Nov. 8, 2024

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 1

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In this episode, Joe examines John's governorship, Jamie's opposition to his father, Sarah Atwood's manipulation, the ranch's financial struggles, and the growing war between Beth and Jamie. Features discussion of Monica and Kayce's loss and the ranch's uncertain future.

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Calarogu 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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heading back to Montana for Yellowstone season five, and let

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me tell you, watching John Dutton become governor is like

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watching a bull try to navigate a china shop while

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wearing a tie. The season kicks off with Montana's most

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reluctant politician taking the oath of office, and folks, it's

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about as comfortable as a vegetarian at a beef convention.

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Kevin Costner plays John's discomfort with political life like a

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man wearing shoes two sizes too small. You can feel

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the pinch in every scene. The inauguration ceremony itself is

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a masterclass and be careful what you wish for. With

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John looking about as happy as a cat in a bathtub,

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Beth Dutton She's still a force of nature with a

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vocabulary that could strip paint. At twenty paces, Kelly Riley

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cantinues to make Beth the most terrifying person in any

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room she enters, including the Governor's office. Her first act

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as state advisor, putting market equities through the financial equivalent

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of a woodchipper, the boardroom scene where she reveals her

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master plan had me reaching for my blood pressure medication

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and I don't even take any Let's talk about Jamie

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Dutton's political maneuvering, because this season Wes Bentley is playing

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Jamie like a man trying to juggle dynamite while tap

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dancing on a tightrope. His confrontations with Beth have gotten

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so vicious they make their previous fights look like preschool squabbles.

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And when Sarah Atwood enters the picture, folks watching her

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manipulate Jamie is like watching a spider weave a web

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around a particularly gullible fly. Meanwhile, back at the Ranch,

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Rips running things like a benevolent dictator in a black hat,

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and Cole Hauser continues to make gruff cowboy charm look

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easier than falling off a horse. The bunk House drama

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this season hits harder than a rodeo bowl. With a

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grudge between Walker and Lloyd's ongoing tension and Colby's unconventional

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romance and Ryan's unexpected love life, It's like a cowboy

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soap opera. With more horses and fewer shower scenes. Speaking

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of romance, summer, Higgins is still hanging around the ranch

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like a protest sign at a cattle auction. Her dynamic

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with Beth has evolved from open warfare to something almost

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resembling respect, if respect looked like two wildcats sharing territory.

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Their breakfast scene alone is worth the price of admission,

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serving up more tension than a high wire act above

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a shark tank. Now let me tell you about Monica

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in Case's storyline, because this season hits them with the

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emotional equivalent of a freight train. Luke Grimes and Kelsey

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Asspill handle their devastating loss with the kind of raw

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authenticity that'll have you reaching for the tissues faster than

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a cowboy reaches for his hat. Their grief journey is

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like watching a slow motion avalanche. You can't stop it,

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you can't look away, and your heart breaks watching it unfold.

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Carter's evolution this season is something special too. The Kid's

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gone from stable sweep to proto cowboy faster than a

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horse charging toward an open gate. His relationship with Beth

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and Rip continues to be one of the show's sweetest surprises.

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Like finding honey in a hornet's nest. Market equities might

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be down, but they're not out, and Caroline Warner is

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still circling the Yellowstone like a vulture with a platinum card.

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The corporate warfare this season is like watching a chess

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match where all the pieces are loaded guns and nobody's

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playing by Hoyle's rules. The political storylines this season are

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thicker than Beth's morning coffee. Watching John try to navigate

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state politics while keeping his ranch afloat is like watching

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someone try to ride two horses with one backside. Something's

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got to give and it probably ain't gonna be pretty.

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The scene where he has to play nice with environmental

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protesters while secretly plotting their removal. Pure gold Folks, Pure

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Montana Gold. The show's still serving up those gorgeous Montana

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vistas like they're going out of style. Every episode looks

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like a postcard had a baby with a John Ford movie.

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There's this one sunset scene that'll make you want to

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sell your house and buy a ranch until you remember

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that in the Yellowstone universe, ranching is about as relaxing

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as juggling rattlesnakes. Beth's war against market Equities reaches new

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heights this season, and watching her systematically dismantle their plans

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is like watching a master chef prepare a revenge souxfle precise, artistic,

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and guaranteed to leave a burn. Her confrontation with Caroline

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Warner in episode four should be taught in drama schools

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as how to threaten someone with a smile one hundred one.

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The ranch's financial struggles add another layer of tension, thicker

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than winter ice on a Montana lake. Between legal fees,

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political campaigns, and the everyday costs of running the largest

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ranch in Montana, the Duttons are starting to feel the

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squeeze like a rattler in a boot,