One Hundred Years Is Nothing

I'm not sure if I watch this because good post pandemic tv is as sparse as during the pandemic or it's some sort of guilty pleasure. Like watching a really bad show to laugh

And here is why, I think this

The show unapologetically displays the Dutton family as the Sopranos. Low moral and unethical values towards everyone but the literal few members in the family (but not all family members). Murder is easily accepted and for trivial reasons. They brand human beings in this morbid sense of ownership/solidarity for the worker bees.

I have no idea hy so many people rave about Beth. She is a repulsive human being with zero humanity. Evil comes to mind. Sociopath comes to mind. I have not want d a show to kill off a character so bad since Geoffrey in GOT, but even that show had what this one does not...it had a give and take of power and struggle between people and groups.

The script in nearly every episode is a child's game of "I win". The plots are laughable as their is zero real character development in any character on the show. No lessons. No obstacles...the give and take. It's just an entry if new character...a Dutton has a tantrum and then they win. Zero real world accountability. They use situations like other gravity ti then and characters like tissue paper. Use them and then throw them away for no purpose than Dutton win. It has been a long time since I have seen a show close to as bad as this with so many aspects. I can B rated shiws know to let the main cast struggle for good portions of a season. To show lessons learned. To grow. To change.

And the toxic cowboy up mentality fixes all. Get shot with builders several times over...then just cowboy up and you can just rip out your IV and walk out the hospital, go ride a horse and good in a few days at full health. --or destroy your spine, but cowboy up after doctor says any impact will make you a quadriplegic and then you are suddenly fine. Although ti be honest about that character...he was the ONLY one I router for...and mainly to get away from Duttons...to a ranch's be people who aren't evil.

But route for all characters that have a chance to obliterate the Dutton family. This show has made me not trust Montana as a whole...even though I'm sure most people there are just hard working people. But this show is my only reference and has made me not want to ever go there. And that makes me sad, even though I realize this is a fake depiction. But real world people have swept social media applauding this family. Especially Beth. And that is what scares me.

In contrast, the spin off 1883 was incredible. Shocking that 2 singers did 1000% better than veteran actors in Yellowstone. Supposedly there is another spin off coming. I hope and pray it's like 1883 and not Yellowstone.

It's frustrating, believe me, but my wife and I really like this show. We took a chance on it about a year ago, and ended up bingeing four seasons pretty much straight. And now we start the fifth, after a healthy layoff. Why 'frustrating'? Because I can't even tell if it's any good.

This episode continues the story nicely, reintroducing us to the characters. But it is just more of the same. And annoyingly, that's no bad thing. I don't think I like any of the characters, the storylines are relatively bland. And yet, I still like it.

So, in short, it's bizarrely compelling. Bleak and wonderful. And I have no idea why. Enjoy.

Good first episode, but I expected more, just didn't know what.

After watching...bingeing, the first four seasons last year, I, along with rest of the Yellowstone community have been looking forward to this season, this first episode.

Everyone is back, and they have not lost any of their luster...thank you Taylor Sheridan. Beth and Jamie, their contentious hateful relationship, wow. I'm waiting for Jamie to go off the rails after being treated like he is by Beth. Then there's Kayce, he's endured so much trauma and he continues to do his job and play his character. Rip, I love how he plays the constant "got your back" guy. John Dutton, though everything that is bad about his family comes from him he is the man in Yellowstone.

We are looking forward to what is next....can't even imagine though.

Again, I was left wanting more in the first episode, I'll be patient though

TENSION!!!!!!!!

The theme depicted of the resentment to outside rich people using Montana as a playground is spot on. The current Montana governor is not even a Montanan. He could learn a lot from John Dutton's attitude. I have seen my home state changing in a way that most Montanans are not happy about, just like the show.

Taylor does a pretty good job of getting things right but there are some that drive me crazy. Nobody in Montana pronounces coyote KY-Ote-E. It's pronounced KY-Ote. Yes, I know the original is more accurate but that's still not the way Montanan's say it.

I always laugh when they are hopping around from town to town that they mention. Montana is the fourth largest state in the union. You don't just hop in the car and leave the Paradise Valley and drive to Helena.

Another thing is, having been raised on a ranch, no rancher ever has pickups as pristinely clean as depicted on the show. A true working ranch has dirt and grit all over their trucks. It might seem small to some people but again, it's just one thing that is not a true depiction.

I know Beth is a heroine to some but I'm finding her meanness towards Jamie tiresome. She is nasty to literally everyone except her dad and Rip.

As someone else mentioned, another thing that drives me crazy is it is snowy and cold in November, which this month represents considering they just had an election. Believe me, it is not always blue skies and warm in Montana. As much money as they have for a budget, obviously, they could at least do some shooting in the winter to make it more realistic.

What is up with requiring so many characters to write a review? Now I'm forced to just ramble so I can meet the required character limit.

Okay. This review is also based on how the story ended in the last season and the progression. I have loved this series from episode one.

The daughter is amazingly nasty. One son seems grounded and the other is a mess. It does not compute that a seemingly smart attorney makes such bad decisions. Lets remember he gave his sister permission to hate him. Where are they leading us with this? The power to walk away seems to be lost and I know I have said this so I am looking forward to other story lines emerging in this series and this season. I keep watching and hoping for more and better plots. I really love the depth of challenges presented to this family and I hope that remains the trend.