Don’t you just love it when your favorite show is back on time and is still as good as you remember?
That’s what I feel about Marshals, and the season premiere doesn’t disappoint.
There are so many good things packed in here as the Tom Weaver arc comes to an end, and the story progresses.
Marshals Season 2 Episode 1 “All Hat No Cattle” doesn’t drag the storyline out for an entire season, with Weaver sending another one of his men to offer Kayce a trade he can’t refuse: East Camp for Tate.
If you were waiting for a Marshal and Dutton Ranch crossover, it turns out Weaver didn’t take Tate to Texas; they went to Wyoming.
The hour also adds more motives to Weaver’s actions, painting a stark picture of a desperate man.
He’s not only trying to build his legacy, but he’s also in a fix: if he doesn’t get the ranch, the Ponzi scheme he’s been running will come crumbling down.
It’s a nice detail that elevates Weaver beyond your regular villain who wants the ranch for the sake of having it, even if that means killing a young man.
His desperation mirrors what John Dutton went through with his own ranch, where the thing became bigger than the man.
He wanted to protect his family’s legacy and, in the process, did things that he had to hide from the law.
The hour has Kayce contemplating Weaver’s actions and his own family history.
Like Dolly — who is thankfully not part of her dad’s plan — Kayce did not understand for a long time that his father was the villain.
He’d been indoctrinated into the life at a young age and never stopped to question what exactly he was doing.
Seeing Dolly have that realization — the realization that your father is a monster — is heartbreaking.
On the one hand, Kayce wants to support her, but her father has also kidnapped his son.
And as Kayce knows, these things end in tragedy because death is the greatest equalizer.
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Sometimes good people pay with their lives, and sadly we lose Dolly this hour.
I wish she had lived, even though her romance with Kayce was dead, but I understand the desire to break Weaver.
Losing something he loved through no one’s fault but his own will haunt him for the rest of his life.
It foreshadows what could happen to Kayce if he doesn’t take drastic measures with his son.
These echoes of the life Kayce thought he had left behind keep showing up, and while he knows he can handle himself, he’s worried he’s losing the plot with Tate.
Seeing his son with literal blood on his hands and being exposed to so much violence in such a short period forces him to think.
He needs to find a way to bring Tate back on the right path, but that’s easier said than done.
When Tate says he’s almost 18 and the dad card won’t work anymore, it sounds very ominous — like a beast you thought you’d tamed taunting you that it’s about to go wild and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Kayce and Tate’s relationship has always been antagonistic; I keep waiting for them to throw hands.
And while I didn’t like this in Marshals Season 1, I’m excited to see them reach their breaking point.
Who will strike first? Is failing to save Tate from the life he’s been exposed to end up being Kayce’s ultimate failure?
There’s something on the horizon, and it has a deadline for the 18th birthday.
The hour also reveals some more decisions, including Andrea’s choice to remain with Pete’s group. That wasn’t really surprising.
Meanwhile, Pete and Belle’s low-key romance heats up as the flirtation escalates. I’m not a fan of teammates dating, but somehow this works for this team.
Next, I want Kayce and Andrea to start dating.
Gut Check
“All Hat No Cattle” is what I love from a season premiere. It concludes the storylines satisfactorily and sets up the future.
But the best thing about it is how it goes all out. The emotional arcs are balanced with explosive action.
There’s a helicopter. When’s the last time a network show has had action scenes with a helicopter?
I loved how the team came together for Kayce because I don’t think there was ever a happier man than Kayce when he saw that helicopter swoop in and suddenly increase his odds.
Intrusive Thoughts
- Mark my words; Kayce and Tate will fight one of these days.
- Did Kayce and Dolly plan that gun thing, or did he not trust her and empty the magazine ahead of time?
- Kayce: Do you think I’m a good man?
Dolly: The best.
Kayce: That proves you don’t know a damn thing.
- Someone pick me up from this floor.
Over to you, Marshals fanatics. What do you think the main arc for Season 2 will be? Can they top what they did in Season 1 with Weaver? Which romances are you rooting for this season?
Let’s keep the conversation going — it’s the only way the good stuff survives.
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