Season 1 - 3 Discussion

[Moose135]

On 5/10/2022 at 1:12 PM, seth said:

Shoulda stuck with the planned exploding-Cessna, with the Becks dying much-more magnificently in a ball of fire dropping from the sky

Yeah, I wonder what ever became of that - the whole Ninja into the hangar to plant the bombs, then nothing. Is that plane still flying around with explosives in the tank?

[voiceover]

All four seasons are streaming on Paramount this weekend, so I’m tapping in & out, thrilling to what I love about the show (uhhhh Cole Hauser), and skipping what I don’t.

Tonight after “I Killed a Man”, the network screened 1985’s Silverado.   Ahhhhhh: 30-year-old Kevin Costner as Jake (“All I did was kiss the girl!”).  He’s such a charming, energetic goofball! you could just pinch him.  He wouldn’t play another one of those until 1996, as Roy in Tin Cup.  He was so very, wonderfully,…*chef’s kiss* at “charming rogue”. 

[Anela]

I wish someone had warned me that this show starts with him shooting his horse. 

[RedHawk]

On 8/17/2020 at 12:15 PM, Joimiaroxeu said:

Will Patton would not have been someone I'd have expected to be cast as a grizzled ex-convict in MT. Guess his movie connections to Costner paid off.

In the headshot we saw onscreen when Jamie was looking up his bio father, young Will Patton looked just like he did when he was the villain in "Desperately Seeking Susan". I always think of him in bad guy roles. Was fun to see him pop up here.

[RedHawk]

On 11/30/2021 at 9:18 PM, LadyIrony said:

They do seem wealthy but perhaps only on paper. It is all wrapped up in their land and they probably don't have that much actual money. They all seem to work for a living and their jobs involve ensuring their property remains theirs. They could just sell it and never have to work another day in their lives. Chances are future Dutton offspring will do just that. 

Kinda late on these comments but I just started watching last week and have really enjoyed it as pure escapism. So much doesn't make sense but I just sit back and take the (many) good parts. 

I'm at the end of S3 and Beth has at least twice in the series made clear to her father that the minute he's gone she is selling her share and moving back to Salt Lake City or wherever. She only fights so hard for the ranch because he loves it and she loves him.

Jamie was salivating at the thought of his share of $500 million. He would fly off in a heartbeat, change his phone number, and never look back.

On 2/18/2022 at 10:11 AM, Dowel Jones said:

It's fun to watch if you don't take it seriously or try to apply any logic to it.

Exactly. And I'm loving it.

On 5/14/2022 at 3:13 PM, Moose135 said:

Yeah, I wonder what ever became of that - the whole Ninja into the hangar to plant the bombs, then nothing. Is that plane still flying around with explosives in the tank?

I was certain to the point of feeling dread in the pit of my stomach that Tate was going to be on that plane. There was a lot of foreshadowing and then nothing happened, so I'm thinking less that it was a fakeout and more that Sheridan changed his mind. Kinda hoped it would go there even though I love Tate and the actor who plays him does a great job.

Edited July 18, 2022 by RedHawk

[LadyIrony]

On 7/17/2022 at 4:08 AM, RedHawk said:

Kinda late on these comments but I just started watching last week and have really enjoyed it as pure escapism. So much doesn't make sense but I just sit back and take the (many) good parts. 

I'm at the end of S3 and Beth has at least twice in the series made clear to her father that the minute he's gone she is selling her share and moving back to Salt Lake City or wherever. She only fights so hard for the ranch because he loves it and she loves him.
 

Beth is such a mess and the actress who plays her is way too old given Beth is supposed to be in her mid 30's. Beth just likes to fight and even if her father died and she took her share of the cash she would still find something else to fight about even though she would be more than wealthy enough to simply live out the rest of her life in peace and luxury!

[NeenerNeener]

What ever happened to that horse Kayce was training for Tate back in season 2? By season 3 they were trying to scrounge up horses for Tate to ride at the summer camp, and storywise there wasn't that much time between the end of season 2 and the start of season 3.

Edited September 17, 2022 by NeenerNeener
Edited to fix spelling of Kayce's name, which I can never remember from year to year.

[SuprSuprElevated]

4 hours ago, NeenerNeener said:

fix spelling of Kayce's name, which I can never remember from year to year.

Because it's stupid, lol.

[voiceover]

Doing the rewatch and was reminded that one of the best scenes in this series was the pilot ep’s Dutton Bros fishing trip.  Pure joy (a *happy Jamie: remember him??), and even the tense moment (that ended with Tate throwing his dinner at Lee) was speedily offset by the Duttons bursting into laughter, and Kayce’s explanation to his son (“…just brothers being brothers”).

Also in the pilot ep: the *worst Rip & Beth scene ever — and it was their intro plot line!  Just gross.  I was sorry to be reminded of that start to their story.

[heatherchandler]

On 6/28/2018 at 1:37 AM, Andromeda said:

I can't watch anymore. First one dog is maimed in the meth explosion, then a coyote is slaughtered gratuitously by a semi, then no one calls the university paleontology department when they find a dinosaur! And they plan to dig it up themselves and hide it in the barn!?  It needs to be carefully excavated and studied in situ. 

This comment is from a very long time ago but I started watching from season 4 and I realized I wanted to watch from the beginning.  So I started from the beginning and I’m catching up on comments.

I really don’t like all of the animal death either.  And I get that they (Yellowstone cowboys) are overall much kinder to their animals than how they are treated at the factory farms (truly horrific, evil and horrifying, gives me nightmares).  But it’s still hard to watch them roping and yanking on the calves.  I’m trying to enjoy the show without getting upset, but it’s hard.  I’m only on season 1 episode 3.

Edited December 7, 2022 by heatherchandler

[LoveLeigh]

I am new to this Yellowstone universe.... having been drawn in by 1883 and 1923. (I am binge watching from season 1 on). Is it me, or is Beth totally vile and obnoxious? I do not see her as strong or even evil, just like a spoiled entitled brat. OMG I can't stand her. There is nothing about her to admire, and no, if she was a man I would still find her disgusting. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by LoveLeigh

[Moose135]

Pretty much, @LoveLeigh

[LoveLeigh]

OK I realize it now. Beth is a caricature and written so poorly that her lines are a laugh. She is so obnoxious. if she was a real person I would be delighted I did not know her. Her comments are exhausting. 

Edited December 31, 2022 by LoveLeigh