Yellowstone Shot Itself in the Leg By Its Writing Rollercoaster

Summary:

• Taylor Sheridan 's Yellowstone is definitely one of the best westerns on modern television.
• However, the inconsistency of the writers has turned fans against the show.
• Fans claim that the series had a lot of untapped potential, but instead chose to follow bad writing decisions.

Yellowstone is a piece of television that everybody keeps talking about since its release in 2018. Now the series has ended its season 5 part 1, with part 2 coming in November 2024 to wrap up the story of the Dutton ranch for good.

The series focuses on a dysfunctional Dutton family, consisting of John Dutton in the first place and his kids, trying to maintain their lives on the lands that once were taken by their ancestors from Native Americans.

Most of the storylines of the show are connected in any way to Dutton the father, although not always are his stories the most captivating for the fans.

For instance, it’s funny how some scenes with Beth Dutton and Rip would occasionally go viral drawing a lot of new viewers who think the series is about them, only to realize there's a totally different main character in the show.

But the hardcore fans of the show think there's another reason that led to such a funny coincidence. As they have noticed, the show's writers seem to be very disoriented in the series and its stories, focusing more on some and leaving the others in a pile of mud.

The thing with Yellowstone’s writing is that it’s powerful, engaging, logical, and even cathartic… until it’s not. Because at some point, fans have to witness something as stupid as Jamie not telling John about his father's dirty dealings. You’d think that a Harvard graduate would foresee what the consequences would be!

There are some fans who are more tolerant of this inconsistent writing because they simply understand that the show is made for fun and don't expect any deeper thoughts to come out of it.

“I never saw any example of great writing from this show, only great potential that they never really capitalized on. I watch it because it entertains me, but it was never deep, nor did it show complex storytelling. Once you understand that, you can enjoy the show some more,” Redditor Steegumpoota said.

However, the majority of the fandom is fed up with the writing rollercoaster that has viewers either rallying for the writers to be nominated for all possible awards or praying for Yellowstone to finally end and spare its fans the torture.

If you never noticed that before, you definitely will now if you binge Yellowstone on Prime again. After that, you can join the fandom in their suffering through the once-beloved western when it airs its finale in November 2024.