1923 Episode 7 Evaluation: The Rule of 5 Hundred

Yellowstone followers are often, and forgivably “bloodthirsty,” it’s merely one of many accepted truths of the fanbase. There’s a want for an occasional shot of violence, and this episode doesn’t disappoint in that regard. Within the persevering with story of Teonna Rainwater’s (Aminah Nieves) escape from the residential college, this specific subplot picks up when Teonna’s father, Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) discovers the corpse of his mom in her remoted cabin. 

Pete Loads Clouds (Cole Brings Loads), who’s an ally of Teonna’s, finds Runs His Horse to inform him the information of Teonna’s escape, and the bloody violence that preceded it. They hop again on horseback and cut up as much as attempt to discover Teonna, and warn Pete’s father, Hank (Michael Greyeyes). 

Naturally, it’s too late, because the monks first meet up with Pete, now on his personal. As talked about earlier than, Sheridan has a pure expertise of writing villainous characters that just about want to be taken out. The Yellowstone universe has at all times had antagonists which have earned their demise, and these monks aren’t any completely different. They spout hate-filled dogmatic righteousness as they beat Pete merely for standing up for himself. They tie him up and one in all them drags Pete behind his horse on a path again in direction of the residential college and the same destiny to Teonna’s. 

Earlier than essentially the most notable and livid priest can actual any extra violence on a bloodied Pete, Runs His Horse saves the younger man in one of the crucial cathartic deaths within the historical past of this tv universe. It’s one other nice shot of visceral, however crucial violence, that absolutely satiates even essentially the most discerning viewers palette.

The opposite two monks discover Teonna, and whereas they initially assume she is a younger man and never the murderous woman they’re in search of, these males aren’t discernable of their hatred. They go to assault her, that means to take her again to the residential college, however fortunately, Hank is ready to shoot each attackers. Whereas he goes to see if Teonna is okay, one priest, who survived the gunshot, grabs Hank’s gun and shoots the beloved confidant, killing him. Earlier than the priest can do the identical to Teonna, the younger lady bludgeons him with a rock. Teonna lets out one other highly effective yawp, giving sound to the fury of her ongoing wrestle. 

This complete sequence is extraordinarily satisfying, nevertheless it can’t assist however really feel Sheridan is merely placating the viewers as we await true satisfaction.