![]() ![]() But an instant later, tenderness takes over. Then they rush to find Evelyn and Kayce.Īs an aside, this sequence is beautifully cinematic, and contains some of the most gorgeously shot scenery we've seen so far.įor a moment, even John is sort of mean to her, as his panic makes him scream "where are they, Beth" at her. They find Beth up the trail, and I guess she either abandoned her mount or fell off. Meanwhile, a younger John Dutton (Josh Lucas) is branding calves with Jamie, Lee and some ranch hands when he notices that two horses are approaching the corral: Beth's and Evelyn's, neither with anyone mounted on them. Although it does sort of make it more interesting that John dotes so much on Beth - perhaps he's making up for Evelyn. Maybe there's more to the Beth and Evelyn relationship than they are revealing to us at this point, but wow, that's some Game of Thrones level mean mother schtick. ![]() Kayce, however, gets the typical youngest in the family treatment - as soon as Beth's out of eyeshot she cradles his face in her hand and says, kindly, and with a sad smile, "if this is the last thing we see, than so be it." Or make them into a viciously selfish corporate hatchet-woman, I suppose. Then, as if the point hasn't already been made, and amply, Evelyn even lets fly with one last cruel zinger: "you couldn't have remembered how to ride a horse?" Now that's how you mess someone up for life. Then you might have another half-century of being cruel to your daughter to look forward to!īut no, Beth goes off to find her father, sobbing as she rides off. If Kayce's faster, send Kayce, for goodness sake. I can't imagine that anyone, even the most pettily cruel mother in the world - hell, let's include the universe - would make her daughter go get medical help as some sort of lesson to her. Last week I said that though the show is undeniably atmospheric and entertaining, it does sometimes dip into the ridiculous in the service of that entertainment. Kayce protests, saying that he's the faster rider, but Evelyn tells him no, it's Beth's fault, she should do it. ![]() She calls Beth over to her and tells her to get John. Evelyn drops to the ground, and the horse drops on top of her. Whoa, did I accidentally turn on Mommie Dearest instead of Yellowstone?Īs Beth negotiates her nervous horse across a cattle guard, the mount rears up, panicking Evelyn's horse. But Beth's nervous on her horse, which she complains is "afraid of everything." Evelyn then, to our surprise, tears into her daughter, saying the horse is only afraid of what she's afraid of, and that the whole world is waiting on her, as usual. It's 1997 (remember when?), and Evelyn, Kayce and Beth are out for a horse ride. Now we see our first real glimpse of Evelyn Dutton (Gretchen Mol). Last episode, the ghost (metaphorical) of Dutton's deceased wife hung over much of the episode, with Beth angered at having to be in the same room as a picture of their family back when it was whole, and John looking at the same picture and visiting her grave. The beginning of episode three of the first season of Yellowstone brings us our first flashback, during which we learn how Beth developed that chip on her shoulder, and boy is it ever a doozy. ![]()
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