Jamie advises John against jeopardizing the airport funding the ranch needs the money that Market Equities’ developments could bring, and it might actually be illegal to back out now. They make a good group with similar goals but different ways of getting shit done. It allows him the freedom not to worry about ruffling any feathers or impacting any long-term political aspirations.īesides Lynelle, John’s other main scene partners in the premiere are Beth and Jamie. And as previous governor (and new senator) Lynelle Perry tells him, his unwillingness to run for reelection in four years is actually an asset. But this is a necessary move to preserve that very setting, something he’s very upfront about: In order to make sure Montana still looks like Montana a century from now, he intends to raise taxes for nonresidents and cancel funding for the new developments on Dutton land. He can win people over with his charisma and us-against-them rhetoric, but this isn’t a fun new career move for him he’d much rather be back at the ranch, riding around or shooting the shit with Rip. What’s interesting here is that John really isn’t drawn to the job at all, a fact he actually admits publicly. Most of the premiere deals with that new development: We see John’s opponent, Scott McMullen’s, concession speech (and phone call), John’s victory speech, his swearing in, and the governor’s ball. Our protagonist is now the governor of Montana, a pretty significant and refreshing change to the basic structure of the show. But when we pick up around seven or eight months later (judging by Monica’s pregnancy), he’s being congratulated for winning the election. Toward the end of season four, I felt like John Dutton’s gubernatorial campaign had fallen by the wayside a bit. So while “One Hundred Years Is Nothing” doesn’t have nearly the momentum and heart-pounding action of last season’s premiere, it does feel like an effective palate cleanser, transitioning us to this new phase of the show and establishing the primary character groupings. Luckily, Yellowstone tends to begin its seasons with focused premieres clarifying the general direction of the season. In fact, season five will be 14 episodes instead of just ten, split into two seven-episode chunks.īut despite its record viewership, Yellowstone isn’t necessarily better than ever season four certainly had its moments, but the show also felt aimless, unsure where it wanted to go. Sheridan doesn’t seem concerned about lacking time to devote to this original cash cow, though, and with the explosion of Yellowstone’s viewership, Paramount remains committed to the series. Meanwhile, the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s Mayor of Kingstown begins in January, and his new Sylvester Stallone–anchored Tulsa King premiered just last night. It’s more popular than ever season four averaged 10.4 million total viewers on the Paramount Network, and more spinoffs are in the works, including next month’s prequel 1932 (itself a sequel to 1883) and eventually 6666, which Jimmy’s departure last year spent so much time setting up. Five seasons into Yellowstone, the show finds itself in an interesting place.
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