Marshals - First episode

Kayce Dutton joins the US Marshals in this Yellowstone spin-off.Marshals is already the third spin-off of the acclaimed Western epic Yellowstone (2018). While the two other spin-offs were a look back at the past of Yellowstone (2018), Marshals takes us a few years after the end of the original. This also means we'll quickly recognize some faces from the original Yellowstone. Naturally, the lead role in this spin-off goes to a member of the Dutton family. In this case, it's Kayce, who, after the death of his father and wife, keeps the ranch alive. However, the man is on the brink of depression, and the relationship with his son isn't in the best shape either.

When he's contacted one day by a former Navy Seals colleague, Kayce is tempted to assist him and his team as a local Marshal during a minister's visit to the reservation. Not everyone is happy with the plans for the development of a mine, and problems are expected. Rightly so, because a bomb explodes during the meeting, seriously injuring an important community figure. Kayce and his colleagues set out to find the people behind this attack.



The question we must ask ourselves now is whether this scenario is worth being presented in a Yellowstone setting. Ultimately, 90 percent of this first episode could have just been a scenario for an episode of FBI, SWAT, or any other American police series. Of course, the nature we saw in Yellowstone (2018) is also present here, but the emphasis is more on the police work and Kayce's issues. However, through the collaboration with the Marshals, Kayce seems to have seen the light. He wants to get his life back on track and makes an important decision for his future and that of his son. This decision could be significant for the Yellowstone feel of the episodes to come in the following weeks.