1923 - Comments and Complaints

[DGS49]

1923 (TV series) - Wikipedia

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The Yellowstone "prequel," 1923 is a two-season sort-of historical drama, set in Montana in 1923. It is entertaining for a number of reasons, culturally, technologically, and visually. There is also a good bit of T&A, if you are into that. I will never watch Yellowstone - I cannot stand Kevin Costner - but I thought I'd give this one a try.

The story is not just bad, it is terrible. The characters are plastic, predictable and cartoonish. The Bad Guys are utterly evil (with one exception) with no redeeming value. There is an entirely gratuitous story about an Indian girl (if you don't like my choice of words, **** you) who is sadistically victimized by an assortment of nuns, priests, and lawmen over many episodes and taking up massive amounts of story time. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Montana story line (unless that evolves in subsequent years), and appears to be motivated by nothing more than the writer's anti-Catholic bigotry.

In the final confrontation between Good and Evil, the Bad Guy is able to mount an ARMY of sociopathic cowboys who, it would appear, are perfectly willing to join the group to slaughter the entire family of one of the town's most prominent citizens, for no real reason or benefit - risking their lives in the process. Riiiiiiiiiiight.

Absolute garbage.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

1923 (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Yellowstone "prequel," 1923 is a two-season sort-of historical drama, set in Montana in 1923. It is entertaining for a number of reasons, culturally, technologically, and visually. There is also a good bit of T&A, if you are into that. I will never watch Yellowstone - I cannot stand Kevin Costner - but I thought I'd give this one a try.

The story is not just bad, it is terrible. The characters are plastic, predictable and cartoonish. The Bad Guys are utterly evil (with one exception) with no redeeming value. There is an entirely gratuitous story about an Indian girl (if you don't like my choice of words, **** you) who is sadistically victimized by an assortment of nuns, priests, and lawmen over many episodes and taking up massive amounts of story time. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Montana story line (unless that evolves in subsequent years), and appears to be motivated by nothing more than the writer's anti-Catholic bigotry.

In the final confrontation between Good and Evil, the Bad Guy is able to mount an ARMY of sociopathic cowboys who, it would appear, are perfectly willing to join the group to slaughter the entire family of one of the town's most prominent citizens, for no real reason or benefit - risking their lives in the process. Riiiiiiiiiiight.

Absolute garbage.

The problem with people like you is that you do not know that every bit of her storyline was exactly how our government treated Native Americans during that time period. She was the grandmother of the Yellowstone tribal leader. He was adopted and raised as a Mexican which is where she probably wound up. I believe his character, played by Gil Birmingham, is still on "Marshalls" the sequel to Yellowstone that premiered last night. Since you never watched Yellowstone, you would not have known that and why everyone who did found it quite relevant.

You also failed to realize the times of economic hardship in Montana during that period, which is an actual fact. Those cowboys were well motivated because they were likely starving to death! Ignorance of history is the real problem with your perspective.

In Yellowstone, the Native Americans are deeply involved in the plot and that is why they are included in both storylines. The inclusion of a female Oklahoma Federal Marshall is also historical content. They even included how skiing came from immigrants to the Rockies! Perhaps you rejudged it. Personally, I loved it. You are entitled to your opinion, but I watched just about everything Taylor Sheridan does. Some are better than others, but generally they are better than most.