Yellowstone

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Five seasons intoYellowstone, the show finds itself in an interesting place.

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In fact, season five will be14 episodesinstead of just ten, split into two seven-episode chunks.

Luckily,Yellowstonetends to begin its seasons with focused premieres clarifying the general direction of the season.

It allows him the freedom not to worry about ruffling any feathers or impacting any long-term political aspirations.

Besides Lynelle, Johns other main scene partners in the premiere are Beth and Jamie.

They make a good group with similar goals but different ways of getting shit done.

But as Beth reminds Jamie, itshisjob to deal with the legality.

The threat of Market Equities is still there with Jacki Weaver chewing more scenery than ever as Caroline Warner.

(Later episodes never really followed up on this.)

But thats what Jamie is for, isnt he?

Beth will have another enemy before long, either someone new or her old enemies at Market Equities.

And from the looks of this premiere, there will be plenty more foes to come.

The Last Round-up

Carter Corner: We get one brief Carter appearance right near the end!

He looks like hes aged five years in half of one, which freaks out both John and myself.

But it feels nice to see them shooting the shit and having fun again.

What the hell you all onmyass for?

It made his kiss with Beth a little weird.

Real-life country band Shane Smith & the Saints perform at the governors ball.