You’re in the middle of an episode. A word lands. A scene turns. You glance around the room, decide it isn’t worth saying anything, and keep watching. It wasn’t that bad.
If you have been weighing whether to filter Marshals, the Yellowstone spinoff, that calculation probably sounds familiar. The show is tamer than the flagship. Broadcast standards see to that. However, tamer is not the same thing as “being fine with it.”
Here is the thing nobody says out loud: “not that bad” became a standard without anyone agreeing to it.
Yellowstone Set a Bar You Never Agreed To
Nobody argues about Yellowstone. The Dutton saga racks up roughly 1,487 f-words across its run. Not to mention the sex, nudity, and brutal violence. Consequently, the decision to filter it makes itself. You set your preferences, you skip what you want to skip, and the ranch war stays intact.
One of its spinoffs is a different conversation. Marshals follows Kayce Dutton off the ranch and into an elite U.S. Marshals unit in Montana. Moreover, it is the first series in the Yellowstone universe built for broadcast television. Network TV has the whole Yellowstone universe on its best behavior. Relatively speaking.
That is exactly what makes this one tricky. The filter numbers are lower. Therefore, the question feels settled before you ask it.
What Is Actually in the Marshals Season 2 Premiere
Numbers beat vibes. So here is the breakdown for the season 2 premiere.
Filter options available: A total of 54 filterable moments in the episode, including:
- 12 instances of foul language
- 1 instance of blasphemy
- 37 acts of violence
- and more
By Yellowstone standards, that is practically a church picnic. Twelve words across an hour of television barely registers next to its parent show.
Where the Assumption Creeps In
A low number does something sneaky. It turns a preference into a negotiation.
Suddenly you are not deciding what you want to watch. Instead, you are building a case for why you get to want it. Only twelve words. It is network TV, after all. Surely you can sit through that. Because what are you, delicate?
Most people run that argument in their own head and lose it. Then they sit through the episode slightly on edge, half-listening for the next one. That is not watching. That is bracing.
Nobody made that rule. Nevertheless, it operates like one.
Twelve Can Be Twelve Too Many
There is no threshold you have to clear before your preference counts. Twelve can be twelve too many. So can one.
Maybe the violence does not faze you at all. You have seen worse, and the gunfights are half the reason you tuned in. Maybe the language is what pulls you out of the story. Or maybe it is the reverse entirely.
Both are fine. Neither needs defending.
The same goes for the room you are watching in. A show you would happily watch alone on a Tuesday is a different show with a nine-year-old on the couch. Likewise, it is a different show with your mother-in-law visiting. Your line moves, and it is allowed to.
Nobody gets a vote on that but you.
How to Filter Marshals on VidAngel
VidAngel is not a streaming service. It is a filtering layer that sits on top of the subscriptions you already pay for.
The setup takes a few minutes.
- Start a VidAngel subscription
- Link your Paramount+ account with VidAngel.
- Set your filters by category. Language, violence, blasphemy, and the rest are all separate toggles.
- Search for Marshals and press play from inside VidAngel.
One detail matters more than any other. Filters only apply when you watch through the VidAngel app or website. Opening Paramount+ directly bypasses your settings entirely, so start from VidAngel every time.
After that, your filters follow you. Set them once and every title on VidAngel respects them, whether you are deep in a Sheridan western or something else altogether. Additionally, you can adjust them whenever you want. Profiles keep separate settings, which helps when the household does not agree.
Want the full breakdown of what each category covers? Learn about our filter categories before you set yours.
The Rest of the Sheridan Universe Is Here Too
If Marshals is your entry point, the larger Yellowstone universe is worth a look with filters on. The flagship carries a heavy count. The prequels and Dutton Ranch also bring the grit of the frontier, which plays very differently once you have decided which parts you want.
The point is not that these shows need fixing. They are excellent television. Rather, the point is that excellent television should not come with a toll you did not agree to pay.
Browse all available titles on VidAngel to see what else has filters built.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I filter only the language and leave the violence alone?
Yes. Every category is independent. There are individual instances within each category. Turn language off, leave violence on. Mute only one curse word and leave the rest, or build any combination you want. Your filters, your call.
Will filtering make the episode hard to follow?
Filters work at the moment level. VidAngel skips or mutes specific seconds rather than cutting scenes or storylines. As a result, the plot stays intact and the pacing holds.
What if a show I want does not have filters yet?
Then please send us a request! Submit your filter requests on our website or mobile app.
Stop the Self-Negotiations
You do not need a worse show to justify a filter. You do not need a reason that would hold up in front of a jury of your friends. The bar is not “Is this bad enough?” The bar is “Do I want it?”
Twelve words. One blasphemy. Thirty-seven acts of violence. Keep all of it, skip all of it, or pick and choose. Kayce Dutton does his job either way.
Set your filters and watch it on your terms. Here’s how to get started with VidAngel:
- Sign up for VidAngel
- Set your default filters based on what you typically want to skip
- Customize for each show depending on who’s watching
- Press play and actually enjoy movie night
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