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Greetings from Lihthuania.

"Only Devils Left" was a 4th episode of season 2 and it was the best one so far. Everything was superb here - story, storytelling, acting, writing and directing. This episode was like a little good movie - many good things put into 45 standout minutes. After kinda slow start of the season 2, this one really kicked things out in a great way. Can't wait to see more.

This show has cut back on the scenery and shots of animals and land, but the story is still not improving. Right now this season is lacking direction.

Taylor Sheridan is credited as writer, but it's clear that Sheridan - if he still has the talent that delivered Wind River, Sicario and other earlier masterpieces - isn't directly involved in this absolutely critical element of the series. Sad.

Yellowstone, in this 2nd season, isn't getting better, which is what would have been expected - that it would have found its voice and direction. Unfortunately, it has less sense of direction, less sense of character. The narrative thread is getting thinner and frayed. Vingnettes in the episodes simply return to what we've seen before, with just a slightly different angle, adding nothing of substance. The show is becoming a collection of shallow melodramatic bits, as though viewers are expected to fill in the holes in whatever makes any semblance of sense to each individual viewer.

Sheridan, the writer, isn't doing enough to make Yellowstone rise to the level of excellence to which we KNOW he could rise. Not doing his best indicates a level of cynicism about his participation in mainstream Hollywood, and could even express some contempt for the viewers. Too bad.