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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 292844" data-attributes="member: 8">The drama always looks great when it matters and of course it looks even better when you know a little bit more about the characters.Beth acts more like a real human being and it helps to sell the romance with Rip.Ah-ha, so that&#039;s been explained now. I think it&#039;s supposed to have a shock effect but in my opinion it doesn&#039;t. The flow of the story, the order of events leaves something to be desired.Ah-ha, I got that one too.[ATTACH=full]30427[/ATTACH]And again, a great scene and Kevin Costner gets to show his acting skills - he is&nbsp; very good - but the reveal itself doesn&#039;t feel special enough for the overall narrative.The idea appears to be: let&#039;s all behave very dramatic and then present the events from the past to explain it.All the rodeo and the rangers stuff is entertaining too but it has very little to do with the Dutton family, and because every episode has something that disrupts the &quot;peace and quiet&quot; in Bozeman, Montana it also has a cop show feel to it.Thomas Rainwater is desperately trying to plot his way into the story but they won&#039;t let him.Three more episodes to work towards that supposedly spectacular finale but at this point I have no idea where it&#039;s going to come from.I wouldn&#039;t mind trading some of those perfectly acted scenes and funny bunkhouse shenanigans for a little bit of suspense. Open the gates and let it flood, dammit, I&#039;m done sightseeing!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 292844, member: 8"] The drama always looks great when it matters and of course it looks even better when you know a little bit more about the characters. Beth acts more like a real human being and it helps to sell the romance with Rip. Ah-ha, so that's been explained now. I think it's supposed to have a shock effect but in my opinion it doesn't. The flow of the story, the order of events leaves something to be desired. Ah-ha, I got that one too. [ATTACH type="full"]30427[/ATTACH] And again, a great scene and Kevin Costner gets to show his acting skills - he[I] is[/I] very good - but the reveal itself doesn't feel special enough for the overall narrative. The idea appears to be: let's all behave very dramatic and [I]then[/I] present the events from the past to explain it. All the rodeo and the rangers stuff is entertaining too but it has very little to do with the Dutton family, and because every episode has something that disrupts the "peace and quiet" in Bozeman, Montana it also has a cop show feel to it. Thomas Rainwater is desperately trying to plot his way into the story but they won't let him. Three more episodes to work towards that supposedly spectacular finale but at this point I have no idea where it's going to come from. I wouldn't mind trading some of those perfectly acted scenes and funny bunkhouse shenanigans for a little bit of suspense. Open the gates and let it flood, dammit, I'm done sightseeing! [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?