Nov. 8, 2024

Yellowstone Season 4

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In this episode, Joe explores the aftermath of the attacks, Summer Higgins' arrival, Jimmy's journey to the 6666, Caroline Warner's escalation with Market Equities, and Beth's revenge against Schwartz & Meyer. Includes analysis of Beth and Carter's complex relationship.

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Calarogus Shark Media. Welcome back to TV in the Basement,

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where we dive deep into the hottest shows on television.

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I'm your host, Journey Joe Mitchell, and today, folks, we're

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charging back into Yellowstone season four. And if you thought

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that season three finale left you breathless, well, this season's

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got more kickback than a double barrel shotgun. After that

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explosive ending that had us all clutching our pearls or

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our bolo ties, season four opens with the kind of

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revenge tour that would make John Wick say, WHOA take

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it easy there, Pardner. The first two episodes are like

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watching a tornado made of bullets, horses, and cowboy hats

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tear through Montana, and folks, it is glorious. Now, let's

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talk about our new players, because this season's got more

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fresh faces than a rodeo beauty pageant. Enter Caroline Warner

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played by Jackie Weaver, who makes previous Market Equities villains

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look like they were playing in the minor leagues. This

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woman's got the kind of smile that makes Shark swim

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in the opposite direction, and when she goes toe to

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toe with Beth, it's like watching two grizzlies fight over

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the last salmon in the stream. Speaking of Beth Dutton,

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Kelly Riley continues to be the human equivalent of a

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lightning strike. This season, our favorite corporate killer gets a

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new job that's got more strings attached than a puppet factory.

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Watching Beth try to play nice in the corporate world

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while plotting total destruction is like watching a wolf in

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sheep's clothing if the wolf was wearing lubutans and had

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a vocabulary that could peel paint off a barn. And

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then there's Summer Higgins Piper Pirabo, our environmental activist who

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catches John Dutton's eye faster than a rustler catches a bullet. Folks,

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watching this city slicker try to navigate ranch life is

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like watching a vegetarian at a barbecue competition. Uncomfortable, but

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you can't look away. This season also gives us more

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Rip and Beth domestic life than ever before, and let

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me tell you, it's like watching two tornadoes try to

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share a trailer. Cole Hauser and Kelly Riley continue to

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have the kind of chemistry that should come with a

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warning label from the FDA. Their scenes together are sweeter

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than maple syrup and harder than ranch coffee. Meanwhile, Case

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Dutton goes on a vision quest that's trippier than a

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calf after its first rodeo, Luke Grimes takes us on

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a journey that's part Dances with Wolves, part the Doors,

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and all Montana mysticism. It's the kind of storyline that'll

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have you questioning everything you thought you knew about this character.

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Jimmy's journey to the six six sixty six Ranch that's

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four sixes for you, city folk is like watching a

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fish learn to climb a tree, painful, hilarious, and somehow inspiring.

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Jefferson White turns our favorite screw up into something special

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this season, even if he has to break every bone

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in his body to do it. But the real MVP

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this season might just be Lloyd. Now, folks, I won't

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spoil it, but our favorite old timer goes through more

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drama than a teenager's Instagram account. When the bunk House

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drama kicks off, it's like watching West Side Story with

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more horses and fewer dance numbers. Now, some folks are

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saying this season's got more plot lines than a corn maze.

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In October and you know what, They're not wrong. But

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when the maze is this entertaining, who's counting turns between

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market equities, protesters, tribal politics, ranch drama, and enough family

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issues to keep a therapy practice in business for decades.

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There's never a dull moment. And can we talk about

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that Thanksgiving dinner scene. It's like someone took every awkward

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family holiday you've ever had, added firearms, and sprinkled in

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some Montana spice. It's the kind of scene that makes

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you grateful for your own family's relatively normal dysfunction. John

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Dutton continues his evolution from rancher to politician, and watching

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Kevin Costner play this transformation is like watching a grizzly

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bear try to learn table manners. Fascinating, terrifying, and occasionally hilarious.

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The scene where he has to film a campaign commercial,

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Pure Gold, Folks, Pure Gold. The season builds to a

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finale that's more complex than a cattle drive through a mindfeld.

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Unlike previous season's explosive endings, this one's more like watching

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storm clouds gather. You know something bad's coming, but you're

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not quite sure where the lightning's going to strike. What

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makes Season four special is how it expands the show's

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universe while keeping its boots firmly planted in Montana soil.

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We're getting glimpses of other ranches, other ways of life,

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but at its heart, this is still a show about

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family land and the lengths people will go to protect both.

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The cinematography continues to make Montana look better than a

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supermodel at sunset. There's this one shot of the ranch

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at dawn that'll make you want to mortgage your house

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and buy a pair of chaps, until you remember that

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in the Yellowstone Universe, ranch life is about as peaceful

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as a rattlesnake in a rocking chair. So what's the

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verdict on season four? It's like the show took a

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deep breath after the chaos of season three and decided

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to play the long game. It might not have the

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same rapid fire intensity as previous seasons, but it's got

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more layers than a winter outfit in Montana's all for

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this extended episode of TV in the basement Until next time,

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Keep your coffee hot, your revenge cold, and your brand

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iron ready.