to mention understanding how idiotic the idea of driving like that in winter was. People with functioning brain cells would have said, "Stay here with us until spring in the mountains. Write to Cara in Bozeman, tell her who you are and where you are, then sit back with us and grow your baby in comfort." Whitfield did not "kill Alex" -- stupid writing did.

Spencer has been away from the ranch since possibly 1917. Maybe Cara didn't think to write "If you need another inducement to come home, we now have indoor plumbing!"