Violence can be depicted realistically and in a reasonable context of the story. Wind River, the masterpiece by Sheridan, has such a scene - and yes, it's hard to watch. But, it fits perfectly into the film. The brutality in this episode (not quite a rape of Beth), is gross (in every sense of the term), and it's based in stupid premises.
Beth is a high-powered threat to several enemies of her father and family, but she's working late in her office - where they know she works - with unlocked doors (ABSURD) and no security. She, who is no stranger to the violence of her family and their enemies, has no panic button, no weapon in her desk or hidden elsewhere in her office. There are common and typical security protocols for law offices and especially people in her kind of work and with her kind of power. None of that is in place for Yellowstone. Perhaps it was inconvenient for the simplistic brutality of the scene that the producers wanted to show. Even shows up with no protective vest, and he doesn't bother shooting the guy who's literally attacking Beth when he arrives.
The stupidity that flows through this shows bloodstream shows up frequently, and it's obvious that it does for production convenience. It's insulting to viewers, and should be insulting to the actors, writers, directors and everyone involved.
As said before, the series isn't getting better. It's stuck, and the writers and producers just keep digging deeper expanding the stupidity out wider as the hole gets deeper. Where the premise could've been mined for something unique, thoughtful, penetrating, surprising and, yes, even stunning, Sheridan and the rest have accepted low-scale mediocrity. What could have been great, based on Sheridan's pedigree and, in MANY cases, such a great cast, has fallen to common Hollywood ground.
Beth is a high-powered threat to several enemies of her father and family, but she's working late in her office - where they know she works - with unlocked doors (ABSURD) and no security. She, who is no stranger to the violence of her family and their enemies, has no panic button, no weapon in her desk or hidden elsewhere in her office. There are common and typical security protocols for law offices and especially people in her kind of work and with her kind of power. None of that is in place for Yellowstone. Perhaps it was inconvenient for the simplistic brutality of the scene that the producers wanted to show. Even shows up with no protective vest, and he doesn't bother shooting the guy who's literally attacking Beth when he arrives.
The stupidity that flows through this shows bloodstream shows up frequently, and it's obvious that it does for production convenience. It's insulting to viewers, and should be insulting to the actors, writers, directors and everyone involved.
As said before, the series isn't getting better. It's stuck, and the writers and producers just keep digging deeper expanding the stupidity out wider as the hole gets deeper. Where the premise could've been mined for something unique, thoughtful, penetrating, surprising and, yes, even stunning, Sheridan and the rest have accepted low-scale mediocrity. What could have been great, based on Sheridan's pedigree and, in MANY cases, such a great cast, has fallen to common Hollywood ground.
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