I’m not sure why I keep reviewing Taylor Sheridan’s shows because I feel like I write the same things over and over again: good-to-great acting set against beautiful scenery, but in service of a too-sprawling, slow-moving story that features poorly written female characters. Those notes apply as much to Lawmen: Bass Reeves as they do 1923. Sheridan has found his “brand,” and to be fair, it’s not without merit, but with so many Paramount+ series boasting the same exact pros and cons (not counting Yellowstone, this is his sixth(!) series since 2021), it’s just wearing thin. Is Lawmen good? Bad? Ehhh….it’s more of the same.