Kayce roped a guy through a truck window last week folks.

Just assume the natives had 4 or 5 snipers on both sides of the road way up so they could monitor which way the rapist was going to go. Just so happened he went the direction of the sniper we saw.

I'm all about ignoring the dumb stuff, i.e. rope through the window.

I was just confused on the whole sniper situation. I thought maybe I missed something because it didn't make any sense. It's not that it's unbelievable, it's just a confusing mess. I just didn't know what they expected the viewer to think was going on.

They could've cleaned it up with showing the sniper following on a horse in the distant hills (unbelievable yes) or saying "we know where he's going to take you we just have to catch him".

Instead they say here's the magic Indian sniper at this bone yard that we didn't know about. Hell even doing away with the bones would've been better and just have them say, "we've found a lot of skeletons, you've saved the day Monica" would've been cleaner. If they knew where he was taking her, then they should've know about the bones.

Fortuitous probably isn't the correct word to describe it, but the serial rapist/killer just happens to be cruising the stretch of highway at the same time Monica is out there on the set up? At that same day and time? I know that was the area of the crime, but they could have shown a time lapse, or a couple of attempts by good samaritans stopping to try to help. Like the red minivan that passed her by. Was there a point to that scene? Maybe to show the girl in the front seat as a representation of who she is trying to save by this act?

This show frustrates me on a weekly basis. A lot of it is good, but there is usually something every episode that is an eye roll moment or that could have been cleaned up with a little more thought. Maybe they rushed it out due to the pandemic or just didn't get an opportunity to have re-shoots because of it.

Jamie putting his fist through a stained glass window? Say what now? It should be injured pretty significantly, but I didn't notice anything the following week.

Where is Kayce's peeping Tom buddy White Fang Case McCoy?

ChoppinDs40 said:

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Dazed and Confused... he was a badass there too.

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Benny!

Oh yeah Mitch Kramer....Mitchy Mitchy Mitchy. We're lookin for you pal. Your ass will be purple before the day is over

Re Monica/killer, they intentionally left it vague and settled for great leaps of faith in order to get the surprise head shot payoff.

Possibly there was conversation that explained some things afterward but got cut for time, who knows. Lots of cringeworthy stuff every episode but just like you I watch it anyway.

Two Gun Corcoran said:

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Re Monica/killer, they intentionally left it vague and settled for great leaps of faith in order to get the surprise head shot payoff.

Possibly there was conversation that explained some things afterward but got cut for time, who knows. Lots of cringeworthy stuff every episode but just like you I watch it anyway.

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With that scene in season one where the veterinarian cuts open John in her trailer and cauterized a bleeding ulcer and he lived, everyone has to know what they were getting themselves in for with the show. As a rancher there are so many things wrong but it's a western in incredible scenery with a good cast. So, I'm fully onboard but each episode does have a few big eye roll scenes.

The scene was written for suspense, not to show how they solved the crime. That said, if it were written as an investigation, here's how I would have done it:

They know that a number of women have disappeared along this road at about the same time of day. They know that there are only a couple un-gated roads in the area, so they position snipers on those with Mo on the most likely. They don't search the area first because they don't want the perp to be scared off. There's a spotter watching Monica to see what vehicle picks her up and radio to vehicles positioned a few miles out in both directions so they can either follow her or stop the vehicle if he doesn't take one of the roads.

Obviously still some risks, but more practical than it seems at first.

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Electrical_Ag said:

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Where is Kayce's peeping Tom buddy White Fang Case McCoy?

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Why do you care where the wolf is? They broke summer camp.

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I don't care, I just found it funny the ridiculous tangent they were taking with the wolf. I feel like I could do at least as good of a job writing for this show. I was expecting Tate to be abducted again, this time by Peeping Tom White Fang Case McCoy, and raised with the wolf pack as one of their own. Kayce is still able to communicate with Tate, due to his ability to speak the canine language. He works through Tate to rally the pack and many other wild creatures a la the Jungle Book, in defense of the ranch and their homeland, scaring off the potential developers and saving the Dutton Ranch yet again. The barrel racers, having mastered the ability to ride bison bare back in a previous episode, contribute to the effort and earn the brand. Rip handles the branding duty with the same enthusiasm not seen since Jimmy's branding in season 1 and his high school football days at Lee High School, which dovetails with a surprise cameo on the ranch by Matthew McConaughey. McConaughey is in the area on separate business with Woody Harrelson, investigating a gruesome murder of Wade Morrow on a nearby ranch. McConaughey reunites with Rip after giving one of the barrel racers a ride to an impromptu keg party on the ranch, thrown by the ranch hands. Beth, severely intoxicated from drinking since 9 a.m., is belligerent beyond comprehension at this point and becomes enraged at not being invited to the kegger. She and Monica (also not invited) crash the party any way, leading to a massive volcanic eruption of a cat fight between Beth and the barrel racers after witnessing their branding at the hands of her lover, Rip. Monica, feeling indebted to Beth from her intervention at a clothing store, tries to intervene, but in the fracas falls into the camp fire and is wholly consumed by the flames. John Dutton, asleep since 6:30 p.m. the previous evening, awakens the next morning to a knock on the door - it is the local law enforcement. Realizing that most of his problems are now resolved, John has a new, refreshed outlook on life. His coffee has never tasted better, and he quickly scurries back to bed upon hearing the beckoning call of the Governor.

Fade to black on season 3.

He (Cole Hauser) was one of the seals in Tears of the Sun? (highly underrated movie, btw).

Need to go back and watch it.

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jrrhouston98 said:

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Yes, 100%. I think Rip goes ape on Kaycee. Could even be that the build up is Kaycee accidentally killing Rip in a fight. We shall see.

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Oh man. That makes Kayce's comment about he did what he always seems to have to do: kill or be killed even more ominous. I never considered that Rip might go down by someone in the family and then Beth would hate BOTH of her brothers. Damn.

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If Rip dies, we riot.

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HouseDivided06 said:

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jrrhouston98 said:

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Yes, 100%. I think Rip goes ape on Kaycee. Could even be that the build up is Kaycee accidentally killing Rip in a fight. We shall see.

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Oh man. That makes Kayce's comment about he did what he always seems to have to do: kill or be killed even more ominous. I never considered that Rip might go down by someone in the family and then Beth would hate BOTH of her brothers. Damn.

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If Rip dies, we riot.

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I don't know. I kind of feel like Rip has served his purpose as a character. What else can we really get from him?

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More badassery and gettin' stuff done.