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Critic Reviews
Nov 9, 2022
Season 5 Review:
In the Season 5 premiere, Sheridan draws on his well-broken-in “Yellowstone” playbook, giving a variety of characters moments to be funny (the crew at the ranch bunkhouse), sassy (Beth’s withering putdowns of those who displease her) or warm (Rip’s sympathetic understanding of Beth). But Sheridan also indulges in a few too many speeches from John. ... If the Season 5 premiere of “Yellowstone” doesn’t exactly soar, it does serve up “Dallas”-style drama, juicy performances (particularly by Reilly) and gorgeous scenery.
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The PlaylistNov 14, 2022
Season 5 Review:
While always bordering on too melodramatic, the series was always entertaining enough to forgive some of its perhaps too over-the-top and sensational writing conveniences and contrivances. But right now, it’s stagnating. The meal is edible, and perhaps for new audiences, it’ll still taste flavorful. But if you’ve been on the ride for five seasons and know all the way this colt bucks and lurches.
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Jun 15, 2018IndieWireNov 9, 2022
Season 5 Review:
The premiere clocks in at 64 minutes and spends nearly 40 of them touching base with all the characters and indulging in moments with Yellowstone’s resident cowboy cutups before a shocking final sequence ends on a cliffhanger. ... “Yellowstone” might be losing its focus with so many characters to juggle.
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The Daily BeastNov 8, 2021
Season 4 Review:
It’s inevitable that Yellowstone will eventually deliver the backs-up-against-the-wall, protect-the-ranch-at-all-costs violence that has made it a phenomenon. Consequently, it’s easier to accept the somewhat ho-humness of its first two new episodes, which fixated more on its protagonists’ recovery and reconstitution than on any proactive measures to solidify their standing.
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TV Guide MagazineJun 27, 2018
Season 1 Review:
The story refreshingly shirks Dallas-style melodrama, but its violent, tragic twists often lacks the intended impact, because it feels we've ridden this dolorous trail too many times before. [25 Jun - 8 Jul 2018, p.11]
Jun 14, 2018
Season 1 Review:
Yellowstone’s weaknesses is its failure to teach viewers why (or why not) we should root for his independence; his Western entitlement alone won’t cut it, and the character Costner plays is unfortunately averse to explanatory monologues. ... Sheridan mostly resists the temptation to turn the series into a soap opera, relying on his knowledge of what today’s West actually looks and feels like, which gives the series its authentic air. The Montana and Utah locations help, too, supplying plenty of high-def beauty.
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Jun 4, 2018
Season 1 Review:
The clashes between the indigenous population and the Duttons--personified by Kayce, a man more at home with horses than either the white family of his birth or the American Indian one into which he married--are fascinating stuff. Less so are brother-on-brother rivalries that feel drawn from a show with less ambition. Yellowstone is stunningly shot, and yet beneath its mountain vistas lies nothing new, just more squabbling.
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Jun 20, 2018
Season 1 Review:
Costner delivers one of the most leaden performances in the recent history of marquee stars coming to TV, operating from a baseline of mild irritation that’s modulated only when he’s, say, in mourning, or being shot at in a helicopter. (And even then, just barely.) Much of the cast is out to sea here. ... Part of the show’s failure to connect might have to do with Sheridan (who co-created with fellow Sons Of Anarchy vet John Linson) crafting his characters primarily as symbols.
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The Daily BeastNov 14, 2022
ColliderJun 20, 2018
Season 1 Review:
For every horse galloping across the plains, there’s a rattlesnake attack, or for each successfully delivered calf there’s a tractor accident. The balance that Sheridan finds here can be a good thing, but it can also be emotionally exhausting. There’s no clear direction, or much hope for how things might turn out for our key players.
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Jun 18, 2018
Season 1 Review:
The more these characters talk, the thinner they get, until, ultimately, they resemble nothing more than cardboard figures set up on those splendid Utah and Montana locations. ... Yellowstone crawls when it should gallop, making for something of a dull ride. It's sort of like "Dallas" without the winking sense of soap-opera fun.
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