John Dutton: If you find anything call the sheriff. We want everything by the book.Despite this hilarious exchange, Yellowstone season 2 is not a comedy. At some points this show is as cheesy as I imagine a Hallmark-style drama would be, but especially, in this season, Yellowstone showed its good bones with good storytelling.
Kayce: I don’t know the book.
John Dutton: That’s why you call the sheriffs. It’s their book.
In season 2, the enemies that formed in season 1 have to come together to defeat a common foe. Plotting, assault, murder, militias, an armed posse, masked mercenaries and kidnapping abound.
Kevin Costner plays, John Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton family, who at times struggles with being a good parent and ruthlessly keeping control of the ranch and land his family has owned in Montana for many years.
Cole Hauser plays Rip, the Dutton's ranch manager, and his scenes are the best. I've seen him on TV and in movies here and there, but in my mind his most memorable role is in Dazed and Confused, that is until Yellowstone. Hauser is impressive in this role as he has to go from cutthroat right-hand man in ranch-related matters to an orphan-born-of-a-violent-past longing for a father, then to a man standing by the woman he loves despite not being able to love her openly. Hauser carries this season.
Jaime Dutton, the sniveling and brooding son of John Dutton, is played by Wes Bentley. His scenes are the cheesiest and his storyline is almost detracting from the rest of the story. He is trying to be serious, but in TV reality, he's just a hot mess with several big secrets that are haunting him.
I finished watching Yellowstone season 2 and I was pleased. Season 1 was okay, but I'm invested and excited to see what happens next. I give it three stars*** because I want to continue watching and I wouldn't mind rewatching episodes of season 2. Read my review of season 1 here.
I checked DVDs of Yellowstone season 2 out from the library.
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