Y2/D242...

Eh, I spent most of the day in my armchair, feet propped up on cushy coffee table, binge-watching Yellowstone on Paramount Network (I'd taped it, so fast-forwarded over commercials).

It's a dark, violent, modern Western that takes place in Montana. The scenery is beautiful, and Kelly Rielly who plays Beth is amazing. I'm basically watching it for her, and a few other female characters. Also, I like Kevin Costner. (I don't know anything about the actor nor want to. The less I know about actors, the better.)

It did have a nice line of dialogue in it - that I rather liked, and agree with.

Rip: Here I'll let you know the trick to get by.
Kid: What would that be?
Rip: You don't deserve anything.
Kid: I don't deserve anything?
Rip: Nope. You never deserve anything.
Kid: Never?
Rip: Never.
Kid: So do you?
Rip: No one does.

Later...

Kid: Rip told me that I don't deserve anything, that's the trick to survive.
John: He told you that did he.
Kid: Yep. Do you believe that?
John: Yes, you don't deserve anything in this life, no one does.

Agreed. We don't. We're given this beautiful world to live in, but we don't deserve it.

Modern Westerns are kind of commentaries on how horrible humans have been in their relationship with the land and nature, and in regards to Native Americans - who've lost their relationship and custodianship of the land.
They tend to be dark and violent, and hyper-realistic in nature.

Definitely not a trope or genre for everyone. Some idiot on Twitter considers them uncle shows. He's categorized television shows into uncle and aunt shows. I wish people wouldn't do that. No one fits that neatly into a category. This need to categorize folks - is self-defeating, I think.

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Anyhow, not doing much. Just relaxing before another tough week. I think that's why - stressful work week ahead.

Random Photo of the night is...a picture of an on-coming storm approaching outside my window, with a bird flying by.

With bird.


Without bird.