Taylor Sheridan’s shows have plenty of memorable female characters. Yellowstone has Beth Dutton, 1883 has Elsa, 1923 has Cara, and Landman has a whole family of women orbiting the protagonist, Tommy Norris. The problem isn’t that they don’t exist; it’s that they experience trauma instead of solid character arcs. Female characters in Taylor Sheridan’s shows are either rescued, avenged, or sidelined, while the surrounding men do the actual decision-making.

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