My husband and I are Canadian. I had heard that Yellowstone was a popular series in America and so thought I would watch...mostly to see what all the hype was about.
Seriously, I wanted to know if this show was a good representation of how things worked in small town rural America....and get a different perspective on a driving force in American politics.
Well...for about 5 years we enjoyed the series, especially the underlying theme about a man trying to preserve a way of life built on hard work that was being eroded by wealthy outsiders who had no respect for the hardworking people who built the land up from the beginning.
Also the show had an interesting side theme about First Nation's people and the struggles they are going through battling modern age demons and trying to preserve what is good about their heritage.
And how can we skip over Beth and her antics that kept up laughing yet admiring her skill in living and working in a male orientated world.....and she is one beautiful woman.
I am of a certain age....and I wouldn't kick Rip out of bed for eating crackers...no way...no how.
There is something about the music, the scenery and the epic themes of honor, bravery, love that hearkens back to a time when beautiful movies,meant for the big screen were made and enjoyed by the whole family. PS Yellowstone is certainly adult oriented...so not meant for young teens or younger.
We got tired of the show however, when Sheridan decided to devote a large part of it to promoting new spinoffs. He used the writing in the show to be watered down due to the fact he was devoting most of his time with newer projects. The writing suffered and we kind of lost interest. We have not watched the last season....not sure if the writing improved...but I think it did not. Maybe someone else can chime in on it.
During this time off from Yellowstone, my son convinced us to watch Breaking Bad. Now THAT television series was worthy of all the awards won over the years. Very tight writing, excellent acting...not a missed moment in BB. Yellowstone, had possibilities but they were squandered by a lapse in attention to the show by the director and it devolved into a poor version of a soap opera.
The first 3-4 seasons are worth watching....the second last season...meh....and the last season a question mark for me.