1883 Yellowstone spinoff

[Anonymous]

Spoiler here. Although it seems like no one cares.

I watched the finale - and cried, although I felt like they could have tied it up nicely with showing James and Margaret building their homestead. Maybe just an aerial shot of a small cabin (future Dutton Ranch). Something!

Also I'm assuming that Sam had also died around the time Elsa did which is why they showed Elsa and Sam together in "heaven".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

although I felt like they could have tied it up nicely with showing James and Margaret building their homestead. Maybe just an aerial shot of a small cabin (future Dutton Ranch). Something!

Yes! I was hoping it would end with some type of homestead built & Margaret finding out she's pregnant with the 2nd young boy shown in the Yellowstone flashbacks

[Anonymous]

okay I had to grit my teeth to watch this show because I loved parts of it and simultaneously hated other parts of it.

I really wanted to watch the story of the characters getting across America. It was so interesting, how people lived and died trying to do that.

There were a lot of things that didn't hang together in the show, but I could easily ignore/forgive the writers for that.

But the more the show turned into "The Elsa Show," the more I was frustrated.

I do NOT want to sit around and listen to self-absorbed teen who thinks she is so deep....thinks she has more experience than either of her parents, thinks she is soooo wise of the ways of the world, and nothing to learn for anyone--ANYONE--around her.

Her voiceover thoughts were so over the top. And monotone. (And btw, how the f does she know that "even stars die"?)

And in person, she's insufferable. I swear, when her dad was saying "you're the most important thing to me in the world," all I could think of is, "Why?"

And btw her version of heaven does NOT include the man who JUST SAID "you're the most important thing to me in the world" and who is going to LIVE the rest of his life at the spot where she dies so as to remember her. Or, the cowboy that she loved, oh, but forgot about in ONE WEEK.

Finally, I never could get over her hair. It's so fake. I think they made it that way to match Beth Dutton's in "Yellowstone"--sort of to evoke and explain where Beth gets her spirit--but while Beth's fake dyed hair is fine because bleaching hair is part of today's culture, it is just too fake for the 1800s. If they wanted a blonde, they needed to cast a real blonde. And lose the eyeliner and mascara too. In sum, both in behavior and appearance, Elsa was just too modern to be believable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:okay I had to grit my teeth to watch this show because I loved parts of it and simultaneously hated other parts of it.

I really wanted to watch the story of the characters getting across America. It was so interesting, how people lived and died trying to do that.

There were a lot of things that didn't hang together in the show, but I could easily ignore/forgive the writers for that.

But the more the show turned into "The Elsa Show," the more I was frustrated.

I do NOT want to sit around and listen to self-absorbed teen who thinks she is so deep....thinks she has more experience than either of her parents, thinks she is soooo wise of the ways of the world, and nothing to learn for anyone--ANYONE--around her.

Her voiceover thoughts were so over the top. And monotone. (And btw, how the f does she know that "even stars die"?)

And in person, she's insufferable. I swear, when her dad was saying "you're the most important thing to me in the world," all I could think of is, "Why?"

And btw her version of heaven does NOT include the man who JUST SAID "you're the most important thing to me in the world" and who is going to LIVE the rest of his life at the spot where she dies so as to remember her. Or, the cowboy that she loved, oh, but forgot about in ONE WEEK.

Finally, I never could get over her hair. It's so fake. I think they made it that way to match Beth Dutton's in "Yellowstone"--sort of to evoke and explain where Beth gets her spirit--but while Beth's fake dyed hair is fine because bleaching hair is part of today's culture, it is just too fake for the 1800s. If they wanted a blonde, they needed to cast a real blonde. And lose the eyeliner and mascara too. In sum, both in behavior and appearance, Elsa was just too modern to be believable.

NP - wow, I agree with everything you wrote! At first, I was interested and intrigued by this story, but I can't seem to get past episode three. I'm going to have to grit my teeth like you did, just to finish up. And yes, Elsa's monotone and fake blond hair are so distracting. She's a pretty girl and a good actress for the most part, but those voiceovers are so tiresome. I do like the way she's got a tan and freckles - that is believable considering all the time spent outside.

I love Tim McGraw and think he's an excellent actor. Of course, so is Sam Elliott but I can't understand a WORD the man says.

[Anonymous]

I loved it all. It's TV - and not meant to be perfection.
Their teeth were too perfect as well but who cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:okay I had to grit my teeth to watch this show because I loved parts of it and simultaneously hated other parts of it.

I really wanted to watch the story of the characters getting across America. It was so interesting, how people lived and died trying to do that.

There were a lot of things that didn't hang together in the show, but I could easily ignore/forgive the writers for that.

But the more the show turned into "The Elsa Show," the more I was frustrated.

I do NOT want to sit around and listen to self-absorbed teen who thinks she is so deep....thinks she has more experience than either of her parents, thinks she is soooo wise of the ways of the world, and nothing to learn for anyone--ANYONE--around her.

Her voiceover thoughts were so over the top. And monotone. (And btw, how the f does she know that "even stars die"?)

And in person, she's insufferable. I swear, when her dad was saying "you're the most important thing to me in the world," all I could think of is, "Why?"

And btw her version of heaven does NOT include the man who JUST SAID "you're the most important thing to me in the world" and who is going to LIVE the rest of his life at the spot where she dies so as to remember her. Or, the cowboy that she loved, oh, but forgot about in ONE WEEK.

Finally, I never could get over her hair. It's so fake. I think they made it that way to match Beth Dutton's in "Yellowstone"--sort of to evoke and explain where Beth gets her spirit--but while Beth's fake dyed hair is fine because bleaching hair is part of today's culture, it is just too fake for the 1800s. If they wanted a blonde, they needed to cast a real blonde. And lose the eyeliner and mascara too. In sum, both in behavior and appearance, Elsa was just too modern to be believable.

NP - wow, I agree with everything you wrote! At first, I was interested and intrigued by this story, but I can't seem to get past episode three. I'm going to have to grit my teeth like you did, just to finish up. And yes, Elsa's monotone and fake blond hair are so distracting. She's a pretty girl and a good actress for the most part, but those voiceovers are so tiresome. I do like the way she's got a tan and freckles - that is believable considering all the time spent outside.

I love Tim McGraw and think he's an excellent actor. Of course, so is Sam Elliott but I can't understand a WORD the man says.

You sound like you're laying the blame for the bad parts of the show at a young actresses feet. It's not her fault. It is appallingly written - Taylor Sheridan has literally never written well for women, he has that whole madonna /whore syndrome going on and it is achingly painful to watch.
Also the hair and make up - those are director choices. And yes, they're bad ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spoiler here. Although it seems like no one cares.

I watched the finale - and cried, although I felt like they could have tied it up nicely with showing James and Margaret building their homestead. Maybe just an aerial shot of a small cabin (future Dutton Ranch). Something!

Also I'm assuming that Sam had also died around the time Elsa did which is why they showed Elsa and Sam together in "heaven".

I don’t think Sam died - they showed him because that was Elsa’s version of heaven - the man she loves, the prairie and some other line about horses. I mean I guess she really forgot about Ennis …???

I had to turn subtitles on to understand what the heck everyone was saying except for Tim and Faith McGraw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:okay I had to grit my teeth to watch this show because I loved parts of it and simultaneously hated other parts of it.

I really wanted to watch the story of the characters getting across America. It was so interesting, how people lived and died trying to do that.

There were a lot of things that didn't hang together in the show, but I could easily ignore/forgive the writers for that.

But the more the show turned into "The Elsa Show," the more I was frustrated.

I do NOT want to sit around and listen to self-absorbed teen who thinks she is so deep....thinks she has more experience than either of her parents, thinks she is soooo wise of the ways of the world, and nothing to learn for anyone--ANYONE--around her.

Her voiceover thoughts were so over the top. And monotone. (And btw, how the f does she know that "even stars die"?)

And in person, she's insufferable. I swear, when her dad was saying "you're the most important thing to me in the world," all I could think of is, "Why?"

And btw her version of heaven does NOT include the man who JUST SAID "you're the most important thing to me in the world" and who is going to LIVE the rest of his life at the spot where she dies so as to remember her. Or, the cowboy that she loved, oh, but forgot about in ONE WEEK.

Finally, I never could get over her hair. It's so fake. I think they made it that way to match Beth Dutton's in "Yellowstone"--sort of to evoke and explain where Beth gets her spirit--but while Beth's fake dyed hair is fine because bleaching hair is part of today's culture, it is just too fake for the 1800s. If they wanted a blonde, they needed to cast a real blonde. And lose the eyeliner and mascara too. In sum, both in behavior and appearance, Elsa was just too modern to be believable.

NP - wow, I agree with everything you wrote! At first, I was interested and intrigued by this story, but I can't seem to get past episode three. I'm going to have to grit my teeth like you did, just to finish up. And yes, Elsa's monotone and fake blond hair are so distracting. She's a pretty girl and a good actress for the most part, but those voiceovers are so tiresome. I do like the way she's got a tan and freckles - that is believable considering all the time spent outside.

I love Tim McGraw and think he's an excellent actor. Of course, so is Sam Elliott but I can't understand a WORD the man says.

You sound like you're laying the blame for the bad parts of the show at a young actresses feet. It's not her fault. It is appallingly written - Taylor Sheridan has literally never written well for women, he has that whole madonna /whore syndrome going on and it is achingly painful to watch.
Also the hair and make up - those are director choices. And yes, they're bad ones.

Top PP here. I'm not blaming the actress at all. I don't know how you got that. Anyways, I agree with you.

[Anonymous]

I just started this last night and I'm hooked! Didn't read any of the other posts in the thread in case there are spoilers.

I haven't watched Yellowstone yet and I've read that many people think it's better to watch it first even though 1883 is the prequel. Not going to stop now though!

I am so impressed by Tim McGraw. Wow! Faith Hill seems pretty awful so far but I've only watched three episodes.

It's been so long since I've been hooked by a show. I love this one!!

[Anonymous]

I just binged it and I think that is the way to do it. I was able to fastfoward through all the parts that dragged, and there is a lot of that. The voice over was over the top and not necessary. Faith and Tim and the woman playing Elsa definitely looked out of place for the time. I could not get past the perfect teeth of Faith Hill and that massive fake braid and side poofs. ANd the constant dirt smudges on her face. And yet her daughters hair was lustrous and face perfectly clean the whole time.
But I really did like it. I thought there was supposed to be scene that showed them in 1893, ten years later, but I never saw it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love it and think it's the best TV I've watched.

Would love to see Sam and Elsa's story continue but she's in.... a bad place after last Sunday's episode.

you think she is alive??

[Anonymous]

God Sam is hot…complete opposite of Ennis. No wonder Elsa forgot about Ennis.

[Anonymous]

Just finished and loved every minute.

Who knew Tim and Faith could act?

[Anonymous]

I haven't heard anything about new episodes of this. Was it a one season spin off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't heard anything about new episodes of this. Was it a one season spin off?

Yes, it was unfortunately. I loved it.