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All of which has culminated in the second half ofYellowstoneseason five.
One could imagine Sheridan might be thrilled to be rid of his meddlesome lead.
Hewontmake the show anymore!
He doesntcareabout any of this!
And that deep inner truth is acting like a showrunner having a conniption fit.
1.The Story
1.
And yet,Yellowstoneseems abnormally and even obsessively caught up onthe fact of John Duttons death.
That goes nowhere for the next three episodes.
2.The Dialogue
2.
This show has never been Shakespeare.
But the dialogue has hit new lows.
Well, I didnt, Beth says.
No retort or rewrite necessary.
Pipers not worth the time.
Yellowstonealso loves a repeated word.
If one character says we never discussed it, everyone will then use the worddiscussfor the next three lines.
This is a show where lines like You dont have the authority to authorize this!
That is a fucking drink.
Why write a second draft when the first one is this polished?
3.The Repeats
3.
But Sheridans gotta do something to keep them all occupied.
There is a version of this sequence three times in three episodes.
Then theres John Dutton dying.
Sure, theres new footage, but nothing fundamentally changes.
Especially if that gets you the opportunity to see plenty of shots of Kevin Costners corpse.
Oh, you want to go make your own movie?
4.The Montages
4.
Another tried-and-true option for not writing plot or character is to insert long sequences of cowboys being cowboys.
This predates season five, but its gotten particularly egregious this season.
Part one featured extensive footage of the cowboys during calving season.
Two scenes of cowboys roping calves to get to vaccinate them.
They can have lines of dialogue like Aah, a snake!
5.The Self-Insert
5.
It doesnt happen in the third episode, either, when he dies for a second time.
It happens in thefourth episode!
Hesdead, and he, Taylor Sheridan, is still standing and wearing this hat.
Suck on that, Kevin.
6.Oh God, I Dont Know, Just Kill Everyone Off
6.
They just dont have that Kevin Costnery oomph.
Whats happening in their heads?
And yet, here they are in the show, needing stuff to do and things to say.
Plus, some of them are women, and who even knowswhats going on with them.
The easiest solution is to get rid of them, swiftly and decisively.
Sheridan does this with Piper Perabo right away by simply driving her to the airport and waving good-bye.
Then, perfectly nice cowboy Colby dies because a mean horse kicked him in the head.
