What a great Christmas present for 2021. I watched the first episode today after getting to know this show has started.

I'm huge fan of Yellowstone and Beth Dutton in particular. I immediately liked Elisa Dutton (played by Isabel May from Run Hide Fight). We can see from whom Beth inherited her unconquerable soul from. Like Beth, Elisa too has a special bond with her father.

Tim McGraw playing James Dutton didn't come as a surprise since Yellowstone's season 4 flashbacks had him playing the role. I'm really excited to see how this story unfolds and what Sam Elliott's, LaMonica Garrett's and Faith Hill's characters bring in to the story. There's some serious star power there. Having said that, since this story is being told from great ancestor Dutton's (Elisa Dutton's) point of view, this will be a big role for Isabel May. No pressure, but I'm sure Isabel will make us all proud.

Another notable thing is how the writers have given different accents to other supporting characters, and in certain cases they can't speak English at all (the German immigrants). This is very rare in previous historical stories about pioneers. I think this type of authentic portrayal of American pioneers is a need of our time, and I'll leave it at that.