At the center of the story is a hole the size of John Dutton.
After Kevin Costner, 69, left Yellowstone amid rumors of a feud with creator Taylor Sheridan, the popular ranch drama killed off his character John Dutton in the second half of Season 5 last week. He returned in form.
John was shot dead by a hitman, but it was made to look like a suicide. His son Jamie (Wes Bentley) was also partially responsible, as his evil girlfriend Sarah (Dawn Olivieri) arranged it, although Jamie was not directly involved.
Contains spoilers for “Yellowstone” Season 5 Episode 10, “Apocalypse of Change.”
This week, after those events, everyone was still reeling from John's death.
It was a slow time with not much happening. It's become clear that without Costner, this show is just a snooze.
I snooze without Costner.
Much of the episode revolves around cowboys like Rip (Cole Hauser) and Ryan (Ian Bowen) reacting to the fact that there was a snake in their tent, and how being a cowboy has become an antiquated way of life. It was spent having the 500th conversation about what's going on. life.
In a scene where John's daughter Beth (Kelly Reilly) goes out to a bar, the treacle-paced episode even involves a long, drawn-out wait for Beth's drink order. Without Costner, the show felt like they were just killing time until time ran out.
The main highlight was the tense confrontation between Beth and Jamie. Bess is convinced that Jamie killed her father and goes to his office to confront him.
Beth looked at the floor and slapped Jamie in the face three times.
“Why don't you look at me, Jamie?'' We both know why,'' she said.
Jamie remained silent throughout the encounter. Before leaving, Beth promised him: “Seeing me will be the last thing you live to see. I swear to God, Jamie. And I smile.”
Beth then quickly calls her other brother Case (Luke Grimes) to tell him that she is more certain than ever that Jamie killed their father.
“It was him. He didn't even deny it. He just stared at the floor. He couldn't even come up with a lie. He wouldn't look me in the eyes.” she told Casey.
Casey did not believe the official story that John's death was a suicide. However, he also did not believe that Jamie had the strength within himself to do it. After getting off the phone with Beth, Casey reaches out to some old contacts to try to find out which hitman took the job.
Casey's friend warned him that he “needs to sniff around really carefully.” So Casey may be putting himself at risk by investigating.
Jamie also revealed that he is considering running for Montana governor in a special election to replace John. And Jamie is ready to fight Beth over John's will and the future of the ranch.
It's doubtful that Beth and Jamie will still be alive to finish the season, but sure enough, Grimes told the Post that the show's ending will be “heartbreaking.”
“Yellowstone” airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Paramount Network.
