"Right from the start, there are two big surprises with Dutton Ranch. The first is that, for now at least, this is a fairly low-key and easy-to-watch western drama, largely devoid of the culture war button-pushing that makes Sheridan shows like and The Madison so maddening. (This calm may not last, for reasons I'll get into later.)"
"The second surprise is that Dutton Ranch mostly leaves Yellowstone behind in its first 10 minutes. If you stopped paying attention to Yellowstone during its messy fifth and final season - and who could blame you? - the major development you missed is that after John Dutton's death, his children gave up the family land to dodge inheritance taxes. Rip and Beth moved to a smaller ranch with their adopted teenage son, Carter (Finn Little)."
"In Dutton Ranch's opening scene, Beth and Rip lose all their new Montana property in a wildfire. The episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas. In a flashback at the start of episode two, we learn they drained their savings to buy 175 head of Black Angus cattle and 5,000 acres from the Edwardses, a nice family leaving the ranching business after the death of their patriarch."
Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler anchor a new western drama centered on rebuilding after major losses. After John Dutton’s death, the family gives up the original land to avoid inheritance taxes and relocates to smaller property with their adopted teenage son, Carter. In the opening scene, Beth and Rip lose their new Montana ranch to a wildfire. Six months later, they resettle on a modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas. A flashback reveals they drained their savings to purchase 175 head of Black Angus cattle and 5,000 acres from the Edwards family, who are leaving ranching after the death of their patriarch. The move from Montana to Texas shifts the setting while keeping the characters’ intensity.
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