An error during surgery leads to an infection needing treatment on ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode eight. Directed by Bosede Williams from a script by Sam Chanse and Tracy Taylor, episode eight – “Sorry, Not Sorry” – will air on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.
“Sorry, Not Sorry” Plot: Drs. Shaun Murphy, Asher Wolke, and Aaron Glassman meet a patient with an infected surgical sponge that was left in their abdomen. Meanwhile, Dr. Morgan Park must face her own past when she treats the victim of a sexual assault.
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Season two of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady continues with episode 10, an episode that finds Garrett closing in on a suspect. Episode 10 is set to air on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT.
Élodie Yung returns to lead the cast as Thony. Oliver Hudson stars as FBI Agent Garrett Miller, Adan Canto is Arman Morales, and Martha Millan is Fiona. Sean Lew plays Chris, Eva De Dominici is Nadia, Faith Bryant is Jaz, Naveen Andrews is Robert Kamdar, and Sebastien and Valentino LaSalle share time playing Luca.
“Trust” Plot: As Arman and Nadia plan their most dangerous scheme yet, Thony questions her alliances, especially with Luca’s health deteriorating. Meanwhile, Garrett zeroes in on a suspect in Maya’s death.
Season two of The Cleaning Lady picks up with THONY (Yung) desperately trying to find her son, LUCA, after he was kidnapped by his father, MARCO (Ivan Shaw). With nowhere else to turn, she enlists the help of FBI Agent GARRETT MILLER (Hudson) to track him down before they leave the country. Meanwhile, an incident involving CHRIS (Lew) forces FIONA (Millan) to shield her son by any means necessary, furthering the theme of how far a mother will go to protect her child.
This season introduces ROBERT KAMDAR (Andrews), NADIA’s (De Dominici) gregarious and charming ex-lover, who is intent on driving a wedge between ARMAN (Canto) and Nadia. Standing to lose everything, Arman must fight to keep his world — and his dignity — intact, while rebuilding his life under the worst of circumstances.
The Cleaning Lady continues to examine the plight of undocumented immigrants and their difficulties accessing necessary healthcare and resources. Galvanized by the many roadblocks she faced while searching for a treatment to save her son, Thony will utilize her expertise as a doctor to find ways to help her underserved community. However, as Thony continues to entwine her business undertakings with Arman, she is dragged further across the moral line and into the dark underbelly of Las Vegas.
Walter’s got a lot of explaining to do on ABC’s Big Sky season three episode nine. “Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire” will air on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season three stars Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt, Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, Jensen Ackles as Sheriff Beau Arlen, Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise, and J. Anthony Pena as Deputy Mo Poppernak. Reba McEntire guest stars as Sunny Barnes, Luke Mitchell plays Cormac Barnes, Rex Linn is Buck Barnes, and Seth Gabel plays Walter.
“Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire” Plot: Jenny and Beau investigate the mysterious death of a rookie smokejumper while Cassie picks apart Walter’s story, convinced something isn’t adding up. Meanwhile, Emily finds herself at Dewell and Hoyt while trying to keep busy, and Sunny and Buck work to put themselves back together after Walter’s arrest, leading her to reveal her biggest secret to Cormac and testing his allegiance in the process.
Jensen Ackles and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Anna Kooris)
The Season 3 Plot:
Private detective Cassie Dewell (Bunbury), undersheriff Jenny Hoyt (Winnick) and newly appointed sheriff Beau Arlen (Ackles) maintain order in Helena, Montana, with their unparalleled investigative skills. But when a local backcountry trip led by charismatic outfitter Sunny Barnes (McEntire) goes awry, the trio faces their most formidable mystery yet – in which no camper can be trusted and where danger lurks around every jagged rock and gnarled tree.
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Fox’s 9-1-1 season six fall finale features a wide range of bizarre emergencies. Season six episode nine – “Red Flag” – will air on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Angela Bassett as Athena Grant and Peter Krause as Bobby Nash. Ryan Guzman plays Eddie Diaz, Aisha Hinds stars as Henrietta ‘Hen’ Wilson, Oliver Stark is Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley, Kenneth Choi is Howie ‘Chimney’ Han, and Jennifer Love Hewitt is Maddie Buckley.
“Red Flag” Plot: The Santa Ana winds bring in a variety of weirder-than-usual emergencies as the 118 respond to a family dog retrieving a severed hand and a young woman sleep-driving into the station. Bobby worries about his AA sponsor; Denny questions Hen and Karen about his biological parents; and Chimney thinks he’s found the perfect house for him and Maddie.
Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with 9-1-1, exploring the high-pressure experiences of police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
A model’s death sends Vo undercover on CBS’s FBI: International season two episode eight. Directed by Jen McGowan from a script by Edgar Castillo, episode eight – “Hail Mary” – will air on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT.
Season two stars Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester, Heida Reed as Special Agent Jamie Kellett, Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo, and Eva-Jane Willis as Europol Agent Megan “Smitty” Garretson.
“Hail Mary” Plot: Vo goes undercover when the Fly Team investigates the mysterious death of an American model in Milan. Also, Kellett is caught off guard when Dandridge arrives looking for visibility on the case.
Episode eight guest stars include Michael Torpey, Mia Challis, Antonio Zavatteri, Tommaso Basili, Francesca Tizzano, Elsa Mollien, and Natasha Cashman.
FBI: International Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
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. The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester, their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is often accompanied by his trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank.
Second in command is Special Agent Jamie Kellett, a heroic and fearless investigator – and her extensive network of informants is a powerful resource. Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money; and Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad who excels at interrogation and strategy. Newly embedded with the Fly Team is Megan “Smitty” Garretson, a streetwise Europol agent with an extensive undercover background who liaises with each host country they inhabit.
What happens when your best friend decides you’re no longer welcome in their life? The Banshees of Inisherin takes that incredibly simple premise and proceeds to dissect the impact of that decision on the friend who’s been left behind.
Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson) wakes up one morning, tired of his kind-hearted but talkative friend. Pádraic Súilleabháin (Colin Farrell), a relatively simple guy who loves discussing the most mundane topics at great length, is shocked to discover Colm is booting him from his life. There wasn’t any warning; one day, they’re thick as thieves, and the next, Colm’s threatening to cut off his own fingers if Pádraic doesn’t leave him alone.
Sounds a bit drastic, doesn’t it? It is, especially given that Colm’s a songwriter and fiddler.
Pádraic discovers this life-altering change in their dynamic when he makes his daily walk to Colm’s cozy home, expecting his friend to accompany him to the pub. Instead, Colm doesn’t bother responding to Pádraic’s knock. He remains seated in his chair, ignoring Pádraic’s summons.
Confused, Pádraic makes it to the pub alone, unable to recall anything he might have done to upset his friend. When Colm eventually arrives at the pub, he insists that Pádraic should sit anywhere but at his table. Completely bewildered, Pádraic asks for an explanation, and Colm calmly delivers the death blow to their friendship by saying, “I just don’t like you no more.”
What follows is an exquisitely constructed story of loyalty, companionship, betrayal, and regret cloaked in the tale of a ruined friendship. Pádraic doesn’t want to move on, happy enough with his current circumstances and life on the tiny island off the coast of Ireland. (Inisherin is a fictional town.) He refuses to accept Colm’s wishes and pesters the man into following through on his threat.
Yet even with confirmation that Colm is deadly serious, Pádraic clings to the belief he can convince his longtime friend to change his mind. Pádraic believes people are decent, the world is good, and there’s no reason to think otherwise.
Colm is more of a pragmatist who’s come to the conclusion that Padraic’s sucking up all the oxygen with all insistent chattering. There are only so many stories Colm can patiently listen to about Pádraic’s beloved pet donkey before his breaking point’s reached. Colm’s determined to compose one magnificent song before he dies, and that’s not possible with Pádraic always in his ear.
Writer/director Martin McDonagh does a brilliant job of fluidly transitioning between emotional beats. The Banshees of Inisherin is not strictly a comedy, yet some of the year’s biggest laughs in theaters come from Pádraic’s insistence on reinserting himself in Colm’s life. On the other hand, some of the year’s heaviest, most heart-wrenching moments are also courtesy of Pádraic’s belief in his ability to set things right against increasingly overwhelming odds.
Barry Keoghan has a pivotal part to play as Dominic, a friend of Pádraic’s and son of the local constable. Dominic isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but like Pádraic, he’s got a good heart and means well. Kerry Condon often speaks for the audience as Siobhán, Pádraic’s hardworking sister who put her life on hold to care for her brother and his animals. Keoghan and Condon are solid in supporting roles, but the battle of wills between Colin Farrell’s Pádraic and Brendan Gleeson’s Colm commands the screen.
McDonagh has a knack for bringing out the best in Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell. Gleeson and Farrell, reuniting after working together on McDonagh’s In Bruges, seem to genuinely connect with McDonagh’s characters. The result of a collaboration between these two terrific actors and McDonagh is almost guaranteed to be a hugely entertaining film.
Farrell’s Pádraic is the more sympathetic character, but McDonagh does a remarkable job of not making Colm the piece’s villain. There are reasons behind Colm’s behavior that are at least understandable, even if not necessarily relatable. Neither Farrell nor Gleeson overplays their hands, even when the situation takes an incredibly dark turn. It’s a credit to their performances that the audience can shift their allegiance between the parties involved in the shattered friendship.
McDonagh, who might be singularly responsible for inserting “feck” into audiences’ vocabulary, is one of the finest storytellers working today. McDonagh makes us think, makes us feel, and can create worlds we enjoy visiting full of characters we become invested in. Colm and Pádraic are the latest entries on the list of intriguing characters McDonagh has created for our viewing pleasure. You may not walk away wanting to share a pint with either Colm or Pádraic, but there’s no question both are fascinating characters worthy of your time getting to know.
GRADE: A
MPAA Rating: R for some violent content, language throughout, and brief graphic nudity
Release Date: November 4, 2022
Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes
Studio: Searchlight Pictures
Paramount Pictures’ new two minute trailer for Babylon edges viewers just a little closer to being able to understand what Oscar-winning writer/director Damien Chazelle’s (La La Land) star-studded film’s all about. Don’t feel bad if you’re still in the dark after watching the trailer, and don’t look to the short synopsis to help you out.
The studio offers this tease: “Babylon is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.”
The cast also includes P.J. Byrne, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Tobey Maguire, Max Minghella, and Rory Scovel. Additional stars include Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving, and Olivia Wilde.
Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton produced, with Michael Beugg, Tobey Maguire, Wyck Godfrey, Helen Estabrook, and Adam Siegel executive producing.
The official trailer arrived along with a new colorful poster promoting the December 23, 2022 theatrical release.
On October 5, 2017, journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published an article in the New York Times that exposed Harvey Weinstein’s lengthy history of sexual assaults and catapulted the #MeToo movement into the mainstream lexicon. Kantor and Twohey’s incredible work is brought to life on the screen in She Said, a powerful drama adapted by Independent Spirit Award nominee Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Colette) and directed by Emmy Award winner Maria Schrader (Unorthodox).
She Said delves into Kantor and Twohey’s research process and how their award-winning exposé rocked Hollywood and heightened public awareness of the prevalence of sexual harassment in workplaces in the entertainment industry and beyond.
In 2022, the #MeToo movement’s widely accepted and embraced as pivotal in spurring changes in behavior both inside and outside the workplace. As for Weinstein, the disgraced media mogul and sexual predator was sentenced to 23 years in jail – and is facing further charges in California. Yet even now, Weinstein’s decades of sexual abuse of employees and actors remain a shocking story that deserves to continue to be examined in depth. In particular, it’s important to understand who enabled it, who ignored it, and who ultimately spoke up against his abusive behavior.
She Said does a remarkable job of taking a subject that nearly all audience members know of and adding layers that make it compelling viewing. Two-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan lead the outstanding ensemble as journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, respectively. The R-rated drama walks us through Twohey and Kantor’s investigation of Weinstein’s multiple improprieties and how difficult it was to pull together a news story given how justifiably reluctant Weinstein’s victims were to go public with their experiences.
Harvey Weinstein was one of the most powerful players in Hollywood as co-founder of Miramax. Weinstein was mentioned in more than 30 Oscar acceptance speeches and could kill careers with a single phone call. Speaking out against a man this powerful and connected within the entertainment industry took an enormous amount of courage. Going on the record for a feature in the NYT meant risking further alienation from the industry.
She Said, like the article and follow-up book that inspired it, reveals the gut-wrenching decision process the victims went through after being approached by Twohey and Kantor. The film provides a riveting look behind-the-scenes at the attempts by Weinstein and his lawyers to squash the story. Also worth noting is the depiction of attorney Lisa Bloom – Gloria Allred’s daughter – as someone who sided with Weinstein and disparaged the victims. That’s one aspect of the story that’s not as well publicized as the actual assault claims but is well deserving of attention.
If it weren’t for the extraordinary bravery of Ashley Judd stepping up and giving permission to use her name and quotes in the article, it’s possible Weinstein would never have been brought to justice. There’s strength in numbers and Judd’s decision sparked other brave women to go public and speak up about the abuse they’d suffered. These unexpected allies took down a studio executive and were integral in changing the predatorial atmosphere in Hollywood.
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are fantastic as the pair of NYT reporters who made workplaces safer for women as the result of their game-changing article. Jennifer Ehle as Miramax employee Laura Madden and Samantha Morton as Weinstein’s former assistant Zelda Perkins deliver powerful performances in supporting roles. She Said also benefits from the involvement of Ashley Judd lending the story a real authenticity by appearing as herself.
Maria Schrader assembled an impressive team behind the scenes including editor Hansjörg Weißbrich, cinematographer Natasha Braier, and composer Nicholas Britell. Each adds depth and richness to this character-driven drama.
She Said earns a spot among the better films about journalists. It’s firmly nestled in a list that includes – but isn’t limited to – All the President’s Men, Spotlight, and Zodiac. Furthermore, Schrader’s take on Twohey and Kantor’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work is an important asset in the fight to shine a spotlight on harassment and abuse in the workplace.
GRADE: A
MPAA Rating: R for language and descriptions of sexual assault
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures
“Men kill quick with a bullet or a noose. But your fight is with me…and I kill much slower,” warns Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) in the official trailer for the Yellowstone prequel, 1923. The trailer confirms the Duttons have been fighting against outsiders wanting to take their land since the early days of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. It also shows that the Dutton patriarch has always put his family first.
“You attack my family, it’s gonna be the last thing you ever do,” snarls Jacob (Harrison Ford).
In addition to Oscar winner Helen Mirren and Oscar nominee Harrison Ford, the new drama series stars Darren Mann (Animal Kingdom), Michelle Randolph (A Snow White Christmas), James Badge Dale (Hightown), and Marley Shelton (Scream). Additional cast members include Brian Geraghty (Big Sky), Aminah Nieves (Blueberry), and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones).
The second Yellowstone origin story was created by Taylor Sheridan. Sheridan executive produces along with John Linson, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, and Ben Richardson.
1923 will premiere on Paramount+ on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Helen MIrren as Cara Dutton in ‘1923’ (Photo Credit: James Minchin III/Paramount+)
Paramount+ released the following description of 1923:
1923, the next installment of the Dutton family origin story, will introduce a new generation of Duttons, led by patriarch Jacob (Ford) and matriarch Cara (Mirren). The series will explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition, and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.
1923 Cast and Characters:
• Harrison Ford will play Jacob Dutton, the patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch, husband to Cara Dutton and brother of James Dutton (1883‘s Tim McGraw).
• Helen Mirren will play Cara Dutton, the wife to Jacob Dutton and family matriarch.
• Darren Mann will play Jack Dutton, John Dutton Sr.’s son and great-nephew to Jacob Dutton. He is a dedicated rancher who is deeply loyal to his family.
• Michelle Randolph will play Elizabeth Strafford, a feisty and capable young woman set to marry into the Dutton family.
• James Badge Dale will play John Dutton Sr., the oldest nephew and right-hand man of Jacob Dutton.
• Marley Shelton will play Emma Dutton, the dutiful wife of John Dutton Sr. and the mother of Jack Dutton.
• Brian Geraghty will play Zane, a fiercely loyal ranch foreman.
• Aminah Nieves will play Teonna Rainwater, a young woman at a government residential boarding school.
• Julia Schlaepfer will play Alexandra, a British woman who meets one of the Duttons abroad.
Kevin Costner in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 4 (Photo credit: Paramount Network)
The opening scene of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season five episode four confirms Beth’s been taken to jail. Her cellmate’s in rough shape and they exchange brief stories of how they wound up in this predicament.
Jamie (Wes Bentley) arrives to speak with his incarcerated sister, but Beth downplays what happened. “What’s the big f*cking deal, Jamie? I got into a barfight in Boseman. Montana Board of Tourism should put that on f*cking T-shirts,” says Beth (Kelly Reilly).
Jamie points out the tourism board wouldn’t be keen on locals beating up tourists. He also explains this can’t be swept under the rug. Beth’s only hope is that the woman doesn’t file charges. If she doesn’t, then Jamie can ask for mercy based on Beth’s “diminished capacity” to control her f*cking emotions.
Jamie can’t bail her out and, at this point, she just has to cross her fingers that no charges are filed. Either way, the press will have a field day with this. Jamie’s serving up the truth and Beth’s only ammo to fight back is to once again point out her dad’s governor while his dad’s dead.
Beth orders Jamie to hang out and wait for the victim. When she shows up, he needs to stop her from pressing charges.
Jamie’s next visit is with the Bozeman police department. His angle: the police should also file charges against the tourist.
Meanwhile, John (Kevin Costner) orders his assistant, Clara (Lilli Kay), to clear the Montana Educators Luncheon from his schedule. He correctly points out that there won’t be any actual educators there on a Thursday. It’s just another meeting of politicians.
He passes a boardroom full of people and learns they’re his policy advisors. John can’t believe his advisors are meeting without him and takes a seat at the head of the table. The room falls silent, and no one answers when John asks what policies they’re discussing. John checks out their agenda for himself and learns first up is an agreement to lease 7,000 acres to a solar farm company.
Stanley introduces himself as John’s chief policy advisor and he’s taken to the woodshed in front of the group for not just popping into John’s office and introducing himself before this.
John continues looking at the list of “his policies” and learns about the end of oil exploration in an area with sage-grouses. John points out Stanley wants John to support the removal of sagebrush to put in solar panels but wants to end oil exploration to help the sage-grouse. Sage-grouse live in sagebrush. Why move forward in clearing 7,000 acres of the birds’ environment while ending oil exploration?
John’s heard enough and fires all of his policy advisors. He believes they’re a waste of taxpayers’ money, and Clara confirms he just saved Montana $1.6 million.
John can’t get out of his next meeting, however. It’s with Park officials and US Fish and Wildlife, and they have a large map tracing the path of two protected wolves. They were on John’s ranch for a few weeks and then suddenly made a quick 30-mile trip back toward the park and the Yellowstone River.
The recovered collar shows that the wolves swam downstream for five miles. Wolves don’t do that. Ranger Art Hansen believes John’s cowboys killed the wolves and took their collars to the river.
John calls Rip (Cole Hauser) on speaker phone and Rip claims they haven’t seen any wolves. Rip adds that Fish & Wildlife already paid the ranch a visit.
One agent points out that it’s possible the wolves attacked John’s cattle and his men killed them from a distance without noticing they were wearing collars. (Which is exactly what happened.) He also points out that an environmental group also monitors the collars, and they will come after the Yellowstone Ranch.
John doesn’t appear to be fazed by this development, but the hits just keep on coming. Jamie calls his dad and fills him in on Beth’s legal problems. John’s response? “This f*cking day.”
John makes a quick call to Senator Lynelle Perry (Wendy Moniz) and after semi-joking about swapping jobs, he sets up a lunch date. They meet and Lynelle once again goes over what’s expected and that meetings with middle school kids have a lasting impact on the kids. It’s an important part of his job.
Lynelle laughs and then apologizes when John reveals Beth got into a barfight. She suggests he ignore and not comment to the press. If she’s convicted, he can pardon her – but that’s opening a can of worms.
John also asks about environmental groups relating to wolves, and Lynelle says to avoid them at all costs. Wolves and buffalo groups were the bane of her time as governor, and he needs to get an environmental advisor ASAP.
The drunken flirty woman on the receiving end of Beth’s punches arrives at the police station and wants to press charges. Jamie explains that there’s no such thing as self-defense in a bar fight and confirms she’s the one who instigated the interaction. Since she threatened Beth with taking her husband, that’s assault. Beth saw her as a threat and reacted.
Since the woman doesn’t live in Montana, she’ll be denied bail after Jamie files charges against her. But if she doesn’t press charges, then Beth will have spent a night in jail and will be charged with disorderly conduct for her actions.
Jamie’s ice cold when the woman says she can’t wait to get out of this state. She asks if she can leave the meeting and Jamie replies, “Please.”
Beth’s not in the least bit thankful Jamie got her off with just disorderly conduct. She’s pissed she has to pick up trash and remains upset when she learns he hasn’t provided a way for her to get home. She wonders if he wants her to hike up her skirt and hitchhike, and Jamie, who’s no longer mincing words, replies, “Doubt it would be the first time.”
Still, he gives in and Beth tosses his paperwork into the backseat. She’s shocked to see a child’s car seat set up back there and Jamie’s forced to confess he has a son.
“You had my womb cut out of me and God gave you a boy?!” snarls Beth.
She punches her brother repeatedly, causing the car to swerve all over the road. When Jamie hits the brakes, Beth storms out of the vehicle in a rage. Jamie quickly follows and tells his sister that taking her to the clinic is the greatest regret of his life. He also admits his son is named after him.
Jamie explains no one – including their dad – knows about his son. Beth pledges to take the boy from Jamie and rob him of fatherhood. She warns Jamie that the next time he sees his son, he needs to kiss him goodbye. “He’s as good as gone,” says Beth.
She walks off, leaving Jamie in the middle of the road. He runs back to his car, shuts the door, and screams. After he lets that out, he nearly hits Beth as he speeds past her. (It probably took all the restraint he could muster to not run her over at this point.)
Elsewhere, Kayce (Luke Grimes), Monica (Kelsey Asbille), and Tate (Brecken Merrill) drive in silence to baby John’s funeral.
Rip, Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith), and the guys spot Mo Brings Plenty and a few men digging in the Dutton cemetery. Rip’s group rides over and Mo asks about John’s dead horse that’s lying nearby. Mo doesn’t explain why he’ll bury the horse next to the baby, but Rip understands it has something to do with Native American traditions. (The timing worked out perfectly since the boy needs an animal companion to join him on his journey in the afterlife.)
Rip sends a couple of guys back to grab more shovels and then the groups combine forces to finish digging the graves.
John and Beth make their way separately back to the ranch in time for the baby’s funeral, but they don’t join the tribal members gathered at the gravesite. Instead, they watch from a short distance away as Monica places the hair she cut off, now in a braid, on top of the little coffin.
John orders Beth to find some impulse control now that she’s out of jail.
Neither John nor Beth was invited, and they weren’t even aware the funeral was being conducted until they saw the cars and a hearse. Beth’s about to walk off, certain they’re not welcome, but John won’t leave. He tells his headstrong daughter that even if they’re not wanted, Luke and Monica need to know they care enough to stay.
Beth walks away anyway, but not before informing her dad she wants to be cremated.
After the baby’s in the ground, John makes his way toward the gravesite. He’s met first by Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) who explains it’s okay to visit the grave now that the ceremony’s over. Thomas also explains that grief isn’t meant to be shared – that’s why they don’t invite everyone to funerals.
However, comfort is welcome and Luke and Monica can use some now.
Thomas realizes now’s not the right time but says he and John will need to talk about the 300 jobs that were eliminated when the airport was canceled. John agrees to meet with Thomas on the reservation as a show of how much he cares about Native Americans.
Monica’s sitting by the grave and John joins her, acknowledging he knows how she feels. He felt that way too when he buried his son. John then shares a secret he hasn’t told anyone. He had a brother for 18 hours and his name was Peter. He was premature and his heart wasn’t strong enough to survive. He reveals they gave Peter back to his mom and everyone prayed, but he passed away.
Peter’s death hardened her and she didn’t want children after that.
When John’s son Lee was born, John’s mom and dad held him. He recalls his father told his mom that their son, Peter, lived a perfect life. His dad told his mom, “All he saw of this planet was you and all he knew was you loved him.”
John believes Monica’s baby also lived a perfect life. John quietly and gently holds Monica and reminds her that her baby only knew her and that she loved him. Monica briefly sobs into John’s shoulder and then thanks him before getting up and joining Kayce and Tate.
Kayce remains behind and John confesses that naming the baby after him means more than Kayce will ever know. John hands Kayce back his badge, aware his son needs to keep drawing a paycheck for now. Kayce still wants to quit, and John confirms he’ll find a replacement if that’s what Kayce wants.
A short while later John and Rip have a chat and John wonders why his horse was buried in the family’s graveyard. Rip assumes it’s so the boy has something to ride in Heaven. John latches onto the idea of horses in heaven. “Wouldn’t that be something,” muses John.
Their chat briefly turns to wolves and Rip explains what happened and apologizes for what went down.
Cole Hauser in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 4 (Photo credit: Paramount Network)
The following day the bunkhouse boys load up and head out to help another rancher brand his cattle. Their day is full of herding and roping, and it’s a change of pace for the audience after the episode’s emotional first 45 minutes.
John puts his right to pardon people at any time during his term as governor to good use and pardons Summer Higgins (Piper Perabo). He waits outside the jail after she’s released and she jokes, “What took you so long?”
John explains there’s a catch: he has to supervise her for six months. John asks for help in understanding how she thinks; it appears he’s found the environmental advisor that Lynelle told him he needed to bring on board.
Summer makes it clear she’s not about to get into a sexual relationship with John. He’s okay with that.
Wes Bentley in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 4 (Photo credit: Paramount Network)
Jamie meets Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) for dinner, and Sarah gets down to business almost immediately. She wonders how they can get John to reverse his decision and how Market Equities can save face. Jamie’s certain ME won’t win in court and Sarah explains they don’t need to win; they just need to keep it in the news and make it impossible for John to win a second term.
They decide they’re not actually hungry, and Sarah suggests they head to the bar. Jamie agrees, and a short while later Jamie’s much more relaxed and actually laughing – although he confesses he’s laughing because he’s so uncomfortable. He also confesses he’s dreading arguing with her in court.
Sarah turns on the charm and wonders why Jamie’s single. He blames it on living away from people, and then they both confess they’re feeling irresponsible. They find a bathroom no one’s using and make out, unaware Beth’s been watching them from a booth in the restaurant.
Beth hears them having sex in a shower stall and while they’re preoccupied, she goes through Sarah’s purse. Beth snaps photos of Sarah’s license and then leaves without making her presence known.
Later that night, Rip wakes to find Beth wide awake and thinking. She suggests that he goes back to sleep while she does some research on Sarah in the living room. She’s just getting into it when she spots Summer heading into the kitchen.
They exchange biting insults before Summer heads back to John’s room and back to the “hard work” she’s doing to stay out of jail.
It’s all too much for Beth and she says, “I am not starting this day sober.” She grabs a bottle and a glass and heads to the porch.
