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Jellystone, err... "Yellowstone"

Taylor Sheridan's Montana Epic "Yellowstone" Must Know It Is Completely Absurd

By Philip CanterburyPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
Jellystone, err... "Yellowstone"
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Despite its nonsensical timeline, episodes follow the same pacing as Baywatch, but in Montana, so the beachy, butt-centric music video montages have been replaced by cattle-wrangling and rodeo routine music video montages. Also, no one plays a sympathetic character and everyone is a villain—except for Jimmy, the former meth cook.

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    Written by Philip Canterbury