Saddle up, as a result of the highly-anticipated return of Yellowstone is lastly right here.
Turns out one of many world’s greatest followers is a face you are sure to recognise – Karl Stefanovic.
The Today host could not be happier that the hit sequence returns to screens as we speak with a two-hour premiere occasion for Season 5, the identical day because the U.S. and solely on Stan.
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“The opening scenes of the first episode are amongst the most powerful scenes I’ve ever seen,” Stefanovic informed 9Entertainment.
He found the neo-Western sequence throughout COVID-19, citing that seeing the huge expanses of the Montana was precisely what he wanted throughout lockdown.
“Everyone was kinda looking trapped at home looking at the inside of their walls and to see the beauty of Montana, I was just mindblown,” he defined.
“It was a transformative thing for me.”
Stefanovic says that a part of the attraction of the present is it is accuracy.
“Kevin Costner [who plays John Dutton] is the most brilliant actor. He is the embodiment in that role of someone – like real people I actually know – on big cattle farms big cattle ranches in Australia,” he added.
Stefanovic is not mendacity when he says he’s “complete absorbed in that world.”
The presenter revealed he has a really particular ritual he sticks to earlier than watching an episode of Yellowstone.
“I start dressing up when I watch Yellowstone,” Stefanovic admits.
“I’ve got my cowboy hat on. I fully immerse myself in the Yellowstone experience. I’ve got chaps, and checkered shirt, leather padded belts and I’ve got the RMs.
“I sit on the sting of the sofa prefer it’s a horse. And I watch, simply riveted.”
Stefanovic, identical to thousands and thousands of different followers, may be very a lot trying ahead to the brand new season.
Season 5 is predicted to deal with Costner’s character John Dutton, the proprietor of the Yellowstone Ranch as he’s elected governor of the US state of Montana, a plot level that Stefanovic predicts might be profitable.
“Having Dutton run for workplace is a very good addition,” he said.
“It appears like they could take the exhibit the reservation and have it evaluate the political complexities of a farm to precise politics.
“It’s going to get a bit bigger, grander, and a whole lot more interesting.”
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You can hear the thrill in Stefanovic’s voice when he talks concerning the characters, he is genuinely excited concerning the present’s return.
So why does Stefanovic assume extra Aussies ought to watch Yellowstone?
“You see so many shows with CGI, to me it doesn’t quite work,” he stated.
“In Yellowstone, there’s a lot of fanciful stuff happening, but you have got characters like Rip who I’ve quietly and ever so reluctantly fallen in love with. It’s real characters and real dialogue.
“I simply adore it. It simply is pure utter Yellowstone escapism.”
Although the primary two episodes of Season 5 drop as we speak, followers must await week-to-week to observe Yellowstone, relatively than bingeing it in a single go.
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“To be trustworthy with you, I’ll in all probability be watching it the following day due to my hours,” Stefanovic explains.
For context, the TODAY team are on air from 5:30am, so he’s no stranger to early nights.
“That stated, I’m not averse to watching episodes of Yellowstone twice. Within fast succession if I actually prefer it,” he said.
Yellowstone Season 5 premieres 14 November on Stan, same day as the U.S. The only place you can stream every episode of Yellowstone is on Stan.
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