It’s been an emotional few weeks Yellowstone fans. Just as the series finally returned to television, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) died unceremoniously in his bathroom. It increased the likelihood that the Dutton family would lose the ranch at the end of this saga. As if that wasn’t enough, assassins killed another main character. If Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) no longer terrorizes the Duttons, what’s left? Yellowstone outside of a showdown between Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Jamie (Wes Bentley)? With three episodes left, it’s time to find out.

This week we begin with another guest appearance from Taylor Sheridan. As horse trainer Travis Wheatley, his job is to tell Jimmy (Jefferson White) that John Dutton is dead. “He was the only one who ever…” Jimmy says before trailing off. “He was a cowboy.” The 6666 Ranch was set to get its own spin-off at some point, but Costner’s exit may have destroyed our pal Jimmy’s future. As Sheridan tells him, “The best thing you can do is just run away from him.” Taylor, you wrote these characters yourself. They know that no one holds grudges like the Duttons.

who is YellowstoneIs villain now?

Jamie is the only real villain in the series. He panics after Sarah dies – he destroys the episode’s documents like a drug addict flushing his supplies down the toilet before the police arrive. What’s your plan, Jamie? I imagine there isn’t much left to do Yellowstone but watch Beth kill Jamie. He must know that this is coming. She’s told him several times now. “You leave Jamie to me,” Beth tells Kayce (Luke Grimes) this week. Yes, Beth, we are all waiting for it!

Meanwhile, Kayce is on a completely different mission. While Beth plans to take care of Jamie, he tracks down the valve that carried out the attack on his father. He calls his new friend Cade McPhereson (Jake McLaughlin), who shows him the way to Grant Horton (Matt Gerald). It’s a little difficult to feel the emotional weight here, especially since Grant is a brand new character with no connection to the Duttons. Nevertheless, Kayce threatens Grant and his daughter at gunpoint, telling him, “He doesn’t want this fight.” He points the gun at Grant’s daughter, claiming that he would kill his entire family if he tried to do anything. According to Mo (Mo Brings Plenty), this intimidation technique is a Native American tradition called Counting Coup. Hopefully it worked.

Kayce also has another wet conversation with his son Tate (Brecken Merrill). When the boy isn’t complaining to his parents about the kiss, he acts as if he only has one brain cell left in his head. Maybe the ranch shouldn’t go to Tate after all. Kayce tells him that when he dies, he wants to be buried next to him at the ranch. Tate’s response is, “I’ll be home unless this is our home.” Kayce doesn’t really know what to make of that statement. “No, this isn’t our home,” Kayce says. “No longer.”

Wait, who died?

Tragically, the family will be hit by another death this week. It’s one of the most random deaths in the series so far, but this week was proof that even a somewhat predictable series like Yellowstone can still shake it up every season. Colby (Denim Richards), one of our ranch hands, is brutally kicked by a wild horse this week. Rip calls the crew in Texas, who are heartbroken over the loss of another member. “I just lost my best friend,” Walker (Ryan Bingham) tells Jake (Jake Ream). I would be happy if you could name one of these guys. Teeter (Jennifer Landon) – who was romantically involved with Colby – breaks down in tears. “Nothing’s okay,” Rip says. “No longer.”

It’s the second line of this episode in which someone ends their statement with “no more.” I couldn’t think of a better way to explain it YEllowstone Season 5 so far. Is Kevin Costner still on the show? No longer. Generations of blood have led to this? No longer. Do you think you know how the series will end? No longer!

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