Why is Walker back? More story line I guess. I love that the writers are adding more content for the wranglers but get the girls out of the bunkhouse. Other than Teeter they add nothing.
8 Reviews
It's good to finally have the old Beth back!
trudjoh18 August 2020
The slow burn has been worth it
FarrierNoire18 August 2020
Season 3 has objectively been the slowest season, but this episode proves as to why it was that way on purpose. Things are finally falling into place, loose ends are being tied and bad people are finally facing their consequences.
Hands down the best episode of season 3, can't wait for the finale!
Hands down the best episode of season 3, can't wait for the finale!
Loose ends , finally coming around , becoming a team player.
marckline000-6718 August 2020
In conclusion of last weeks episode where Walker could make amends , he does so. The team of supporting players ,Lloyd , Ryan ,Colby , Teeter stand out in these desperate episodes .Rip and Kayce are brothers in arms fighting for family and state. Ryan Bingham well played , Jen " Teeter" Landon is courageous , a fighter and has been a great edition to this season. The rest of the cast were a bonus including Will Patton , who plays Jamie's real father in this season.
Amazing show!
kimstausholm-8283423 August 2020
Yellowstone is one heck of a cool show. A season fly by just like that! We want more! Always entertaining and all the characters grow on you
It's like a modern day Dallas but greater! I like everything Taylor Sheridan does. It has a certain feel to it that I like so well done to all the cast, writers and producers!
Gathering in some threads
silverton-379596 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Again the writers misrepresent the branding process. Something that has always bothered me about the branding of the cowboys is that a red hot iron isn't the way to do it. If a permanent brand is what the goal is, the iron just needs to be hot enough to burn, and holding it on as long as you would do on a cow or horse would produce a third degree burn or worse. That is way too severe for a human subject.
The idea of brand scars as a form of permanent mark of membership serves the story, but overdoing the depiction doesn't help with credibility. Participating in a murder should pretty well cement a member's standing without a brand, but the marking is a more dramatic symbol, I suppose, like the tattooing done by gangs. Branding is something that the members can do themselves instead of having to have a tattoo artist among them. I see the value of the branding, but I just question the method shown.
John tells Kacey about dealing with evil, but the way he tells it, you have to be "meaner than evil" by doing something evil without becoming evil yourself. I don't see that as being possible. Of course, this is just a story and doesn't have to be true, just acceptable intellectually in suspending disbelief. To be a good story, the story has to qualify for the saying about fiction: That just because something never happened doesn't make it any less true.
The way that the screen time has been used up so extensively in this season for relationship development shows that the series is intended to go on for several more seasons. The showrunner(s) should take care not to keep this kind of storytelling up any further lest the show wanders too far afield in order to stretch out the life of the series. The Sopranos never failed in this regard, while shows like The Walking Dead fell into the trap of trying to stretch out a series past the point that there's still a story to tell.
Ending a season with a cliffhanger could lead to a better 4th season, as long as that's a one-off for a season finale and not a standard. The story would last for at least two more seasons, but not an endless number. I hope the producers can see that.
Kevin Costner's speech aphasia has progressed noticeably. I empathize with him, as I suffer from it myself. At least in a TV series, he doesn't have to endure his sons finishing his sentences for him the way mine do. It doesn't affect my admiration for him as an actor. To me, he's one of the best actors alive.
The idea of brand scars as a form of permanent mark of membership serves the story, but overdoing the depiction doesn't help with credibility. Participating in a murder should pretty well cement a member's standing without a brand, but the marking is a more dramatic symbol, I suppose, like the tattooing done by gangs. Branding is something that the members can do themselves instead of having to have a tattoo artist among them. I see the value of the branding, but I just question the method shown.
John tells Kacey about dealing with evil, but the way he tells it, you have to be "meaner than evil" by doing something evil without becoming evil yourself. I don't see that as being possible. Of course, this is just a story and doesn't have to be true, just acceptable intellectually in suspending disbelief. To be a good story, the story has to qualify for the saying about fiction: That just because something never happened doesn't make it any less true.
The way that the screen time has been used up so extensively in this season for relationship development shows that the series is intended to go on for several more seasons. The showrunner(s) should take care not to keep this kind of storytelling up any further lest the show wanders too far afield in order to stretch out the life of the series. The Sopranos never failed in this regard, while shows like The Walking Dead fell into the trap of trying to stretch out a series past the point that there's still a story to tell.
Ending a season with a cliffhanger could lead to a better 4th season, as long as that's a one-off for a season finale and not a standard. The story would last for at least two more seasons, but not an endless number. I hope the producers can see that.
Kevin Costner's speech aphasia has progressed noticeably. I empathize with him, as I suffer from it myself. At least in a TV series, he doesn't have to endure his sons finishing his sentences for him the way mine do. It doesn't affect my admiration for him as an actor. To me, he's one of the best actors alive.
The most incredible series on the tube.
laureenharlow33320 August 2020
How does anyone think this is a good season?
rabbitmoon28 September 2022
The precredits segment shows Colby and Teeter frantically getting out of their river-bashing AT NIGHT. What?! This happened mid-day, not even evening. Colby goes for an emotionally incongruent kiss, because that's a priority when someone needs urgent medical attention. They seem such a well suited couple, just lovely. Cut to Walker getting kidnapped, because apparently if he gets into a barfight he might spill the beans on a murder without remembering that he was framed for it with his prints all over the car. Winnie The Pooh forgot too, and deems it easier to kill or re-recruit the poor fella, as that won't cause more complications at all. It's no problem, Walker is still homeless as his regular gigs can only afford musical gear, regular laundry, clothes and high grooming standards.
Post credits it takes Monica less than a minute to start whining. This scene is really important to the building tension of the story, because we learn that it's parents evening at school tonight. Kayce wants Tate homeschooled, because the ranch isn't about to get bought or experience any financial pressure at all. The only teacher a kid needs these days is an old man who can barely talk. Monica's completely let go of having brains blown out all over her face, the risk she was put in. Not sure she ever did discuss it with Kayce, parents evening is more important.
An ambush on Wade and Smithers becomes so exciting as a set-piece that we need to intercut it with the Duttons having lunch and talking about nothing important. The kindest thing to do to an assault victim with potential PTSD is have her see a gory hanging before shoving a hot brand between her breasts. I'm sure women love that.
Meanwhile Jamie realises his fake dad and real dad starred together in No Way Out, which may as well be the title of Walker's memoir.
One episode left, and I can't WAIT to see the resolution of the Duttons going after some investor-yoga-fishing guy whose motives and threat are still unclear to me. What else is there to tie up? I can't think of anything. The subplots have been so stop-start and disposable this season.
While watching S1&2 I would think "this is a great show". While watching S3 I've consistently thought "this is a terrible show". It's embarrassing and cringe in places, the stories and editing are so off you can see the actors struggling to engage with their lines and apparent motives. It all feels like rushed first drafts, barest sketches of ideas coddled together and thrown together for the same of runtime.
Post credits it takes Monica less than a minute to start whining. This scene is really important to the building tension of the story, because we learn that it's parents evening at school tonight. Kayce wants Tate homeschooled, because the ranch isn't about to get bought or experience any financial pressure at all. The only teacher a kid needs these days is an old man who can barely talk. Monica's completely let go of having brains blown out all over her face, the risk she was put in. Not sure she ever did discuss it with Kayce, parents evening is more important.
An ambush on Wade and Smithers becomes so exciting as a set-piece that we need to intercut it with the Duttons having lunch and talking about nothing important. The kindest thing to do to an assault victim with potential PTSD is have her see a gory hanging before shoving a hot brand between her breasts. I'm sure women love that.
Meanwhile Jamie realises his fake dad and real dad starred together in No Way Out, which may as well be the title of Walker's memoir.
One episode left, and I can't WAIT to see the resolution of the Duttons going after some investor-yoga-fishing guy whose motives and threat are still unclear to me. What else is there to tie up? I can't think of anything. The subplots have been so stop-start and disposable this season.
While watching S1&2 I would think "this is a great show". While watching S3 I've consistently thought "this is a terrible show". It's embarrassing and cringe in places, the stories and editing are so off you can see the actors struggling to engage with their lines and apparent motives. It all feels like rushed first drafts, barest sketches of ideas coddled together and thrown together for the same of runtime.
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