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In the early 20th century, the Duttons faced a new set of problems, including the rise of western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. Although America’s Great Depression began in 1929, it got an early start in Montana. The Great Depression began in Montana in 1918, almost 10 years earlier than in the rest of the country. While the rest of America was prospering, Montana was struggling. Between the drought and the decrease in demand for agricultural products due to the end of the “Great War” (aka the First World War, from 1914 to 1918), many farmers suffered greatly. As a result, Montana farmers will not be able to repay their wartime loans, which will lead to massive bank failures across the state. Between 1921 and 1925, half of Montana’s farmers lost their land. By 1925, 70,000 of Montana’s 82,000 settlers had left. In addition, 200 banks in Montana went bankrupt. Not only the crops suffered from the drought, it was followed by an invasion of locusts and infection of cattle. Harrison Tord (2023). Dame Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford. Sounds like a winning recipe. And so it is. The Duttons are once again struggling to preserve their farming lifestyle in Montana. Patriarch (Harrison Ford) Jacob Dutton fights almost the same battles as John Dutton (Costner) in Yellowstone. Very entertaining. There are two more very interesting plots in this story. One of them is Spencer Dutton. A disillusioned veteran of the First World War. Now a hunter in Africa. Spencer meets an English girl he likes. Suddenly, these two learned that they needed to go from Mogadishu to Somalia to Montana. It should be easy… The second arc is told from a school where Native American girls are abused by Catholic priests and nuns. This part was very unpleasant to watch. There was some revenge going on, which made it somewhat watchable… I usually rate series after the first season. Not this time. I didn’t like the last episode. Explanation of why this will mean damage. But I will watch the second season. I have to…
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