Jensen Ackles as Beau Arlen BIG SKY (2022) | 2x18 – “Catch a Few Fish”

JENSEN ACKLES as BEAU ARLEN in BIG SKY - 2.18 Catch a Few Fish

Beau Arlen / Big Sky - 2x18

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Pretty Sheriff 💘🤩🔥

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Did Beau lose...a sibling possibly?

This is just a guess I'm throwing out into the void but...did Beau lose his brother? Is that who he lost? Possibly due to some shady business or related to the job? That's twice now that he's mentioned him, once per episode, and he always does it in a moment where he can play it off to Hoyt as him joking around/indulging nostalgia.

Big Sky 2.18 Catch a Few Fish

Beau Arlen | Big Sky 2x18

Beau Arlen

Just got up to the first episode of Big Sky with Beau. It is so surreal watching Jensen be someone who is a tiny bit like Dean but also very much not like Dean 😆

Wasn't a fan of Beau being a dick about Poppernack's name. Not funny to be the new acting boss and making it a joke about forgetting someone's name multiple times.

But he got better as the episode went on. It actually got less surreal too, I think once Beau wasn't annoying me I was more happy to accept it 😆

Missing the excitement of this appearance of Beau!

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Jensen Ackles as Beau Arlen in Big Sky, 2x18 Catch A Few Fish

Jensen Ackles as Beau Arlen BIG SKY (2022) | 2x18 – “Catch a Few Fish”

JENSEN ACKLES as BEAU ARLEN in BIG SKY - 2.18 Catch a Few Fish

Beau Arlen / Big Sky - 2x18

Dean ( Jensen ) love club: @jillmariej @deanwanddamons @deanwinchesterswitch @brilovesdeanwinchester @septembersghost @waywardbaby @spnfangirl1314 @shawnie74 @kwistowee @queenofallerdalehall @charred-angelwings @girlshunttoo @adoptdontshoppets @ddriverpicksthemusic @milo-winchester-4ever @wickedinspirations @quicklymybasement @jensensgotyoudean @lequisha @deansraspberrypie @thoughts-and-funnies @raidens-realm @all-alone-he-turns-to-stone @eevvvaa @siospins2 @doublebill @avanatural @samastrophe @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior @catnipster69 @waynes-multiverse

🧡🤠 Beau Arlen & Jenny Hoyt 😍❤️

Big Sky - 2.18 - Catch a Few Fish

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Big Sky 2x18: Catch A Few Fish

Alright, I said I was going to post these notes, so here they are. I have to do the posts by episode (and only have up to 3x03 so far, sorry I haven't had time to do a deep dive into the others yet, I'll try to do that this weekend if I can) because apparently Tumblr hates ramblers like me lol.

Writers: Elwood Reid

Director: Jeff T. Thomas

Meeting Cassie: Beau meets Cassie, supposedly by accident, outside of the grief counseling meeting (portion of scene below)

Meeting Jenny: Beau meets Jenny, purposely, while he's addressing the troops (portion of scene below)

Interaction with Cassie: Beau mentions himself to Cassie; surface joking but we (and Cassie) see a vulnerable moment about himself; he asks for help with his car and she agrees, missing the meeting herself

Interaction with Jenny: Beau mentions himself and his brother to Jenny; surface joking (which Jenny rejects and gets annoyed by) while also clarifying the team on the job we're about to see; Jenny sort of asks for help with the Travis situation and he agrees (which surprises Jenny)

Impression (Cassie): Cassie tells Jenny that Beau is very "Texan", that he's one of those guys; when Jenny asks if Cassie thinks he's temporary, she says no

Impression (Jenny): before Cassie can finish, Jenny asks "Temporary?" about Cassie's impression of Beau (signifying this is her mindset already no matter who Tubb's replacement was going to be); when Cassie finishes, she then decides maybe Beau can help her with Travis

Prop (with Cassie): Pedro, his car, which sprung a leak on the power steering pump (to me this says so many things: there's no control, on what that is I'm not sure, but mostly that something is not working right and considering Beau mentions he can never go inside the weekly grief support meeting, I'm willing to bet it's him & what we'll find out about who he lost/why his marriage imploded this season)

Prop (with Jenny): A football which Beau uses to assure Jenny that he's got her back (and make some coach/team reference), Jenny grabs it and then acts as if she's walking away with it but stops at the door, tossing it back to him (signifying the authority struggle that would have been if he didn't back her)

In Depth Scene (what I'm calling the scenes where things about Beau, both ladies, or other characters are revealed): Beau tells Jenny why he came to Montana on the way

Coaching scenes (that's what I'm calling the scenes when I feel Beau is helping Jenny in her trajectory to become sheriff): Beau tells Jenny not to beat herself up about Travis & to focus on what they're walking into; Beau tells Jenny to take Travis for a beer and a cheeseburger before handing him over to the state, one last good thing

Parallels: "You're good." -> Beau tells Cassie "You're good" when she points out his steering pump & then he tells her "You are good" when she clocks who he is; Beau tells Jenny "You're good" when she clocks that Beau is still in love with his ex-wife

Things I took note of in this episode: Jenny does her whole squint thing when Beau says he'll back her on arresting Veer (this is the beginning of "the squint" when it comes to her reactions to him); when Beau approaches Jenny and Cassie in the Boot Heel Bar, he says he's crashing their little party, then looks at Cassie as he says "If you don't mind"; when Jenny tells Beau to back it up and approach them correctly in the bar, he looks to Cassie, unsure, and she agrees, telling him to come back correctly & he does; Cassie toast Beau's welcome to Montana (scene below)

Now in this episode, Cassie and Mark are a thing, and based on Beau's response to Jenny about his ex, he's still in love with the latter. Plus, it seems very obvious that they're testing the waters with Jenny and Beau, what with the whole ex convo, him helping her with Travis, Travis having a similar issue to Beau (still holding a torch for someone else & following after them), and the ending scene with Jenny genuinely thanking Beau (the closeups). But I do find it interesting that the show/editors use/air the takes of Beau looking to Cassie, almost as if he's unsure and needs to check with her. I also find it interesting that Cassie is the one to toast his welcome, considering Jenny initially thought (and was convinced Beau was temporary). Beau and Cassie don't have their friendship yet, but I do think he and Cassie got along well after the parking lot scene cuts for us.

And I do find that whole office convo between Beau and Jenny intriguing because while I didn't feel any romantic sparks flying or sexual tension, I felt tension of a whole other kind. That whole scene played out like this: Jenny walks in late to his "addressing the troops", they assume who the other is and state it which aka Beau assumes this smirking blonde is Jenny Hoyt since we already know Tubb filled him in on her and he heard Cassie's comment & she assumes him to be the new "temporary" sheriff (note here the difference to how he and Cassie let on that they know who the other is in their scene, no tension present there of any kind despite his assholish comment in the beginning), he tries making a joke/breaking the ice, Jenny is annoyed and shows that to Poppernak who backtracks quickly, Beau asks her if she wants him to begin again & instead Jenny tells him she would like a word -> big translation: lion vs lion, a power struggle that has nothing to do with romance or any kind of sexual/physical attraction (which is why they make sure to show the others behind Beau and their watching of the scene themselves, think guy by the water cooler shot; if this was just Beau/Jenny romance sparks, background characters wouldn't matter except Poppernak because they both included him in the scene). They're both sizing the other up and that continues in the office scene. Beau tries to be friendly, open, but Jenny shuts him down quickly, until he agrees to back her up on Travis. It throws her off and she hesitantly accepts his help (not reluctantly, she considers it for a moment before she makes her decision). As Beau said, he's trying to get to his new team, and like it or not, Jenny is part of that team, so the football prop, the nickname mention, the mention of his brother, the show choosing for Jensen to do that action during his dialogue (unpacking his things) with Jenny there, it was all very purposeful. Beau is coming into this new relationship dynamic with a professional and team-oriented mindset. I think he learns in this episode that Cassie is right, he can't handle Jenny, not the way he thought he could. And so he goes the distance to assure Jenny that they're definitely a team and he will back her play, that things won't be like the way they were before at the department.

Ultimately, there's a huge contrast in how Beau is received as the new sheriff (and this new character) and how he initially interacts with each lead.

And the title is interesting because in some ways Beau was fishing, trying to get an idea of who he'll be working with (or up against). I don't think the title refers to him alone based on the events of the episode, but as it relates to him, it is interesting.

Jensen Ackles as Beau Arlen in Big Sky episode "Catch a Few Fish"