Only Gunshots to Guide Us
- Episode aired Mar 23, 2025
- TV-MA
- 53m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
The search for Teonna continues; Alexandra and Spencer find their footing on two different trains.The search for Teonna continues; Alexandra and Spencer find their footing on two different trains.The search for Teonna continues; Alexandra and Spencer find their footing on two different trains.
Isabel May
- Elsa Dutton
- (voice)
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For everyone who says the show is too slow....just get back on instagram and watch your 10 second bites of mental junk food. The narrative is showing the challenges these people faced - not just relative to that time in American history, but, more specifically, the spiritual and visceral connection these hardships forged to the Dutton Ranch. The only way to authentically do that it is through showing this deliberate and intentional journey. More than anything, 1923, 1883, and Yellowstone are about the concept of "place" - a place that functions as a distinct character in these series. The place talks through those connected to it, and you learn a lot about this place thousand of miles from it - on trains, in stockyards, on the streets of West Texas towns. If you read this review, it's probably time for you to get back to TikTok.
The magic that this program had in the first season has dissipated precariously in Season 2. It's as though the Montana winter has frozen the creativity of the screen writers who now seem to assume that the show can rest on its slowly thawing laurels.
What this show as devolved into is a series of mini-crises: one mini-crises resolving into another min-crisis, all of which seem quite fabricated - nothing that really adds to the overall plot - but instead, seems only to push a rather boiler-plated pseudo-drama forward at a snail's pace. I swear, it's like the series creators are just filling time. There is nothing that novel or innovative, nothing special stands out. Season 2 is devoid of everything that made Season 1 simply wonderful.
It's tepid. It's gotten boring. It's predictable.
I can probably sketch out the rest of this season myself and probably be pretty accurate - a lot more of languid plot which isn't developing much at all.
It's sad. It's as though the life is draining out of what once were vibrant characters in a landscape which had infinite possibilities at character development.
What happened to this show? It's become a caricature of itself. That's not a good thing.
What this show as devolved into is a series of mini-crises: one mini-crises resolving into another min-crisis, all of which seem quite fabricated - nothing that really adds to the overall plot - but instead, seems only to push a rather boiler-plated pseudo-drama forward at a snail's pace. I swear, it's like the series creators are just filling time. There is nothing that novel or innovative, nothing special stands out. Season 2 is devoid of everything that made Season 1 simply wonderful.
It's tepid. It's gotten boring. It's predictable.
I can probably sketch out the rest of this season myself and probably be pretty accurate - a lot more of languid plot which isn't developing much at all.
It's sad. It's as though the life is draining out of what once were vibrant characters in a landscape which had infinite possibilities at character development.
What happened to this show? It's become a caricature of itself. That's not a good thing.
1923 has been a difficult show to watch because the traumas just keep on coming. However, the story telling really draws you in and the acting is superb. I don't mind the slow pace with a few exceptions. I am hoping Alex gets a reprieve, and this couple isn't going to be another trap. The female sheriff from Oklahoma, based on an actual sheriff, is an example of the historically accurate characters depicted, that really helps make this show for me. However, I really don't care to watch perverted torture scenes, of the Timothy Dalton's character. I don't think that really adds to this story other than show us what an abomination he is. Way too much time is spent on these characters that I could care less about. I want to see way more Spencer! And more Helen Mirren please. I would love to know a little more about her backstory because she seems to be the glue for the Duttons. I can't wait for the next episode.
Some of these early reviews seem to forget that these Yellowstone prequels are made to dive into the stories of how the Dutton's got where they are in the current time, who helped or hindered that along the way, and why they fought so hard to keep their land and the ranch together over all of those years. It may seem slow moving at times, but I feel that's Taylor Sheridan's intent; life was exponentially more difficult and these stories take the watcher along with these characters in order to offer a glimpse into what impact their experiences had on the current day outcome. I think it's creatively necessary.
This episode continues to throw barriers in the paths of each character, but it was entertaining and I am enjoying speculating how these storylines all come together.
Lastly, a shout out to C Thomas Howell and his character. I'm a child of the 80's and as I watched this episode I kept thinking that the head cattleman in the saloon looked so familiar; in fact that's why I went to IMDB today. Wonderful surprise to discover that there was definitely a reason.
This episode continues to throw barriers in the paths of each character, but it was entertaining and I am enjoying speculating how these storylines all come together.
Lastly, a shout out to C Thomas Howell and his character. I'm a child of the 80's and as I watched this episode I kept thinking that the head cattleman in the saloon looked so familiar; in fact that's why I went to IMDB today. Wonderful surprise to discover that there was definitely a reason.
I do like the vibe of 1923 but it is tediously slow. At the moment it should be renamed "The Perils of Pauline". Just please get them both to Montana so we can get really end of the story about the Dutton Ranch. Yes I know there's trials and tribulations and dangers are plenty but for God sake can you stretch it out any more? This is how you lose viewers and seasons are Cut short because people just get tired of the tedium. Put some real action on the Dutton Ranch show once the brother back with a nephew whatever he is he's got his wife with him and then we can get into the reality of cattle rancher.
Did you know
- TriviaOne of U.S. Marshal Fossett's deputies asks Spencer what his rifle is, he identifies it as a .416 Rigby, which is a British large caliber cartridge designed in 1911 for hunting large and dangerous game. Spencer's rifle is a Holland & Holland double rifle (H&H for short), which is a British luxury firearms manufacturer that makes sporting rifles and shotguns, they were established in 1835 and has carried a royal warrant since then, which is awarded to companies who supply goods or services to the royal court or certain royal persons in the British Empire. Their firearms are custom ordered, handmade and tailored to the buyer's exact dimensions (height, arm length, hand size, finger length). While they make shotguns and bolt action rifles, H&H is best known for their break action, double rifles used for hunting dangerous game, they are chambered for large & dangerous game cartridges like the .375 H&H Magnum, .416 Rigby, .470 Nitro Express, .458 Winchester Magnum, .500 Nitro Express, .600 Nitro Express, .460 Weatherby Magnum and the massive .700 Nitro Express. Their firearms are considered to be one of the highest quality firearms in the world, with each firearm being unique, featuring a hand carved stock and exquisitely detailed hand engraved inlays on the receiver. An H&H firearm is considered more than just a weapon, but a work of art, a family heirloom and an investment. They are very expensive, a new shotgun will cost at least $50,000 with a new double rifle costing at least $100,000, some of their antique heirlooms can sell for much more, a 1911 .416 Rigby like Spencer's will sell for upwards of $200,000. Their early black powder rifles like the .500/450 Nitro Express and .500/465 Nitro Express will sell for over $400,000. A Royal Deluxe 28 gauge shotgun, which was a model only sold to royalty, was sold at auction in 2010 for $1.2 million, setting the world record for most expensive shotgun.
- GoofsThere were never any trains in the US that had an open toilet in the same room as beds. The class of compartment Alexandra is in would have had a shared toilet as a separate room in the car for all passengers.
- Quotes
US Marshal Mamie Fossett: Impudence rides sidesaddle with anonymity.
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- 53m
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