Yellowstone
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Its hard to have much of a reaction to this season finale ofYellowstone.
Thats partly because, besides the supersize run time, the episode doesnt feel like much of a finale.
What story wasYellowstoneseason four trying to tell?
Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops offers little clarification.
ButYellowstoneroutinely seems to forget about Jamie, treating his story line like a matter of little urgency.
In the finale, he doesnt appear until 55 minutes in.
As has been the case for a while now, Beth is the main plot-driver of the episode.
But Beth doesnt feel particularly concerned about Warners threats, and neither do I. Theyve become the most stable part of the show.
That choice is hastened by the arrival of Beth at Jamies office.
(Its never going to be a good day when Beth shows up.)
Beth points out what weve known all along: Randall doesnt care about Jamie.
Or if he does, its in service of his real pursuits: land and power.
Jamie has known that all along too, deep down.
Its a predictable reversion, and Im not quite sure it works.
Isnt Jamie the one with the power to some extent?
Hasnthebeen covering up the ranchs crimes even while estranged from John?
I would think he could still do a lot of damage if he wanted.
And what does this all mean for the gubernatorial race?
John certainly doesnt seem busy with campaigning.
Its a bleak moment, a brutal exit for a character weve come to know, if not love.
So much for serious consequences.
There is also not much to really take away from Kayces vision quest.
She leads him to two paths, and thats when he wakes up.
When Monica later asks him what he saw, he replies, I saw the end of us.
And their romance has just happened way too fast to really care about.
(We learn theyreengagedin this episode.)
Look who went off and become a cowboy, Lloyd muses.
But those scenes also typified the vibe thatYellowstoneshoots for so often.
You dont get another, and Crying doesnt help.
He doesnt deserve her cruelty.
Wheres Christina, and wheres Jamies son?
Does this latest turn mean theyre off the show again?
Probably the funniest line of the episode is from John: Sweetheart, thats a priest.
We arent fucking Catholic.
Beths rant about how Riggins will die alone in prison seems to go on forever.
Two mentions of rape here, both by women.
