Considering the enormity of this one ranch in Montana it amazing trouble is ever able to find any of the Dutton-but it does! They're like the Cartwrights of Bonanza only not nearly as honorable. Hell, they're not as honorable as the Eweings of Dallas. Game of Thrones had a huge cast that was constantly being pared away each week. This made it believable, knowing anyone could get the ax at anytime. Watching this family being battered, beat up, blown to bits, rolled over in trucks, and shot multiple times with assault rifles, and surviving to do it all over again gets a little tedious. The best moments to me are when they behave like real people with real emotions and real risks of losing a lifestyle that's been lost for decades already. Rip and Beth have a compelling relationship to watch and admire. They don't need it amped up any further by manufactured drama that can never measure up to the natural chemistry between them. I like this show well enough when I get an unexpected look at the practical life of a cowboy or the grueling effort it takes to sustain life on the reservation. I don't need Ninja's or Militia clowns planning secrets attacks to enjoy the superior writing or the grandvperformances of the actors.
Review of Yellowstone
