1883, that western show

There's another Yellowstone spin-off watched. Very bleak and depressing. Ever see that movie A Million Ways to Die in the West? It's a lot like that. A group fleeing the lawless Fort Worth travels across the country en route to Oregon. Some of them are pioneers. Some of them are clueless foreigners. Most of them can and will die along the way.

It's never very clear as to who will carry on the Dutton family name in these shows, and I think Sheridan leaves that ambiguous on purpose. These shows act more like period pieces rather than firm continuity benchmarks, and as period pieces, they sure love to remind us how easy we have it today. If I was alive in that time, I would be dead in a week.

Country singers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill give a solid performance, as does the lead actress Isabel May. Sam Elliott is also in there, basically playing himself as he can only do, but he's cool on account of his mustache and longevity and whatnot. I guess his character isn't supposed to be a descendent of Yellowstone's Lloyd? Okay then. 😐

So yeah... good show. Where Yellowstone is more of a soap opera, these prequel shows seem to be more defined in the stories they intend to tell. Anyone debating watching these shows due to the overwhelming continuity, I can say it's safe to skip Yellowstone entirely if that part intimidates you. The prequel shows can stand on their and they're sadistic and depressing as fuck, if you like that shit. I do.

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