I don’t have a post with my summary of season 3, but of course, it was intense and it ended with a bang. Season 4 picks up right where it left off: The Duttons are tracking down who ambushed them at the end of season 3.
Casey’s family is shattered but spends the season working to heal in their shared traumatic experiences and their commitment to each other. They are warriors. Through their storyline we delve into some Native American traditions.
My favorite character to hate, Jaime, continues to be himself this season. For a person who is supposed to be so politically savvy, he sure is gullible. And although I think Beth needs to get over her original beef with him, she’s smart enough to keep him at arm’s length. Because even if Jaime isn’t causing the trouble on purpose, it seems to somehow arrive in his wake.
“How can someone so brilliant be so fucking stupid?” – Beth Dutton
Watching the evergreen-hard-as-rock love story of Beth and Rip is worth putting up with any Jaime screen time. And their nucleus is expanded when Beth picks up an orphan, Carter, aka “Boy,” who uncannily embodies the best and worth of both of them.
We get to learn more about the ranch hands Jimmy and Lloyd. Jimmy is sent away from Yellowstone Ranch and gets a chance to grow up.
“It’s called life. Most of it hurts, but its so when something feels good we have a frame of reference.” – Emily, Jimmy’s fiancée.
In a flashback sequence, we get to meet Dutton ancestors played by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. This is the lead in to the spin off 1883.
I loved, loved, loved all the rodeoing and show horses and seeing the cocky Taylor Sheridan himself doing some cutting and stopping.
And as always, the music supervision is on point. I discovered Sturgill Simpson, a country artist I’m adding to my playlist, Turtles All the Way Down.
Just in case you can’t tell, I love this show and I’m sad that I can’t watch it whenever I want because Paramount wants to hoard their goodies. I would watch this show over and over like The Sopranos if I had access to it, but I will one day when all these streaming services get their stuff together!
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