#marshalls

He just looked at me and said, "We don't sell those here."

Good morning, afternoon, or evening to anyone reading.

Since Paramount Network has just released new spinoffs of "Yellowstone", titled "The Dutton Ranch" and "Marshalls", I have been thinking about the show. I plan to re-watch a few episodes, even though I do not plan to watch the spin-offs.

While I was watching the show, I thought it was a shame that Taylor Sheridan chose not to portray the setting accurately in the Yellowstone series and spinoffs. Viewers could have seen scenes of a winter wonderland, and a realistic portrayal of outdoor work in rather extreme winter weather.

But most importantly, viewers have missed out on scenes of the extremely talented jack-of-all-trades Travis Wheatley(Taylor Sheridan's "masturbatory" self-insert character) showing off his skills in winter sports. Specifically in figure skating.

I am sure viewers would love to see jack-of-all-trades Travis Wheatley(played by a skating double) nail jumps and spins(I imagined that his signature is a flying camel spin), shirtless or even in a swimsuit: because "only sissy liberals get frostbite or ice burns"(could be a line from the show; I am surprised it is not).

Picture this: it is 20 below out, the cows need to be moved to shelter, a ranch hand might lose a finger to frostbite, there will be a blizzard later that day, but have you seen him skate?

But I take one statement back: I don't think Travis would skate as well as an Olympian: as the term from the quote referenced is "jack of all trades, master of none"(Pharmacomastix).

In all seriousness, it's a shame that there is no mention of winter sports in the show, with exceptions being: 1. in an off-handed joke about Teeter being mentally handicapped and 2. when developers mention wanting to buy the Dutton's land to build a ski resort.

I know it is not supposed to be similar to "Spinning Out" or "Glitter and Gold", but Montana is a popular winter sports destination in the continental US, and the show includes commentary on the large tourism economy in Montana and how that affects the state and its locals, so why not show a popular tourist activity?

But who knows, maybe we will see more winter sports scenes in "The Madison", which will feature more commentary on tourism and gentrification in Montana(since it is about a NYC family moving to rural central Montana). A "crack" prediction of mine is that Taylor Sheridan's self-insert character in "The Madison" will be a retired olympic figure skater turned local first responder, who will of course always be ready to save the day, show off his skills, teach the "city folks"(the principal characters) how to live out in the country, and deliver a PSA to pander to the target audience.

I apologize for the use of passive voice, rambling, and the rant about how the show is inaccurate. I have been drinking because it is my day off from work today.