HBO’s set a February 16, 2025 premiere date for season three of the award-winning drama The White Lotus. The upcoming eight-episode season takes place in Thailand, with new episodes of the critically acclaimed series airing on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.
Besides announcing the premiere date, HBO dropped a short teaser and new photos from season three.
Mike White created the series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. David Bernad and Mark Kamine also executive produce the new season which “is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.”
Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)
The network offered this description of The White Lotus season cast and characters:
Leslie Bibb as KATE, Carrie Coon as LAURIE, and Michelle Monaghan as JACLYN – three long-time friends on a girls’ trip after not having seen each other for a while.
Walton Goggins as RICK HATCHETT – a rugged man with a chip on his shoulder, traveling with his girlfriend Chelsea.
Sarah Catherine Hook as PIPER RATLIFF – a college senior and middle child to Timothy and Victoria Ratliff, Piper is a religion studies major.
Jason Isaacs as TIMOTHY RATLIFF – a wealthy businessman vacationing with his wife and three children.
Lalisa Manobal as MOOK – one of the health mentors for guests staying at The White Lotus.
Sam Nivola as LOCHLAN RATLIFF – Timothy and Victoria Ratliff’s youngest, a high school senior.
Lek Patravadi as SRITALA – one of the owners of The White Lotus and the visionary behind its wellness program.
Parker Posey as VICTORIA RATLIFF – vacationing with her husband and three children.
Natasha Rothwell as BELINDA – spa manager from The White Lotus in Hawaii.
Patrick Schwarzenegger as SAXON RATLIFF – the eldest son of Timothy and Victoria Ratliff, Saxon works for his father’s successful company.
Tayme Thapthimthong as GAITOK – a security guard at The White Lotus.
Aimee Lou Wood as CHELSEA – a free-spirit, traveling with her on-edge older boyfriend Rick.
Season one premiered in July 2021 and starred Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, and Fred Hechinger. The cast also included Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, and Steve Zahn. The first season earned the most Emmy Awards of any program airing in 2021.
Season two followed in December 2022, with the new ensemble cast traveling to Sicily. The second season featured F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam DiMarco, Meghann Fahy, Jon Gries, Tom Hollander, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, and Aubrey Plaza. Haley Lu Richardson, Will Sharpe, Leo Woodall, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Beatrice Grannò also starred.
Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola in season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)Morgana O’Reilly, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul, and Lalisa Manobal in season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, and Leslie Bibb in season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)Lek Patravadi in season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)Dom Hetrakul and Natasha Rothwell in season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)Lalisa Manobal and Tayme Thapthimthong in season 3 (Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO)
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 14, the season finale (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Paramount Network spent months telling Yellowstone fans that the fifth season is the show’s final. However, they dropped the “series” finale from promos, and word has it that a spinoff/continuation of the story is in the works, focusing on Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser). Even if that is confirmed, Yellowstone, as fans have known it for five seasons, ends with season five episode 14, “Life is a Promise.”
The following recap is spoiler-filled, so read at your own risk.
The season finale opens with dozens of tribal members riding out in the dead of night and destroying portions of the pipeline by dumping them in the lake.
Over at the ranch, the entire Yellowstone gang hangs out in the bunkhouse while Travis (Taylor Sheridan) tells stories. There’s lots of laughter and reminiscing before Travis and Jimmy (Jefferson White) head back to Texas. Walker (Ryan Bingham) reveals he’s also hitting the road soon to be with Laramie (Hassie Harrison) on the rodeo circuit.
Teeter (Jen Landon) hits Travis up for a job, and he suggests she ask Jimmy what it’s like to work for him. Jimmy doesn’t mince words, but Teeter decides a job at the 6666 is better than sticking around with all the memories of Colby.
After everyone’s taken off, Beth shows Rip 7,000 acres she wants to pick up 40 miles west of Dillon. Rip thinks he can make a living there, but they won’t get rich from it. Beth’s okay with that since she knows how to make money. It’s far from a city, which makes Beth extremely happy. Once Rip says he’s interested, Beth reveals she bought it this morning. Rip wonders who will run Yellowstone, and she teases him that she’ll explain later.
The following morning, Beth is overcome with grief again when the funeral home calls with news that her father’s body is ready. Rip joins her outside, and she explains it will be a really small service with just the family and cowboys. Rip offers to dig John’s grave beside Beth’s mother’s, as Beth takes time to herself to cry. She calls Lynelle, the only outsider invited, and tells her the service is today.
Rip asks the cowboys where they’re moving on to and Ryan’s decided he will wander around a bit. Rip hands each of them an envelope of cash and then asks them to meet him outside. They pick up shovels and head to the Dutton family graveyard, with Rip leading them in digging John’s grave.
Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and Mo Brings Plenty are on the road when he asks Mo about the pipeline disruption. Mo says the pipes are somewhere they won’t be found. They arrive at Kayce’s house for a meeting with Kayce, Monica (Kelsey Asbille), and Tate. Kayce describes the area where his home is as East Camp, and it’s only connected with the ranch through the BLM lease. His grandfather shut it down years ago, and Kayce believes he can make a living on this piece of land. He wants to do that now and quit his law enforcement job.
Thomas confirms he doesn’t have the money to buy Yellowstone. Only corporations are big enough to do that. Thomas wishes he had the money, since the government is about to sell it off. Kayce reveals his vision showed two paths. One was his family, and the other was the ranch. He can only save one. But now he’s realized it doesn’t mean someone else can’t save the other. Kayce believes Thomas can do that. He offers Thomas the land at what it was worth when the white men stripped it from the Indigenous people: $1.25 an acre. However, there are two conditions. One, he gets to keep East Camp. And two, Thomas can’t sell or develop the Yellowstone.
Kayce assures Monica that Beth is okay with this. Thomas recalls his promise years ago to John to possess the land and return it to its original state. At the time, he meant that all evidence the Duttons had been there would be removed. Now, Thomas believes the land is sacred since his people and the Duttons are buried in it. He will treat the land as sacred, and that’s good enough for Kayce.
Gil Birmingham and Luke Grimes in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 14, the season finale (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Thomas slices his palm and hands the knife with his blood to Kayce. Monica hands Kayce a knife, and Kayce slices his. He says, “This knife wears mine,” and gives it to Thomas. They are blood brothers now to each other and the land. Thomas will deed East Camp to Kayce, so that it will be their home forever.
Kayce hugs Monica and tells her they are free now.
Rip and Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) take a break at the grave site after the cowboys are finished. Rip breaks the news that Beth bought a ranch outside Dutton and offers Lloyd a job. Lloyd turns him down, and Rip assures him the offer is always there if he changes his mind.
The action switches to Jamie (Wes Bentley) rehearsing a speech about John’s murder. His speech indicates he’s throwing all the blame on Sarah. Jamie’s speech is nearly word for word what his ex, Christina, suggested, including that John’s murder was also the murder of the people’s ability to choose who represents them.
Back at the ranch, everyone gets dressed for John’s funeral. Rip wants everyone to walk down together. That’s the family’s tradition. However, Beth is wearing high heels and wants to drive.
“I do not need ceremony to highlight the magnitude of this moment,” says Beth.
Everyone’s gathered at the barn as Beth roars up. Thomas asks if it’s okay if he attends. Beth says that’s fine since he’s John’s protector now. She hugs Kayce, happy that Thomas said yes to buying the ranch.
John’s coffin is in the barn, and Beth gasps and covers her mouth as she slowly walks into the barn, sobbing. Everyone else remains outside as she approaches her father’s casket. She lovingly strokes it as she tells her dad that she hopes he understands what they’ve done is the only thing they could do that wouldn’t break her promise to keep the ranch. She whispers, “We won,” and then lays her head on his coffin. She adds, “Breaks my heart that I had to lose you to do it.”
Beth kisses the coffin and tells her dad to go be with her mom. Rip is standing a few feet away and informs the cowboys it’s time to move John’s coffin to the grave site. He and Kayce are among the pallbearers. Beth and Carter are last out of the barn, holding hands as they follow the procession to the family’s cemetery.
Beth glances up as the wind rustles in the trees. A hawk settles on a nearby branch as the ceremony gets underway. Beth is handed a white rose and lays it on John’s grave. She lowers her head and whispers, “I will avenge you.”
Kayce, Tate, and Monica follow, and Kayce admits to Tate that he told his dad he forgives him. Lynelle (Wendy Moniz) follows and says she wore the tightest skirt possible in his honor. She knows he’ll be missed and thought of often. Thomas assures John he will protect the land for him and their families. The cowboys follow, each in turn laying a rose on John’s coffin before it’s lowered into the earth.
Rip’s the final family member at the grave, taking it upon himself to lower John into the earth. He’s told by the priest that shoveling dirt is just symbolic, but Rip says it isn’t today. He’s going to personally cover John’s coffin.
Gator’s got the meat cooking when everyone returns to the barn. Kayce confesses to Monica he’s not sure what will happen to everyone now, and he says his goodbyes as he and Monica head back to East Camp.
Beth’s spent the day angry, and she quickly strips out of her dress and into a T-shirt and jeans. She’s alone when she grabs a can of bear spray and a knife.
Rip finishes replacing the dirt in the grave and smooths over the site. He kneels and says, “Thank you. I want you to know I’ll take care of your daughter. You have my word. I will try and love her the same way that she loved you.”
His parting words while walking away are, “I’ll see you around.”
Rip returns to the barn as Beth’s driving away. No one knows where she’s going, and she’s not answering her phone.
Wes Bentley in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Jamie delivers a speech and lies about not having a sexual relationship with Sarah. He claims anyone saying he did is obstructing justice and will be prosecuted. Jamie praises his dad’s vision for Montana while admitting he didn’t share it. However, he claims he respected it.
Meanwhile, at the ranch, the cowboys say their goodbyes to Ryan, who’s the first to pack up and leave. Suddenly, Rip jumps in his car and tells Lloyd to get in. He’s figured out where Beth is going. Beth finally picks up and confirms she’s got an hour’s head start on him. She refuses to pull over even when Rip screams at her to do it. Rip threatens to call Kayce, and Beth warns him to keep Kayce out of this. She tells Rip that she will keep her promise to her father.
Jamie’s smiling as he drives home from the speech, listening to the media say his speech was exactly what was needed. They call him a leader, and Jamie lets out a huge sigh of relief.
He’s pouring himself a drink at home when Beth attacks him from behind. After hitting him a few times with a tire iron, she sprays him directly in the face with bear spray. She reminds Jamie she always keeps her promises. Jamie fights back and gets Beth on the floor, punching her multiple times in the face and knocking her out. He stumbles to the refrigerator and pours milk on his burning face. He’s about to do it again when Beth hits him. Jamie’s able to knee her in the face while asking if this is all part of her plan.
He punches her in the face again and then kicks her until she’s on the ground. Jamie tells her he’s calling the cops and is going to blame her for killing John and Sarah. He thinks she’ll admit to it to keep their family’s reputation intact. Beth sits up as Jamie goes off about turning the ranch into the biggest recreation destination in America.
Beth informs him they sold the ranch for $1.25 an acre, and Jamie’s speechless. That’s just $1.1 million for the largest ranch in Montana. She lies on the ground, laughs, and says the reservation bought it. “All of your f**king ambitions just f**king gone, just like that,” says Beth.
Jamie kicks her again as he screams in anger and frustration. She pulls her knife and stabs him in the foot. They struggle over control of the knife, and Jamie ends up on top of Beth. He punches her twice more in the face, and her breath turns raspy. Jamie grabs her around the neck, and she’s unable to pull his hands away.
Just as he tells Beth she’s about to become another family secret, Jamie’s lifted from behind and thrown into a wall. He continues to be tossed around like a rag doll until Beth tells Rip to stop. Rip’s holding Jamie upright when Beth stabs him in the chest. She’s just inches from his face and insists he looks at her as he takes his dying breath.
Rip’s not sure how they will get rid of Jamie’s body, and Beth says this is all part of her plan. Rip doesn’t understand, but Beth tells him he will. But first, he needs to take Jamie to the train station. She thanks Rip for saving her again, lights up a cigarette, and calls 9-1-1.
As all this is going on, Kayce and Monica are going over the purchase contract with Thomas and Mo. Kayce goes through it line-by-line, and is happy to read that the Yellowstone will only allow horse or foot traffic in the future. Thomas hands over the check and says, “Congratulations. You just made the worst land deal since my people sold Manhattan.”
Thomas promises Kayce the ranch will never change and thanks him for saving the land. Kayce hurries outside, needing a minute to himself. He sobs, and Monica runs into his arms. Kayce’s happy to be free, and Monica insists this is closure and forgiveness. He tosses away his badge as Mo joins them. A wolf is digging nearby, and Mo says it’s building a den because it also likes this land. Mo explains this wolf isn’t real and that they all share in Kayce’s vision now.
Kayce and Monica hold each other tight, ready to face the future together.
Beth’s breath is still raspy as the paramedics try to stabilize her inside Jamie’s house. Detective Dillard arrives and is told Beth visited Jamie’s place when he opted not to attend John’s funeral. An officer says Beth accused Jamie of involvement in their father’s death, and he beat her up. Beth told the cops Jamie punched her until she was unconscious. When she came to, he was gone.
Dillard questions Beth about accusing Jamie of involvement in John’s death. She insists he lied during the speech and was sleeping with the attorney. Beth says she saw Sarah in Jamie’s house, naked. She suggests Dillard look for LLCs in Sarah’s name and for large wire transfers to offshore accounts. “That is how you will find the people who killed my father. Sarah Atwood is the b*tch that paid for it,” says Beth.
She adds that Jamie ordered the murder, and the beating she took is evidence of what he’ll do to keep anyone from looking into it. The EMT says her lung is punctured; they need to transport her immediately.
As Dillard walks her to the ambulance, he confirms he also believes Jamie is responsible.
Rip and Lloyd dispose of Jamie’s body at the train station. After that’s done, they burn Jamie’s car.
Carter’s with Beth at the hospital as the news says charges have been filed against Attorney General Jamie Dutton. Authorities think Jamie’s vehicle was intentionally set on fire to destroy evidence and that additional charges may be filed. Jamie is also going to be impeached.
Beth refuses to take Oxy for the pain and instead self-medicates with alcohol.
Teeter arrives in Texas, and, of course, Travis makes fun of her accent. He sends her off to work on a horse nicknamed Mankiller, and Jimmy assures her he’s actually a sweet horse.
Ryan buys a ticket and watches Abby (Lainey Wilson) perform, a huge smile on his face. He makes his way through the standing-room-only crowd and after she’s finished, he confesses he made a mistake. He picked the wrong option, admitting he should have picked her. All he can think about is her. She kisses him but wonders when he needs to get back to Yellowstone. When he says he’s done with that, she offers to introduce him to life on a bus.
Kelly Reilly in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 14, the season finale (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Rip walks through the empty barn, stripped of livestock and supplies. He stares out at the ranch and then walks back through the barn, closing the doors behind him. Beth does the same but in the big house. She walks through the living room and formal dining room, and then joins Kayce upstairs to look at the empty first floor. She asks if he wants anything from the office and he doesn’t. If he changes his mind, the contents have been put in storage.
She goes downstairs and pauses, telling Kayce who’s still lingering upstairs, that someday Tate may want to know his family’s story. “It’s a story worth remembering,” she says.
Kayce pulls away from the big house, towing the large horse trailer. Lloyd and Rip are lowering the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch sign that hangs over the main gate when he drives up. Kayce’s going to start his own brand, so Rip says he’ll keep the sign at his place if Kayce ever wants it.
Kayce doesn’t think he’ll change his mind. Rip wonders how many pairs he’ll run, and Kayce’s thinking 300. Rip offers his help if Kayce ever needs it.
Later, Kayce and Tate attend a cattle auction to stock up their East Camp ranch. As ceremonies are performed, Thomas’ crew gets to work stripping down the main house. Thomas stares out over the land, tears in his eyes.
The “Y” is gently removed from the outside of the barn.
Mo stops children from toppling the Dutton family headstones, insisting they died protecting this land. Those graves will remain intact. He carefully rights all of the headstones, making sure they are each in their original spots. John Dutton’s is the final stone to be put back in its rightful place.
1883’s Elsa Dutton (Isabel May) provides a voiceover, noting that for 141 years the Duttons have been on this land. Her father was told by Spotted Eagle that they would come for this land, and James promised to return it to the Indigenous people after seven generations. However, the promise was never written down yet lived on in this place’s spirit. Men cannot own the wild land but will suffer and sacrifice to be its stewards.
Kayce, Monica, and Tate watch as their 300 cattle are unloaded. Monica says in her dreams this is how she always thought it would be. Kayce admits it’s this way in his dreams, too.
Yellowstone season five ends with Beth and Rip on their new ranch. She looks content as she watches Carter and Rip herd their cattle. Rip says the grass is about as good as he’s ever seen. “Cowboys are the only people on earth that get excited about grass,” says Beth as she strokes his cheek.
Rip confirms he’s happy now, and Beth says she’s getting happy. She went to the bar in town and just a couple of old guys were there. The bartender laughed when she asked about tourists.
Rip hitches Beth’s horse as she looks over their land. (The perfect ending if a Beth/Rip spinoff is, in fact, in the works.)
CBS’s Ghosts season four delivers back-to-back winter holiday-themed episodes eight and nine to wrap up the first half of the season. Directed by Richie Keen from scripts by Rupinder Gill, “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1” airs on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT followed by “Part 2” at 8:30pm ET/PT.
Rose McIver stars as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar is Jay, Brandon Scott Jones is Isaac, and Richie Moriarty plays Pete. Danielle Pinnock is Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long is Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco is Flower.
“A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1” and “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2” Plots: A leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad, Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom, Champa (Sakina Jaffrey), and sister Bela (Punam Patel), on a one-hour GHOSTSMAS special.
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decided to convert Woodstone Mansion, which Sam inherited, into a bed & breakfast – only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Danielle Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Brandon Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Sheila Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Richie Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Devon Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Asher Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th-century (Román Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Rebecca Wisocky), to name a few. The opening of the B&B has been a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they will gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant.
The team’s on the trail of a serial killer on the fall finale of CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted. Season six episode eight, directed by Cory Bowles from a script by Richard Sweren, will air on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Dylan McDermott returns to lead the cast as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott. Season six also stars Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
“The Electric Company” Plot: The Fugitive Task Force clashes with local law enforcement in Virginia while investigating a suspected serial killer in the area. Meanwhile, Remy pushes Abby to take the next step.
FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
The team includes Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Ray Cannon, who is a former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective and worked Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps; along with well-seasoned Special Agent Nina Chase who worked assorted cases with the FBI’s New York office and among her strengths is her undercover work.
David Berry and Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 12 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Jamie (Sam Heughan) pulls Lord John (David Berry) through the streets, trying to escape the soldiers as Starz’s Outlander season seven episode 12 opens. It seems Jamie has something on him that he didn’t want the soldiers finding during their search as he entered the city.
Lord John wonders why Jamie took the chance to come to his house, and obviously, Jamie did it to see Claire. He knew she’d be worried after news arrived that his ship sank. Now, Jamie needs to get out of the city. Lord John should claim he was forced to go with Jamie if anyone discovers them.
They ride out of the city and Jamie finally has the chance to thank John for taking care of Claire. He promises to clear up all the lies they’ve told William the next time they see him. Lord John’s been quiet and detached up until this point, but now he blurts out, “I have had carnal knowledge of your wife.”
Jamie takes it surprisingly well and asks John to explain why. John says it happened after they thought he was dead. John believes Jamie has no idea what that did to Claire. Jamie makes light of the situation, wondering if Claire was so deranged she bedded him by force. It turns out Jamie’s taking this so well because he doesn’t believe desire sparked the sexual encounter, given John’s proclivities.
Lord John says they were both grieving and drunk. He calls Jamie an a**hole (which he’s being right now) and says, “Damn you, neither one of us was making love to the other. We were both f**king you!”
Jamie reacts by punching Lord John in the face. He demands to know what happened, but Lord John refuses to give him details. He continues punching Lord John until a group of Dunning’s Rangers, led by Corporal Jethro Woodbine (Ben Freeman), interrupts them. They ask about Jamie’s prisoner, and one of the rangers remembers seeing Lord John in an officer’s uniform. Lord John’s day gets significantly worse when Jethro won’t take his word that he’s retired from the military. Jethro also won’t take Jamie’s word that he’s questioning John on a personal matter. In fact, Jethro doesn’t think Jamie is who he claims to be.
Rather than be taken in for questioning, Jamie turns Lord John over to the rangers. But first, he promises Lord John he’s not finished with him.
The rangers search Lord John and become convinced he’s not only a soldier, he’s a spy. They want to hang him now, but Jethro knows Colonel Smith will want a public hanging back at camp. Lord John is a relative of General Charles Grey, who they hate after he led the attack on an American camp during the Paoli massacre. Grey ordered his men to charge with bayonets during a sneak attack that resulted in 100 men dying in their beds.
Meanwhile, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) offers William (Charles Vandervaart) a drink as they talk about William’s real father. Claire confirms she knew all about William’s birth, and William wants to know if it was rape. It wasn’t, of course, and Claire assures him that they loved each other as much as they could have. They were only together one night. Claire also confirms that Lord John and Isobel knew all along.
William believes his entire life is a lie. He runs through the house, destroying everything in his path, pausing in front of a mirror and smashing it. William’s still enraged and walks through the streets, muttering about bastards. A prostitute named Arabella (Silvia Presente) convinces him to join her, and things go south quickly. He’s still so angry that he slaps a bottle from her hands and then tries to stifle her when she screams for help. It’s a miracle he’s able to leave without being beaten up or worse.
Jamie delivers a letter to Colonel Morgan (Barry O’Connor) for the army’s high command. The letter has an official seal and is from their friends in France. Morgan introduces Jamie to General George Washington (Gary Fannin), and George remembers they’ve met before. Jamie says they met in Wilmington at the theatre.
George reads the letter and is impressed Jamie was cunning enough to procure the documents on his own accord. George asks Jamie to accept command of a battalion, and Jamie accepts. Jamie is appointed brigadier general, although Congress must make it official.
William’s assisting in evacuating loyalist citizens when he runs into Rachel (Izzy Meikle-Small) and Ian (John Bell). William’s surprised to learn Ian and Rachel are betrothed, and when Ian approaches him, William punches him in the face. He quickly apologizes and then just as quickly lashes out (verbally this time) at Ian. William’s angry that Ian knew Jamie’s his father and never said anything. Rachel claims she’s not surprised because there’s a resemblance.
William acts like being Jamie’s son is disgusting, and now it’s Ian’s turn to punch William in the face. The fight escalates and more punches are thrown until Ian’s pulled away by British soldiers. William wants Ian taken away for assaulting an officer.
As Ian’s being dragged off, Rachel reminds William that he assaulted Ian first. She warns him she’ll do something if he doesn’t free Ian, punctuating the warning with a slap. William’s doomed Ian, repudiated Jamie, and forced her to betray her principles. Rachel wonders what he’ll do next. William responds by kissing her. She pushes him away and spits at his feet before storming off.
Back at Lord John’s, Claire learns that General Clinton sent Lord John a letter to come at once and he hasn’t shown up. The letter also indicated Lord John was recalled to duty.
David Berry and Joey Phillips in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 12 (Photo Credit: Starz)
The Dunning’s Rangers deliver Lord John to Colonel Watson Smith (Anthony Howell) at their camp. Lord John remembers meeting Colonel Smith at his sister-in-law’s London home when Smith was a captain in the Royal East Kent Regiment. Smith asks if Lord John is a spy working with Jamie Fraser, and John says his argument with Jamie was of a personal nature.
As for the prospect of a hanging, Lord John suggests his cooperation would be more valuable than his death. Colonel Smith will send word to General Washington about John’s offer. Smith sends John to the medical tent, and in a lucky turn of events, Dr. Denzell Hunter (Joey Phillips) tends to the wounded. John’s eye’s swollen shut and hurts like hell, and Denzell calls the wound “dramatic.” It appears he has a fracture and can’t move his eye.
Denzell wishes Lord John’s wife was there to help, and Lord John breaks the news that Claire isn’t his wife because Jamie isn’t dead. He also reveals that Jamie’s the one who hit him.
Colonel Smith calls Denzell away from the exam to ask if Lord John can be moved. Denzell claims he can’t, and Smith reveals he’s sending for General Wayne to come to the camp. He wants Denzell to make sure Lord John remains coherent.
Charles Vandervaart and Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 12 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Jamie sees Ian under arrest and being led away by British soldiers. He asks Rachel what’s going on and then immediately grabs William, ordering him to tell the soldiers to set Ian free. If William doesn’t, Jamie will tell the captain he’s his father. William gives him his word he’ll get Ian released.
“God damn you, sir. God damn you to hell,” says William through gritted teeth.
William fulfills his promise and has Ian released from custody. Rachel glares at William as Ian returns to her side.
Later that night, William goes out drinking with his officer buddies, and they wind up at the brothel. Captain Harkness makes crude comments about women, prompting to William to announce he’ll pay for Arabella for the night. Harkness objects, claiming she’s his. The madam confirms William had already requested the girl.
Captain Harkness doesn’t back down, and neither does William. William wins after paying more than Harkness. Once alone, he promises not to hurt her and asks for forgiveness. She confesses that her name isn’t Arabella; it’s Jane. William also confesses he wants to have sex, but he won’t. He didn’t save her from Harkness just to have her himself. She can sleep the night away if she wants.
Charles Vandervaart in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 12 (Photo Credit: Starz)
William is willing to sleep sitting up, but Jane says, “Come and get into bed, you idiot.” He does, and she makes a move. He tells her to stop, but she doesn’t. Jane’s willing to have sex (on her terms), but William says as a bastard, he only has his word. He promised he wouldn’t touch her. Jane kisses him and removes his shirt. Both naked, they have sex with Jane on top and in control.
William asks why she made him break his word. Jane holds him close and says she has a sense of honor, too.
The following day, Lord John’s sporting an eye patch when Denzell brings him stew. Denzell moves in close and secretly hands John a blade, telling him he needs to go now because Smith sent for General Wayne to hang him. Denzell reveals that Smith said John’s worth is more dead than alive. Denzell’s going for supplies tomorrow and wants John to hide in his wagon as soon as possible. John refuses to involve Denzell in his escape but promises to make a run for it.
Denzell explains the main road is about four miles away, southwest of camp.
Jamie finally makes it back to Lord John Grey’s house, and he’s in a rotten mood. He immediately reveals that Lord John Grey told him they had carnal knowledge, and Claire doesn’t deny it. Jamie strides through the house and to the bed he shared with his wife. He asks if it was there, and Claire says it was actually on the floor. They didn’t decide to make love to each other, and Jamie asks Claire to explain what happened.
Claire confesses she ran out of brandy and was thinking about ways to kill herself when John came into the room. They were drunk, and Claire describes John as “having the look of a man about to throw himself off the cliff.” John refused to mourn alone, and Claire also didn’t want to be alone. Claire believes she made the first move because she needed to feel a human touch.
Jamie makes the grievous error of asking if John buggered her, and Claire replies, “You absolute bastard.” It’s now Claire’s turn to storm out of the room angrily. Jamie follows, and Claire asks if he killed Lord John. She doesn’t think he did, but Jamie claims he would have been within his rights. Claire points out dead men do not have rights.
Jamie tells her he’s always loved her and doesn’t care who she has slept with. However, he wonders why she didn’t tell him at once. He understands what she’s like when she drinks; she thinks with her body, not her mind. That earns him a well-deserved slap.
Claire never asked about his time with Mary in the cave after Culloden, and now Jamie describes their encounter as tender and sad. Claire says none of that applies to sex with Lord John. He gave her something to hit. By hitting John, she was hitting Jamie. She was numb and couldn’t bear to feel it, but Lord John had more courage and allowed himself to feel.
Claire demands to know where Lord John is, informing Jamie that General Clinton reactivated John’s commission. Jamie admits to hitting him but didn’t kill him. He asks Claire if it’s true nothing can split them apart, and Claire agrees at once. Jamie finally smiles but turns serious to ask if Claire’s his wife. She is, of course, so Jamie’s done talking. It’s time for a much more intimate reunion.
Shots of Jamie and Claire making love are intermixed with scenes of Lord John cutting through his bindings at the militia camp. He escapes the tent and carefully makes his way into the woods. Unfortunately, Colonel Smith wakes up and notices he’s gone. The guards give chase.
Episode 12 ends with a shot ringing out in the dark.
Shaboozey performs at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (Photo Courtesy of Fox)
Taylor Swift entered the record books as the Billboard Music Awards‘ most decorated artist, adding 10 trophies at the 2024 awards and upping her career total to 49. Taylor Swift was named the Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Album winner during the awards show held on December 12th and hosted by Michelle Buteau.
“It means the world to me that you guys have embraced the things I have made…this is the nicest early birthday present you could have given me…it’s exactly what I wanted,” stated Swift.
Artists collecting multiple wins included Zach Bryan with five, Morgan Wallen with four, and Shaboozey, Bad Bunny, and Drake with three. Drake’s 42 wins make him the second-most award BBMAs artist in history. Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman, Tyla, Chappell Roan, and Falling In Reverse were among the artists earning their first Billboard Music Awards.
2024 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS:
Top Artist
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
Chappell Roan
Top Male Artist
Morgan Wallen
Top Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
Fuerza Regida
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Song Sales Artist
Shaboozey
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Taylor Swift
Top R&B Artist
SZA
Top R&B Male Artist
Tommy Richman
Top R&B Female Artist
SZA
Top R&B Touring Artist
Bruno Mars
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Top Rap Male Artist
Drake
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Top Rap Touring Artist
Travis Scott
Top Country Artist
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
Beyoncé
Top Country Duo/Group
The Red Clay Strays
Top Country Touring Artist
Zach Bryan
Top Rock Artist
Zach Bryan
Top Rock Duo/Group
Linkin Park
Top Hard Rock Artist
Linkin Park
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Top Latin Female Artist
KAROL G
Top Latin Duo/Group
Fuerza Regida
Top Latin Touring Artist
Luis Miguel
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Stray Kids
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
SEVENTEEN
Top Afrobeats Artist
Tyla
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Charli XCX
Top Christian Artist
Elevation Worship
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Top Billboard 200 Album
Taylor Swift “The Tortured Poets Department”
Top Soundtrack
“Trolls: Band Together”
Top R&B Album
Chris Brown “11:11”
Top Rap Album
Drake “For All the Dogs”
Top Country Album
Zach Bryan “Zach Bryan”
Top Rock Album
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Top Hard Rock Album
Sleep Token “Take Me Back To Eden”
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana”
Top K-Pop Album
Jung Kook “GOLDEN”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Charli XCX “BRAT”
Top Christian Album
Elevation Worship “CAN YOU IMAGINE?”
Top Gospel Album
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02”
Top Hot 100 Song
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Streaming Song
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Top Radio Song
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Selling Song
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Top Collaboration
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Top R&B Song
Tommy Richman “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
Top Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us”
Top Country Song
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Top Rock Song
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Top Hard Rock Song
Falling In Reverse ft. Jelly Roll “All My Life”
Top Latin Song
FloyyMenor & Cris MJ “Gata Only”
Top Global K-Pop Song
Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”
Top Afrobeats Song
Tyla “Water”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore “Praise”
The promo video for CBS’s FBI: International season four episode eight has fans worried about Vo. Season four’s fall finale, “You’ll Never See It Coming,” will air on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jesse Lee Soffer stars as Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell, Carter Redwood plays Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto is Special Agent Cameron Vo, Eva-Jane Willis is Europol Agent Megan “Smitty” Garretson, and Christina Wolfe plays Special Agent Amanda Tate.
“You’ll Never See It Coming” Plot: When the star witness in the case against Greg Csonka, the man responsible for the death of Wes’ former partner, is beaten to death in a Budapest prison before he can testify, the Fly Team attempts to salvage the case to secure Csonka’s conviction. As they dive back into the investigation, Mitchell is forced to confront the pain of losing his partner. Meanwhile, Wes assists Booth with preparing for his promotion interviews.
FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel throughout Europe with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, putting their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people. Newly embedded to the Fly Team is charming and rakish Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell, whose impeccable instincts and unconventional tactics deepen his drive to stop at nothing to achieve justice.
Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money. Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad, excels at interrogation and strategy and Megan “Smitty” Garretson, a streetwise Europol agent with an extensive undercover background, uses her expertise to liaise with each host country they inhabit. Special Agent Amanda Tate, a confident and tech-savvy intel analyst, stays quick on her feet and remains calm in the midst of chaos. Always at the scene where American interests are at risk, FBI: International is a globe-trotting depiction of law enforcement overseas.
The team suspects an inside job when customs officers are murdered on CBS’s FBI season seven episode eight, the fall finale. Directed by Jean De Segonzac from a script by Woody Straussner, episode eight – “Riptide” – will air on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Missy Peregrym stars as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto is Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Lisette Olivera plays Syd.
“Riptide” Plot: After three customs officers are shot dead in a cargo heist, the team entrusts OA’s old army buddy Clay to help determine if it was an inside job.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Special Agent Stuart Scola is an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.
Kimberly Williams-Paisley joins ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ (Photo Credit: Fox)
Fox has set a March 20, 2025 premiere date for season three of the unscripted dating series Farmer Wants a Wife. The upcoming third season will be hosted by actor and New York Times bestselling author Kimberly Williams-Paisley, replacing previous host Jennifer Nettles.
New episodes will air on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.
“I enjoyed being myself in this show, which was a new experience for me with my first unscripted series. Because I’m a city girl who embraced the country life when I married my husband twenty-one years ago, I related to the allure of a farmer for these ladies. I really appreciate how dedicated this show and its producers are in helping these hopeful farmers and women find love,” stated Williams-Paisley.
David Tibballs is the showrunner and executive produces. Additional executive producers include Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Ben DeNoble, and Jayne Parker.
“The search for real love continues in Season Three as a new crop of farmers host a group of single women who leave behind the comfort and convenience of city life for the charms and challenges of country living, as they embark on an adventure that could change the course of their lives forever. The third season will dive deeper into the beauty and trials of homegrown love, and new twists will put relationships to the ultimate test,” reads Fox’s synopsis. “Along the way, the farmers and their daters hit the road as they travel to Alabama for a speed dating event, Tennessee for a country ball, and Texas for an overnight camping mixer.
New this season, the final daters will bring their families back to the farms where their loved ones will experience first-hand what it is like living in the countryside. As the ladies immerse themselves in the realities of farm life, some will blossom while some will head out to pasture, and only time will tell if they have the patience, spirit, and adaptability required to be a farmer’s wife.”
A 19-year-old Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet, Dune: Part Two) tramps all the way from Minnesota to New York City to meet his idol, Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy, Speak No Evil), as James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, begins. Mangold’s film chronicles Dylan’s beginnings in folk music and how he helped define the genre and launch it into the mainstream. A Complete Unknown doesn’t shy away from the reaction of fans and fellow musicians when the future Rock and Roll Hall of Famer begins experimenting by adding an electric sound to his songs, a move that will eventually lead to his exit from the folk music scene.
A Complete Unknown picks up Dylan’s journey with his pivotal meeting with Guthrie and his longtime friend Pete Seeger (Edward Norton). The young musician impresses Pete, who is a constant presence at Guthrie’s bedside as he struggles with Huntington’s disease. Bob and Pete strike up an almost instant friendship, and Pete takes the struggling musician under his wing. Peter becomes Dylan’s mentor, introducing him to influential people in the folk music world. He catches the eye of the lovely Sylvia Russo (Elle Fanning), an artist in her own right who becomes his first girlfriend. It’s not long before they are living together.
Another important, talented artist who enters Dylan’s life is folk superstar Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro, Top Gun: Maverick). They have chemistry both on and off the stage, and Joan is drawn to Dylan like a moth to a flame. As she watches him sing a new song, calming an audience on edge about the Cuban missile crisis, she realizes there’s something special about his songwriting that connects with listeners.
A Complete Unknown vividly recreates 1960s New York and its West Village folk scene, focusing on Dylan’s early career. Timothée Chalamet delivers a dynamic, jaw-dropping performance in this entertaining film, which features meticulously recreated musical scenes. Chalamet captures the style, essence, and mystery that is Bob Dylan, along with the man’s self-centeredness and indignation. His mannerisms, voice, guitar playing, and singing style all echoed the voice of a generation. It’s a true accomplishment, and make no mistake, this is not an impression but an authentic performance by Chalamet that ranks as the best of his career.
Edward Norton steals nearly every scene he’s in as Pete Seeger, Dylan’s friend and mentor who helps the young singer-songwriter launch his career and then grudgingly accepts Dylan moving on to leave his folk music roots behind. Norton deserves an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding performance.
Elle Fanning plays Sylvia, Dylan’s first girlfriend, who is destined to have her heart broken, as both sweet and vulnerable. Fanning and Chalamet have solid chemistry that grows stronger in the latter part of the film. Monica Barbaro impresses in the role of Joan Baez, doing the Queen of Folk proud as she mimics Baez’s unique soprano voice. Barbaro also portrays the fascination and frustration Baez felt while engaged in an on-and-off-again professional and personal relationship with Bob Dylan.
A Complete Unknown‘s sole shortcoming is its failure to offer any fresh insights into Dylan. Any fan of Bob Dylan will already know everything in the film. Still, A Complete Unknown boasts superb singing, concert scenes, and Timothée Chalamet’s captivating performance; it’s a must-see.
GRADE: B+
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 2 hours 21 minutes
Release Date: December 25, 2024
Studio: Searchlight Pictures
