The Duttons appear to be taking a break. Following the 1923 season 2 finale that premiered on April 6 on Paramount Plus, there is no Yellowstone or Yellowstone prequel series with the Dutton family at the center immediately ready to become fans’ next watch.

Though another prequel series, 1944, is expected to be in the works, as well as reports on a couple of direct Yellowstone spinoffs, the series that is expected up next in the Yellowstone universe is called The Madison, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and focusing on entirely new characters.

However, I have a theory that while these characters aren’t part of the main Dutton family that have been the center of the story thus far, they could be a new branch of the Dutton family tree. The key to all of this is Michelle Randolph’s 1923 character Elizabeth.

To be clear, this is just speculation on my part, going off of the 1923 season 2 ending. As we heard from 1923 stars Brandon Sklenar and Julia Schlaepfer, secrets on Yellowstone storylines are so tightly kept that even they weren’t sure if they were John Dutton’s grandparents despite the fact that their characters, Spencer and Alex, named their baby John, which we know is the name of Yellowstone John Dutton’s father. Still, I think there are signs that Elizabeth could be the connecting thread between the characters set to be the center of The Madison and the Duttons.

What we know about The Madison plot right now is that it will center on a New York City family that moves to Montana, with the series being described as a “heartfelt study of grief and human connection.”

So how could Elizabeth connect the characters in The Madison with the Duttons?

At the end of 1923, following Jack’s (Darren Mann) death, Elizabeth leaves the ranch and Montana, presumably heading back east to Boston, where her family is from. Elizabeth is still pregnant, though with Jack’s child, as Randolph confirmed in an interview with WTW.

While that could still leave the door open for Elizabeth’s child to be the connection between her and Jack and Yellowstone’s John Dutton, I think it’s more likely that her child is the father (or father-in-law) of Pfeiffer’s character in The Madison.

It definitely would be good casting, as one can easily note a physical resemblance between Randolph and Pfeiffer. But the bigger reason is that it would make a great deal of sense for the story.

Though the main family is described as from New York, not Boston, they very easily could have moved in the 100 years between stories. And having a family connection in Montana could explain why they end up moving there.

In Elizabeth’s final scene with Cara (Helen Mirren) in 1923, she promises to never forget Jack. Cara says she ultimately will, as that’s just life. But what if Elizabeth keeps her promise? Perhaps she never remarries and tells her child about Jack so that his story stays alive for multiple generations. Then, when whatever happens to the characters in The Madison to make them decide to leave New York, Montana feels like a good option because they know they have roots there.

That could then allow for some potential fun storylines and crossovers as they explore Montana, perhaps with Beth (Kelly Reilly) or Kayce (Luke Grimes).

There’s no premiere date for The Madison at this time, so who knows how long we’ll have to wait to see if my theory holds any water (early guesses are it premieres sometime in 2026). But is some fun food for thought as we wait for the next chapter in the Yellowstone universe.

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Across Taylor Sheridan’s roster of TV shows, he has built up a small repertoire of actors that he often works with. One of the new additions is Michelle Randolph, who in addition to starring as Elizabeth in 1923 also played Ainsley Norris in Landman. Getting the chance to speak with Randolph about the 1923 season 2 ending, we were interested as a now Sheridan-verse veteran, what she finds so appealing about Sheridan’s work?

“He just has a way of writing human dynamics, and they’re all very character based stories and it’s not entirely plot driven,” Randolph said. “I think that’s what attracts not only actors but audiences, because we can all relate to people.”

While 1923 has come to an end, Randolph is going to continue working with Sheridan on Landman season 2, which recently began production. But before closing the book on her time in the Dutton family saga, we talked about how she viewed Elizabeth’s journey and some of her favorite memories from her time working on the show.

Read the full transcript of our interview with Michelle Randolph (lightly edited for clarity and conciseness) directly below.

What to Watch: When you read the scripts and learned where Elizabeth’s story ends up, what was your view on her arc across the whole series?

Michelle Randolph: Well, I was relieved to know that she survived, number one. Number two, I would say her whole kind of arc in [1923] season 2 is just trying to survive and trying to communicate to everyone, and no one will listen, that like, ‘hey, am I the only one who sees that if we all stay here we are going to ultimately die because everyone around us is?’ And so I think her overall arc is just survival. And by the end I think her number one thing is how do I make sure that my baby is protected and what’s the best thing for my baby, and what is left here?

WTW: This season you got to do a lot of scenes with Helen Mirren. What was your experience like working with her so frequently, and in a lot of heavy, emotional scenes too?

MR: I love working with Helen. She’s incredible, I feel like I just learn so much from her. And in a lot of ways I think Elizabeth and Cara’s character kind of mirrors how I feel about Helen, where I could just listen to her advice forever. Filming emotional scenes, you can’t help but feel a little emotional on set, so she was just so… I don’t know. We had a lot of special connected scenes, and I’m really grateful to Taylor for writing those for us.

WTW: Speaking of Taylor, you’ve now worked on two series with him in Landman and 1923. What is it about his work that really speaks to you as an actress?

MR: I mean he writes such incredible — reading his scripts, they read like novels almost, they’re so entertaining. Working on 1923 is so different than working on Landman. Part of what I love is that they’re entirely different tones. Landman is humorous and it’s a drama but it’s modern day, and 1923 transports you into that time and makes you feel like you’re… like they’re surviving the elements with every character in the story. He just has a way of writing human dynamics and they’re all very character based stories and relationships, it’s not entirely plot driven. I think that’s what attracts not only actors but audiences, because we can all relate to people.

WTW: Do you have a favorite memory from your time making 1923?

MR: There are so many. It’s wild because like when you think about it we shot season 1 three years ago now. And so my favorite thing I took from the show in general are the friendships that I’ve made on it. But my favorite overall memory of all of it is definitely cowboy camp from season 1. I feel like I’ve said the words cowboy camp so many times, but it was such a highlight. It was like a summer camp… the two best weeks of my life. Had an incredible job we were about to start filming, meeting new friends, riding horses all day in beautiful Montana in the summer. It just doesn’t get better than that.

WTW: I’ve talked with a few people from 1923, 1883 and they’ve all said that cowboy camp was something different.

MR: It is! Because there’s also the fact that you’re doing it before the job starts you have this giddiness about starting something new. I wonder if I’ll ever feel that way again.

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After an epic, nearly two-hour episode, the 1923 season 2 finale closed the book on this chapter of the Dutton’s story and by all indications appeared to answer a question that many fans have had throughout the series — who are the grandparents of Yellowstone’s John Dutton?

While the show teased throughout that it was either Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) & Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) or Jack (Darren Mann) & Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph), the 1923 season 2 ending saw Alex give birth to her and Spencer’s son, who they name John. Though premature and at the cost of Alex’s life (she refused potentially life-saving treatment for her frostbite to give birth), baby John is alive and well at the conclusion of the series. Since we know that Yellowstone’s John Dutton’s father is also named John, that would seem to finally connect the dots in the Dutton family tree.

But according to Sklenar and Schlaepfer themselves, this may not have been as clear cut of an answer as we thought.

“I don’t think we’ve actually figured that out,” said Sklenar in an interview with What to Watch. “I haven’t been told anything… Julia, have you been told anything?”

“I haven’t been told anything,” Schlaepfer confirmed.

While they both admitted they hoped their characters are John Dutton’s grandparents, they said until Taylor Sheridan confirms it himself, they’re not going to assume anything.

“There’s still more of the Yellowstone story to be told,” Sklenar said, presumably referring to the next expected prequel series, rumored to be called 1944. “I think that’s probably where you’ll find your answers.”

Read the full transcript of WTW’s interview with Sklenar and Schlaepfer (lightly edited for conciseness and clarity) to hear more about the ending for Spencer and Alex’s love story, finally getting to act with co-stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren and Sklenar’s potential future with the series.

What to Watch: Julia, this is actually the second time we’re getting to talk, we talked way back during season 1. At the time you described Alex and Spencer’s relationship as a “dream love story.” Now that we know how their story ends, what are your thoughts on their journey and their relationship now?

Julia Schlaepfer: I stand by it, but of course there’s a tragedy at the end. I guess I would rephrase by saying their love is the type of love that everybody dreams of having in their lifetime. And unfortunately it was cut short, but he never forgets her, dreams of her his whole life and they find each other in the next one. Season 2 has proved to them and to the audience, you know, just how deep their love runs that they would literally go to the ends of the earth for each other.

WTW: Brandon, would you like to add anything about Spencer and Alex’s journey?

Brandon Sklenar: Yeah… It’s just like an incredibly profound love and connection. It’s what all great literature is about and songs, and it’s that thing that hits you deep in your soul. You can’t explain it, and you try and rationalize it and explain it away and you just can’t. More often than not I feel like it is this type of thing where it’s two people that on paper just don’t make any f***ing sense, and then they end up making lots of sense. And then the way that it concludes is the most beautiful thing that I’ve ever read. I’ve never read anything that’s affected me so much just by reading the words on the page, let alone performing it. Yeah, such a gift.

WTW: Up until the finale, you guys were off on your own paths, you really weren’t with the rest of the primary Montana cast, so what was it like when you finally got to do scenes with Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and the rest of the group?

JS: Dream come true, yeah, dream come true. Getting to be part of a show like this is a dream, and getting to work with people like Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and Timothy Dalton are dreams that you don’t ever think will ever come true. And then it did. It’s just one of those surreal moments that I will be unpacking and processing for the rest of my life. They are the greatest people alive. They are such leaders on set, but they’re so kind and funny and just want to joke around. There’s a reason why they’re living legends. Season 2 was so different from season 1, in terms of we were isolated together in season 1 and then in season 2 we were isolated apart, but they were so special in very different ways. And it’s just still going to be a pinch-me moment that we got to work with them.

WTW: So one of the series’ big secrets was who exactly are the grandparents of Yellowstone’s John Dutton? We finally figured out that it’s you guys. Was that something that you guys found out early in season 2 or was it a tightly kept secret all season?

BS: Well, I don’t think we’ve actually figured that out. I haven’t been told anything, and I don’t think - Julia have you been told anything?

JS: I haven’t been told anything.

WTW: Nothing official? Wow.

JS: Not until we get word from Taylor Sheridan himself, I don’t think we’re legally allowed (laughing).

BS: Yeah, there’s a sniper on the roof over there actually, and I say one word I get a red dot (laughing).

WTW: Fair enough. I do know there is still some open ends with Michelle [Randolph’s] character…

JS: I think we hope. I think Brandon and I both dreamed of being the grandparents since season 1. And signs point toward it, but we don’t know.

BS: We want that for sure, it would be awesome. But it hasn’t been confirmed and there’s still more of the Yellowstone story to be told. And I think that’s probably where you’ll find your answers.

WTW: Related to that, and Brandon I’m sure again you don’t know or you’re not at liberty to say anything official, but there have been reports of another prequel series set during 1944, which we now know Spencer would be alive for. If asked, would you be up for coming back?

BS: Yeah, definitely. I mean, I love this character. It’s the best character I’ve ever played, probably one of the best I’ll ever get to play. He changed my life in so many ways, and he’s a part of me and I’m a part of him. I don’t want to not have him around anymore. I’ll always have him around, but I’d love to do that again. Definitely.

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With 1923 season 2 episode 7, another chapter of the Dutton family’s history comes to an end. It did so in thrilling fashion, as we detail in our recap of the 1923 season 2 finale, which also serves as the series finale.

Everyone is waiting for Spencer’s (Brandon Sklenar) arrival, with violent gunfights a certainty at both the train station and the Dutton ranch. Meanwhile, Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) is stranded in the middle of nowhere, with the freezing temperatures having already killed her friends Hillary and Paul. If she doesn’t think of something fast, her as well.

It was a massive, nearly two-hour episode to conclude all the 1923 storylines. We break them all down right here with our 1923 season 2 ending explained.

The calm before the storm

Sitting on the porch in the early morning, Cara (Helen Mirren) believes Spencer will arrive today, likely bringing a fight with him. Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) joins her, concerned that Jack hasn’t come home. Cara reveals Jack went to Livingston to help Jacob. Sadly, neither of them know Jack’s tragic fate.

Banner (Jerome Flynn), meanwhile, is hoping to avoid his own downfall. He tells his wife (Sarah Randall Hunt) Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) is evil, enjoying the suffering of others (as we see in another scene where he continues to physically abuse poor Mabel [Virginia Gardner]). Wanting to be able to look his son in the eye, Banner says they are leaving Montana.

At the train station, Clyde (Brian Konowal) arrives. Jacob (Harrison Ford) doesn’t know him, but Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) says he and Cara hired him when Jacob was injured. Jacob’s suspicious, but his attention quickly shifts when Banner arrives with his family.

Jacob finds it strange Banner happens to be leaving the same day Spencer is expected to arrive, but he doesn’t plan to let Banner leave after he started this whole mess. Banner tries to be honest with Jacob, sharing with him that Whitfield is planning to do more than just kill Spencer at the station, hoping that will be enough to let Jacob at least let his wife and son leave. Jacob agrees to that.

When Spencer’s train is about 25 minutes away, more of Whitfield’s men arrive at the station, putting Jacob and McDowell on alert. Meanwhile, Banner was right, as cars of Whitfield’s men drive toward the Yellowstone.

Alex and Spencer reunited

Alex tries to prevent herself from freezing to death in the car, grabbing the gloves from Hillary’s frozen hands, rushing out into the cold to search Paul’s body and finding a lighter. Once back inside the car, she uses what she can to build a small fire.

However, she soon runs out of things to burn, with only Spencer’s letters from his family left. She apologizes to her husband as she burns one, then breaks down and asks what kind of God would put her through this torment. At that moment she hears a train whistle. She realizes the car is actually next to train tracks and there is a train approaching. She quickly dumps what’s left of Hillary’s flask onto her fire to set the car ablaze to signal the train, while she frantically waves it down.

The train passing is Spencer’s, who sees that this is Alex. He rushes to the back of the train and jumps off, running to his wife. They embrace, amazed and thankful for being reunited. Alex asks if he managed to tell the train to stop, but Spencer admits he forgot that part. But he’ll carry her to the nearest town (three miles away) if he has to. He jokes that Alex feels like she’s eaten well on her journey. She reveals she’s in fact pregnant. More good news, the train did stop after Spencer jumped, allowing them to catch up with it.

On the train a doctor examines Alex, revealing her hands and feet are suffering from frostbite. He also asks how far along Alex’s pregnancy is? Six months, she answers. He’s unsure if the baby will be able to survive, but the best chance is if they don’t get off at Livingstone, instead riding through to Bozeman where an ambulance will be waiting for Alex.

What happens to Teonna?

Before we get back to Spencer and the rest of the Duttons, let’s break down what happens with Teonna (Aminah Nieves).

Marshall Fossett (Jennifer Carpenter) and her deputies Patterson (Steve Luna) and Two Spears (Dougie Hall) discover Kent and Pete’s bodies. Two Spears suspects (correctly) Kent was killed by Renaud. They see smoke not far off in the distance and check it out.

There they find Runs His Horse and Renaud’s body. Two Spears again accurately surmises Renaud killed Runs His Horse but then Teonna killed Renaud before running off. Fossett is ready to leave this whole mess behind when she spots Teonna on a ridge not far away. Noticing that she is spotted, Teonna fires her rifle, missing the Marshals, and then takes off.

The Marshals give chase, with Patterson firing at Teonna despite Fossett telling him not to. He forces Teonna’s horse to fall, but Teonna shoots back and kills Patterson. Fossett and Two Spears are able to surround Teonna though, threatening to kill her. Teonna says she would rather be dead than going back to the prison she escaped from, but Fossett wants her to stand before a judge.

In court, the judge asks what witnesses the prosecution has against Teonna, but they don’t as all of them are dead; nor do they have any actual evidence. Because of that, they make a motion to dismiss, which the judge grants. Teonna is free to go.

However, she’s not sure where. Two Spears gives her a horse and tells her it’s time she finds a new home, suggesting California. As she departs, Two Spears tells her she was right to fight back. Teonna says it cost her everything, but solemnly he tells her it always does.

The Dutton-Whitfield war

At the Yellowstone, Whitfield’s men begin the attack. Cara and Zane (Brian Geraghty) prepare their defenses. Cara hands Elizabeth a shotgun and tells her to hide under a table in the main room and not to move. Meanwhile, Cara takes a sniper and gets in a position to give Zane and the cowboys cover. As the cars arrive outside the ranch house, the shooting begins.

The Yellowstone cowboys hold up well, with Cara proving to be quite the marksman. They manage to drive Whitfield’s men back. Zane expects they’ll attack again at night and try to burn them out of the house. He says they need to pray for clouds so the full moon will help them see better. Cara will pray for Jacob and Spencer to get back.

Speaking of, Spencer’s train is finally pulling into the station, and Jacob and Whitfield’s men ready themselves. Spencer eyes there are men with guns, leaving Alex with the doctor to check it out.

As passengers leave the train, Jacob and McDowell draw their weapons and order Whitfield’s men to drop theirs. They don’t, and all anxiously point their guns at each other, waiting for someone to make a move. That move comes from Clyde, who sees Spencer in the train and fires at him. Everyone starts shooting. Banner is in the mix, as his wife and son get on the train.

Clyde is working to get a clean shot at Jacob. When Jacob gets distracted from seeing Spencer for the first time, Clyde makes his move, but Banner kills him. However, McDowell, unsure of Banner’s allegiance, shoots Banner. With Banner dying, Jacob commends him for being a man of his word after all.

Jacob finds Spencer on the train and says they have to head back to the ranch. Spencer introduces Jacob and Alex, insisting he needs to get his wife to the hospital first. But Alex recognizes this is the war Spencer came home for, allowing him to go and fight while she and Jacob (whose old wounds are leaking) go to the hospital.

Night has fallen at the ranch, and Whitfield’s men attack. With one of them using a machine gun now, they are able to more easily advance and attempt to burn the house down. Zane is able to put out the fire, but some of Whitfield’s men get inside. Elizabeth, still under the table, kills one and then Zane handles the other, but more are still coming.

Thankfully, Spencer arrives just in time. He single-handidly kills the rest of Whitfield’s men. When the coast is clear, Spencer reunites with Cara, who tells him the man responsible for all of this is Whitfield. But before he can handle that he says they need to head to the hospital to see Alex and Jacob.

Elizabeth, however, is concerned Jack is not with Spencer. They send a couple of cowboys to go look for Jack, who find his body in the woods.

What happens to the Duttons?

At the hospital, Alex gives birth to her and Spencer’s son. The doctors assume the baby is going to die and want to prep Alex for surgery to amputate her frostbitten limbs or else she’ll die. But Alex refuses to give her life for her baby’s. She tells Jacob she is naming the baby John, after Spencer’s brother who died in season 1.

Cara and Spencer arrive at the hospital, with Spencer joining Alex and the baby. Alex weakly tells Spencer she knows she is going to die, but would not give up on what they made.

Sure enough, the next morning, Alex has died. Cara comes in and takes the baby, while Spencer tells Jacob he wants to go see the man who killed his wife, Whitfield.

Spencer and Jacob burst into Whitfield’s home as he has breakfast, shooting him, killing Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers) when she charges at them, but letting Mabel go. When Whitfield protests this goes against the oath Jacob took to uphold the law. Jacob says anyone who would want him to explain this is already dead, so now he plans to make such an example of Whitfield that no one like him will come into the valley for another 50 years. Spencer, meanwhile, wants to hear Whitfield say Alex’s name, blaming him for her death. Whitfield, confused, says “Alex?” and Spencer promptly shoots him in the head, killing him. Spencer and Jacob set Whitfield’s mansion on fire then leave.

After they lay Alex and Jack to rest, Elizabeth leaves the ranch, but tells Cara she will always remember Jack. Cara says she won’t, she’ll form new memories and eventually she’ll have enough that she won’t remember Jack at all. But that’s life she says, promising to remember Jack enough for the both of them.

Spencer takes over operations on the ranch, while Jacob has decided it’s time to retire. Sitting on the porch, Cara asks Jacob what Alex was like? He describes her as “if a shooting star could talk.”

Narration from Elsa Dutton (Isabel May) reveals Spencer never remarried, but he did father another son with a widow. Spencer died 45 years after Alex (which by the dates provided equates to 1969). As Elsa explains this we see Spencer lay down by Alex’s grave, then a shooting star flies across the night sky.

The final images of the series are of Spencer and Alex reunited in the afterlife, presented as a grand ballroom. Alex teases him, “took you long enough,” and the two dance.

Are Alex and Spencer John Dutton’s grandparents?

The big question many fans had for 1923 was who would end up being the grandparents to John Dutton (Kevin Costner) from the flagship Yellowstone series. As the series ends, Alex and Spencer are the likeliest pairing, as their son is named John, a name we know was passed down to Costner’s John Dutton by his father.

However, there are a couple of nuggets that still provide some possible alternatives. One is that bit of narration from Elsa that Spencer fathered another son with an unknown widow. Also, Elizabeth is still pregnant with her and Jack’s child, and there’s a non-zero chance that they could come back into the story in the expected next prequel series, 1944.

I talked with Brandon Sklenar and Julia Schlaepfer about the theory, and they revealed that Taylor Sheridan hasn’t confirmed anything yet about how the Dutton family tree lines up with them. So, while the odds favor Spencer and Alex as John Dutton’s grandparents, 1944 may still have some secrets to reveal on that front.

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1923 season 2 episode 6 begins at a familiar place for Yellowstone fans — the Dutton dinner table. Jacob (Harrison Ford) notes this is the first time since before Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) left for World War One the table has been full. It’s a brief moment of peace in an episode that features some shocking moments sure to rock fans.

Let’s start right off the bat with where 1923 season 2 episode 5 left off, with the standoff between Pete (Jeremy Gauna) and Kent (Jamie McShane). Unfortunately, Kent is the winner of this shootout. When Renaud (Sebastian Roche) catches up to the scene, he is none too pleased to find Kent has killed another man rather than finding Teonna (Aminah Nieves). While Kent is confident Pete was with Teonna, Renaud calls Kent a murderer and refuses to continue with Kent. When Kent tells the priest to “go f**k” himself, Renaud surprisingly kills him.

That is the first of a few shocking deaths in 1923 season 2 episode 6. Read on for our full recap.

Amassing forces

Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) tells Jacob about Spencer impending arrival. However, the news will likely soon be known by Whitfield thanks to the loose lips of telephone operators (talk about lack of privacy). While they don’t know exactly where or when Spencer is coming in, Banner (Jerome Flynn) and Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) will send men to take Spencer out as soon as he arrives. Jacob won’t let that happen, so he readies his own forces to ensure his nephew’s safe arrival.

Sure enough, Banner tells Clyde (Brian Konowal) to get to the train station when he hears about Spencer. Banner then informs Whitfield about Spencer, arriving as Whitfield and Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers) are introducing the new girl, Mabel (Virginia Gardner), to their bedroom antics. Whitfield isn’t overly concerned about one man, but he agrees they should kill Spencer and then take care of the rest of the Duttons. Banner does note the sheriff is on the side of the Duttons, but Whitfield says he has the courts. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter, because history is not facts, it’s stories the victors choose to tell.

Back at the ranch, Jacob takes three men with him to the train station and tasks Zane (Brian Geraghty) and Jack (Darren Mann) to guard the ranch. Jack wants to come with Jacob, but the elder Dutton reminds Jack the two most precious things they have are Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) and Cara (Helen Mirren), so it’s important Jack stay there.

Before he leaves, Cara reminds Jacob he has never broken his word to her in 56 years, so she makes him promise that he’ll come back from this. Jacob promises.

Not long after Jacob leaves, Jack decides to head off on his own to join him in Livingston.

Travel plans

We get a quick check in with Spencer on the train. He hears that a snow drift is going to cause him to rework his travel plans. We also get a little more back story on Spencer’s service during the war. A train worker asked where Spencer served? Spencer tells him Argonne, which was one of the key battlefronts of the war that saw some of the largest losses of life in American history. Spencer is one of the few survivors, as he references that practically his whole battalion was lost in the battle.

Things are a bit cheerier when we catch up with Alex (Julia Schlaepfer), as she entertains Paul (Augustus Prew) and Hillary (Janet Montgomery) with her and Spencer’s story up to that point. They are enthralled and decide to help her reconnect with her lost love, offering to drive her to Montana.

Their trip gets off to a good start, with them all enjoying themselves as they drive across the country. When they reach Wyoming they start to hit some snow and decide to stop at a gas station to put chains on their tires. As happens, a woman who works at the station tells Alex they’ll never make it to Montana by car, as there are no more gas stations between there and their destination; better she take the train. Nevertheless, once their car is ready they head back out on the road.

The fight begins

Jacob arrives at the Livingston station early in the morning, with Sheriff McDowell already on site. McDowell expects Spencer to be on the train arriving in two days, but they can’t confirm with the conductor because sending a wire will let everyone know the details. As Jacob scouts out the station, he figures Banner’s men will attempt to take Spencer as he is getting off the train, using the crowd for cover, because that’s what he’d do. But in the meantime they can only wait, with the hope that more men are coming to help them.

Jack sure is trying to make it as reinforcement, but as he rides in the woods to Livingston he hears something and hides in the woods. Sure enough, Clyde and another cowboy ride up on the road. Spotting someone in the trees, they announce they’re Livestock agents and tell Jack to come out. Confident they’re on his side, Jack comes out of the woods. But Clyde is loyal to Banner, so he shoots and kills Jack, getting a head start on their plans to get rid of all the Duttons.

It’s a sad moment, yet surprisingly unceremonious as it comes half way through the episode. Feels like Jack’s death could have been played for a little more effect, but the ramifications will certainly be felt as this season barrels toward the finish line. And there’s still more drama to come in this episode.

Where does Teonna go next?

Checking back in on Teonna’s storyline, the next day she and Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) go look for Pete. They soon spot vultures circling overhead and find Pete’s body. Teonna weeps, asking what will they do now? Runs His Horse tells her Pete gave his life for Teonna’s freedom, so now they can go home.

This does little to help Teonna, who is losing sight of what life has that is worth fighting for. Runs His Horse says they need to survive so one day, when white men have covered the world in concrete and the world revolts, their descendants will be there to teach people how to live with the land. But Teonna wonders why they should bother to teach the ones that are responsible for destroying everything?

These larger, existential questions get put on the backburner when Renaud finds Teonna and Runs His Horse. As they sleep he approaches, but Runs His Horse wakes up and tries to shoot Renaud. But the priest gets the better of him and kills Runs His Horse.

Renuad, at gun point, prays for Teonna and commands her to ask for God’s forgiveness for her sins. But Teonna is not sorry. Instead, she says it’s Renaud who needs to beg for forgiveness for all that he has done. That is not of interest to Renaud, who says since she renounces salvation, he will send Teonna to the Devil. But when he pulls the trigger Renaud’s gun is empty.

This allows Teonna to grab some embers from the fire and smush them in Renaud’s face. She then stabs him multiple times before grabbing Runs His Horse’s gun and killing the priest.

Now Teonna is truly free, but she is also all alone as she sobs over Runs His Horse’s dead body.

Frozen

Not listening to the gas station lady, Paul, Hillary and Alex continue to drive through the night and the heavy snow. Paul tells Alex she’ll be warmer if she sits on the car’s floorboard. Meanwhile, Paul and Hillary say they’ll keep themselves warm “the Irish Way,” drinking some liquor. All the while, their car is down to about a quarter of a tank.

Alex wakes the next morning to realize the car is stopped, the windows are covered in snow, they’re out of gas and Paul is missing. She goes to ask Hillary where Paul is only to realize that Hillary has frozen to death. When Alex opens the car door she sees Paul is also dead a few hundred feet away, leaving her alone in the middle of the frigid mountain valley somewhere in Wyoming (presumably).

While the events of 1923 season 2 episode 6 don’t take everyone off the board like a mass extinction event like narration from Elsa (Isabel May) details as the episode ends, a lot of key characters have met their demise, and with how things are shaping up more could be on the way.

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A priest walks into a saloon. That’s not a joke, but the beginning of 1923 season 2 episode 5. Despite his initial hesitations, Father Renaud (Sebastian Roche) is forced to enter a saloon to confirm that Teonna is a killer after Kent (Jamie McShane) finds the rancher she was riding with.

When the rancher asks why Teonna killed two nuns in their sleep, he conveniently leaves out how the school was abusive to Teonna and the other girls, instead calling Teonna “evil, and evil does not need a reason.” This ultimately convinces the rancher to help, taking Renaud and Kent to the fairground where he last saw Teonna.

From there, Kent picks up their tracks heading into the plains. Kent is confident they’ll be able to track them down, and he and Renaud ride off in pursuit. And with that let’s ride into the rest of our 1923 season 2 episode 5 recap.

The only ones left

Kent’s tracking skills are on point, as indeed Teonna (Aminah Nieves), Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) and Pete (Jeremy Gauna) are riding through the plains, hoping to cross over into New Mexico before heading down to Mexico.

After riding for some time, they need to rest the horses and Pete goes to look for water. He promises Teonna that he’ll be back soon.

Teonna is beginning to lose hope they’ll ever be able to escape, noting that great chiefs like Geronimo weren’t able to escape the white man. Runs His Horse is confident they could have, but they wouldn’t leave their people behind. But that’s why they’ll escape, because they’re out of people to leave behind; they’re the last ones still fighting.

Beg, steal, fight

Just because Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) made her train after being robbed in New York doesn’t mean things are getting any easier. She realizes her ticket does not cover meal service, so after pleading with the porter he helps her get a job as a waitress in the dining car where she can work off her meals.

Her first shift goes all right until she accidentally spills on a man when the train rattles. He wants her to dab him dry, grabbing her hand and placing it over his privates. Alex is able to pull away, but she is clearly rattled.

When Alex returns to her cabin, the young mother she shares the room with tells her this experience is forcing Alex to realize there is no royalty in America; you have to make, marry or steal your way to a better life. Ultimately, she doesn’t think Alex has what it takes, hoping she bought a return ticket. Alex asks why the mother thinks she’s cut out for it? The mother says she’s not concerned for herself, she’s only concerned for her two sons, believing mothers can endure anything.

Alex is back to work for breakfast. There she serves an English couple. Paul (Augie Prew) and Hillary (Janet Montgomery), discussing the world’s events, who pick up where in England Alex is from and correctly guess she is on an American adventure despite her parents’ protests. The husband says he admires her spirit and gives her a nice tip.

Unfortunately, Alex also is forced to serve the same man she spilled on, and this time he goes even further. Purposefully moving his cup to the edge of the table so Alex has to stand as close as possible to him, he puts his hand up her skirt and touches her privates as she pours him coffee. Alex freezes, a tear rolling down her face, until she can’t hold back any longer. She bashes the man’s face with the pot, leaving him bloodied on the floor.

Alex is put into a holding cell on the train. She explains the man assaulted her to the conductor and manager, but Alex’s fate is going to be up to the Chicago police now.

Spencer’s lucky break

Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) is resting under a tree when he is woken by Marshal Fossett (Jennifer Carpenter), who wants to know what he’s doing out there. When he says he’s trying to get back to Montana, she is suspicious of all these people from Montana roaming around, so she wants to bring Spencer in to confirm his identity. If he’s telling the truth they’ll put him on a train to Montana.

At the sheriff’s office in Amarillo, Texas, Fossett calls Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick), who not only confirms he knows Spencer but says he is a Medal of Honor winner (something Spencer didn’t even know). McDowell talks with Spencer, warning him about coming back just to start a war. But as Spencer understands it the war has already started, and he wants revenge against the men who killed his brother (John Dutton, played by James Badge Dale in season 1, in case you needed reminding). When McDowell speaks with Fossett again, he compels her to find a way to detain Spencer to keep him from causing trouble, but Fossett says she can’t detain a person for what he might do. After they hang up she tells Spencer he is free to go.

Making good on getting him a ticket, Spencer boards a train for Montana. Though he can’t help but ask the ticket attendant what else has changed about America since he was away fighting for it?

Skirting the law

Banner (Jerome Flynn), Clyde (Brian Konowal) and another cowboy check out the “train station.” Banner explains how there’s no judge or jury, making it the perfect place to put all the Duttons after they kill them. But the first body they dump belongs to Cindy, Whitfield’s former sex worker.

Related, Whitfield’s other lady, Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers), heads into Boseman to find a replacement for Cindy. She sets her sights on a blonde, explaining that with Whitfield she’ll make in one night what she would typically make in a month. All she has to do is deal with Whitfield’s “big appetite” and the “theater” he enjoys in the bedroom (underselling the depravity just a bit). Giving her a kiss to help seal the deal (a same-sex display that likely would have been illegal at the time), Lindy convinces the blonde to join her.

Alex gains an ally

After arriving at the Chicago station, the police are ready to arrest Alex for assaulting the man based on his version of the story alone (he said Alex was his girl and she was jealous thinking he had other women). But the British couple Paul and Hillary from the train come to Alex’s defense, testifying the man sexually assaulted her and Alex was only defending herself. With this info, Alex is uncuffed and ultimately the man is arrested.

Alex immediately has to go from dealing with her assaulter to dealing with a potential thief, as she spots the mother on the platform trying to make off with her things. Alex runs her down and takes it all back. The woman says Alex will understand if she ever has children. But Alex already does, putting the woman’s hand on her stomach to signal she’s pregnant.

Though she avoided catastrophe with those situations, Alex gets hit again when she sees her next train has been cancelled because of snow on the tracks, with no idea when it will depart. This leads to Alex breaking down in the station lobby, until she runs into the British couple once again. They invite her to stay with them and get a much needed respite from her adventure. Alex accepts.

Shootout on the plains

As Pete continues to search for water, he eventually spots a deer, which leads him to a small pond. Unfortunately, Renaud and Kent also found the pond. They spot Pete and immediately give chase.

But because Pete wasn’t able to get his horse water, it eventually collapses due to exhaustion. He scrambles to get his rifle to defend himself as Kent quickly approaches. The two open fire on one another but we don’t see who wins this shootout, forcing us to wait until the next episode.

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Sylvester Stallone’s reign as Dwight Manfredi in Tulsa King isn’t over, as Paramount Plus has officially renewed the Taylor Sheridan-created series for Tulsa King season 3.

Tulsa King is one of five Paramount Plus originals from Sheridan that have aired over the last year, including Mayor of Kingstown season 3, Lioness season 2, Landman and 1923 season 2. Tulsa King season 3 now joins Mayor of Kingstown season 4 and Landman season 2 as Sheridan’s shows that are confirmed for another season (we're still waiting on word if there is going to be a Lioness season 3, while 1923 season 2 is still airing new episodes as of publication, so that’s TBD as well).

But let’s focus on Tulsa King season 3. Below you’ll find all the details we know right now about the latest season of the crime drama.

Tulsa King season 3 release date

Tulsa King season 3 premieres on Sunday, September 21, on Paramount Plus.

As a Paramount Plus original series, all episodes of Tulsa King season 3 are going to stream on Paramount Plus. That’s also where you can watch the first two seasons exclusively in their entirety.

Tulsa King season 3 cast

Stallone leads the series as Dwight, with the returning group of supporting cast members consisting of Martin Starr, Jay Will, Annabella Sciorra, Neal McDonough, Frank Grillo, Vincent Piazza, Chris Caldovino, McKenna Quigley Harrington, Mike "Cash Flo" Walden, Michael Beach, Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany.

There are plenty of exciting new additions to the Tulsa King season 3 cast as well. Robert Patrick (1923) joins the show as Jeremiah Dunmire, described as "a powerful, forceful man with deep pockets in the liquor business." Also new is Beau Knapp (The Bikeriders) as Cole Dunmire, Jeremiah's son and "a trust fund country boy with crazy in his eyes." Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) also comes aboard as Special Agent Musso, "an FBI agent with an axe to grind," per the description.

New additions whose characters we don't know as much about include Bella Heathcote (Scrublands) and James Russo (Horizon: An American Saga)

But the big addition to the Tulsa King cast is Samuel L. Jackson in the role of Russell Lee Washington Jr., a character that will be introduced before leading his own Tulsa King spinoff, NOLA King.

Tulsa King season 3 plot

Here is the official synopsis for Tulsa King season 3:

"In season three, as Dwight’s empire expands, so do his enemies and the risks to his crew. Now, he faces his most dangerous adversaries in Tulsa yet: the Dunmires, a powerful old-money family that doesn’t play by old-world rules, forcing Dwight to fight for everything he’s built and protect his family."

Read our Tulsa King season 2 episode 10 recap for more details on where everything left off.

Tulsa King season 3 trailer

There first teaser trailer for Tulsa King season 3 is here. Watch it directly below:

Tulsa King season 3 behind the scenes

Production on Tulsa King season 3 is taking place in Atlanta and Oklahoma.

The show is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, with its roster of executive producers including Taylor Sheridan, Sylvester Stallone, Dave Erickson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Braden Aftergood, Jim McKay, Sheri Elwood, Ildy Modrovich and Keith Cox. Erickson also serves as showrunner

The development of the land where the Yellowstone Ranch sits on was a consistent plotline in the flagship Yellowstone series. Now it’s one for its prequel, as 1923 season 2 episode 4 depicts.

Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) hosts a group of investors to pitch them his big idea — a ski resort (along with an airport and a road going through Paradise Valley). When Banner (Jerome Flynn) reminds him that his plan goes through the Dutton’s land, Whitfield tells him it’s time to build their army to take down the Duttons.

Even as the Duttons finally get some good news in this episode, this looming threat and narration from Elsa (Isabel May) about how the hope of spring/summer always gets hit again with another devastating blanket of snow warns us there’s always something coming for this family at some point. But for now, here’s what happened in 1923 season 2 episode 4.

First, the good news

As foreshadowed in the previous episode, Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) was indeed robbed in the women’s bathroom, with the thief taking her money and her friend’s bracelet. Though this is clearly awful and could cause some problems if Alex needs money on the rest of her journey, she at least doesn’t compound the issue by missing the train, as she rushes and leaps on just at the last minute to ensure she continues her journey to Montana.

Speaking of the ranch, Dr. Miller (Mark Daneri) performs the procedure on Zane (Brian Geraghty), having to knock him out with chloroform and strap him down so he can drill into his head. Unfortunately, the chloroform doesn’t last long enough and Zane wakes up screaming in pain. While that complicates things, Dr. Miller is able to complete the procedure and bandage Zane up. When Zane sits up the pain he was feeling has eased, he’s even able to get up and walk, meaning the procedure was a success. He quickly asks Jacob (Harrison Ford) if they’re going to go after who did this to them? Jacob confirms that’s the plan.

Of course, Dr. Miller still has one other patient in the Dutton house, Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph). When Jack (Darren Mann) tries to tell Elizabeth what happened with Zane, she says she doesn’t want to see him unless it’s about her getting her rabies shot, allowing her to be one step closer to leaving.

Jacob decides to talk with Elizabeth to see if he can help the situation. He understands her situation, admitting this winter has been extremely hard and that even he's tempted to leave and come back in June. But he tells her Jack couldn’t accept her request to leave the ranch with her, as that would mean abandoning his family and his way of life while they’re under attack. He hopes she understands that and that she will choose to come back to Jack when the winter is over. Elizabeth thanks Jacob for his understanding.

It’s then time for Elizabeth’s next shot. It causes her intense pain still, which alarms Cara (Helen Mirren). It turns out there’s a reason Elizabeth is having these reactions — she’s pregnant. With this news her spirit is lifted and she has a renewed reason to stay. Jack is of course enthusiastic when he hears.

Cara, happy but cautious after Elizabeth’s previous lost pregnancy, asks Dr. Miller if there’s any threat to the baby from the vaccines, but the doctor assures Cara there is no risk with the vaccine impacting the pregnancy.

Blackmail

Checking in with Spencer (Brandon Sklenar), he is walking along the roadside to Fort Worth when a police car pulls up alongside him. The sheriff tells Spencer to get in the car, telling him he can be arrested for vagrancy or simply be driven to the train station. Turns out the deal is worse than that.

The sheriff takes Spencer into the woods where other officers are waiting with the truck he and Luca were transporting the booze in. The sheriff tells him that Luca spilled all the beans before he died, so Spencer’s choice is spend the next five years in jail for bootlegging or help them run a sting operation by delivering the truck to its destination, after which Spencer would be free to go. That not being a real choice, Spencer agrees, driving the truck once again with an officer in the front and others hidden in the back.

When they get to the drop off, one of the other bootleggers asks where Luca is? The officer says he killed him and then shoots and kills the bootlegger too. The other officers bust out of the truck and attack the criminals, while the rest of the officers arrive to help. As chaos goes on around him, the sheriff reneges on his deal and cuffs Spencer to the steering wheel of the truck. Spencer is able to grab his things and shoot the handcuffs off. He drives the truck into the police cars to make them unusable and then takes off for the train station.

Though the sheriff gives chase, Spencer is able to hop onto a train. Unfortunately, there are other vagabonds in the boxcar he chose, two men and a young girl, who demand a train tax. Even though Spencer has no food or money, they warn he’ll have to pay something. Spencer takes out his rifle to stave them off, but the man who calls himself the Tax Collector, says sooner or later Spencer will fall asleep, and that’s when they’ll get him.

Escaping the law

Banner returns home to tell his wife of the opportunity that lay at their feet if they work with Whitfield, but that it also means they would have to destroy another family (the Duttons) to take it. He is clearly conflicted, but his wife tells him that is how wealth has been built throughout history. Now it’s their turn to, as they say, “steal a castle.”

Returning to discuss things with Whitfield, the scheming businessman reveals a new detail to use in their plans. He shows Banner there’s a county on the border of Montana and Wyoming that consists of no town, has no sheriff or population, meaning no trial, no jury. However Banner gets rid of the Duttons, this is where to drop them. And thus, the “train station” was born.

We also learn the first body dumped there, as Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers) reveals she accidentally killed Christy (Cailyn Rice) in their "rough housing." Whitfield tells Banner to dump Christy’s body at the train station, calling it practice.

Meanwhile, in Texas, Teonna (Aminah Nieves), Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) and Pete (Jeremy Gauna) help the cowboys herd cattle. When they’re done they eat at the fairgrounds where a rodeo is going to take place. While checking out the arena, Teonna sees a wanted poster with her face on it. They’re all over the place, meaning they will have to be on the run again

The train tax

After staying up all night, Spencer appears to have outlasted the Tax Collector. Unable to keep his eyes open any longer, Spencer gives in and nods off. However, the Tax Collector was just faking, as he quickly wakes up and gets the others.

They slowly approach Spencer, with the young girl placing a blade at his knife while the Tax Collector moves to grab Spencer's rifle. This wakes Spencer, but the Tax Collector thinks they have him dead to rights. Spencer removes that idea as in a flash he grabs the girl’s hand and pulls the blade away from him, then pushes the gun in the direction of the Tax Collector and fires, killing him. Spencer is then able to kill the other man and knock out the young girl.

But that’s the end of the train for him. He jumps off and continues his journey home on foot once again.

New episodes of 1923 premiere Sundays on Paramount Plus.

Yellowstone, one of the biggest TV shows of the last 10 years, is over, but the great thing about streaming is that shows are usually readily available to rewatch whenever you want them. With that in mind, March 16 marks a special day as now the entirety of Yellowstone, from Yellowstone season 1 episode 1 to the Yellowstone series finale, is now available to stream in one place, as Peacock has officially added Yellowstone season 5 part 2.

After the first half of Yellowstone season 5 premiered in the last few weeks of 2022 (and first day of 2023), strikes and the surprise of Kevin Costner leaving the series delayed Yellowstone season 5 part 2 for more than 20 months. But the final six episodes finally aired on Paramount Network in November 2024, and now those episodes are available to stream exclusively on Peacock (subscription required).

In case you’ve been holding out on the entire run of Yellowstone episodes to figure out what this show is and start watching, here’s a quick summary: created by Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone centers on the Dutton family, who own one of the largest ranches in the US that surrounds the iconic Yellowstone National Park in Montana. The Duttons must fight to protect their ranch and their way of life from various challengers, usually by whatever means necessary.

In addition to Costner, Yellowstone stars Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Gil Birmingham, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Forrie J. Smith, Denim Richards, Ian Bohen, Mo Brings Plenty, Ryan Bingham and Jen Landon.

One unfortunate thing about Yellowstone’s streaming situation is that its prequel series that detail the stories of previous generations of the Dutton family, 1883 and 1923 (1923 season 2 is currently releasing new episodes weekly), are not on Peacock, but Paramount Plus. The reason for the split is that when Yellowstone first started streaming, Paramount Plus was not around, so the show was licensed to Peacock for streaming, and it still holds those rights. So if you’re a completist and want to watch all of them, that will require an additional subscription to Paramount Plus.

The interesting question though may be what happens with what right now is simply being referred to as Yellowstone season 6, a potential continuation/spinoff? If it's officially considered a new series it would presumably head to Paramount Plus, but TBD.

That’s all down the line though. If you want to watch any or all of the flagship Yellowstone series, then Peacock is the place to do it right now.

If you ever have complaints about traveling these days, 1923 season 2 episode 3 is here to remind you how much worse it was 100 years ago.

Titled “Wrap Thee for Terror,” (my suggested alternate title is “Plains, Trains and Automobiles”) a large chunk of the episode focuses on Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) and her experiences, though Spencer (Brandon Sklenar), Jacob (Harrison Ford), Zane (Brian Geraghty) and even Kent (Jamie McShane) and Renaud (Sebastian Roche) have their own troubles.

Of course modern travel isn’t the only thing we should all be thankful for after watching this episode of 1923; how far we’ve come medically is a relief compared to some of the examinations and treatments rendered in this episode.

Read on to get the details on this with our recap of 1923 season 2 episode 3.

Welcome to New York

Pretty much half of the episode is devoted to Alex as she arrives in New York City. Though before she can take the next step to Montana, she must first go through immigration processing on Ellis Island, the famed entryway many used in the early 20th century coming to America. But the historic halls don’t roll out the red carpet.

She is forced to go through multiple medical examinations that are actually quite demeaning — at one point she even gets punched in the stomach for possibly being a bit too cute with a response — and at times unsanitary, including a doctor examining her private areas without gloves. Ultimately, the doctor’s discover she is pregnant. That could mean deportation, as Alex learned from others as she was waiting, as its assumed she wouldn't be able to work. Another woman tells Alex she can always bribe the officials or trade what nature gave her to secure her entry into the country, but as we know Alex, that’s not something she’ll lower herself to do.

At long last, Alex sees the immigration official (Mike Mizwicki) that will decide her fate. With no marriage license to show, the man doesn’t believe Alex is actually heading to Montana to meet up with her husband, calling it a dime store fiction. If she wants to get in she has to show she can work. When the man tests to see if she can read, Alex has finally had enough. Given a Walt Whitman book, instead of just reading the beginning she finds a particular passage to show up the man. She then calls out he has lipstick from one of the woman he previously interviewed, with Alex advising he wipe it off before going home to his wife. Having been sufficiently shown up, the official approves Alex’s entry.

Of course getting into America was just step one, now she has to figure out how to get to Montana. Though she meets a kind vendor who gives her a map and gets her a cab to Grand Central Terminal, he also warns her about the dangers of the city, particularly those looking to steal what she has. The same happens at the train station, as the salesman offers some helpful tips about her route and staying safe until she boards the train.

They also try to tell Alex how cold it is going to be in Montana, but she continuously brushes them off, confident England’s cold is comparable. As we’ve seen from everything going on in Montana, Alex is probably in for a rude awakening on that front.

The cold hard truth

Experiencing that kind of cold first-hand is Jacob and the rest of the cowboys on their way back from Boseman. Though they survived the night in the wagon, they need to find the horses and get a fire going so they don’t freeze. Though briefly suggesting they leave him behind, Zane tells Jacob to use the wagon for fire wood, as he’ll tough it out and sit a horse the rest of the way to the ranch.

At the ranch, Cara (Helen Mirren), who killed the rabid wolf, now has to give some hard lessons to Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph), who still fights getting the rabies shot. Cara gives her a good slap and tells her the alternative is being shot when the rabies drive her mad, admonishing her to start acting like a grown woman. Elizabeth relents, but shows she still has some spirit by standing to receive the shot.

Thankfully the doctor is still at the ranch when Jacob and company arrive with Zane. The doctor diagnoses Zane as suffering from a subdural hematoma, a swelling in his brain, which needs to be drained or it will kill him. However, the doctor doesn’t have any anesthesia on him, so Zane will have to go through the procedure awake and feeling all the pain.

Jack( Darren Mann), meanwhile, is faced with some emotional pain, as he finds Elizabeth packing to head back to Boston. She doesn’t want this kind of life and if Jack wants to remain her husband he needs to come with her to Boston. When it's time for another shot from Cara, Elizabeth counts down its just eight more shots until she can leave.

Cops and robbers

We get a quick check with Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) as he finds the rancher who not only gives him, Teonna and Pete permission to camp, but offers them a wage if they help keep track of the cattle as they move across the plains. Good deal all around for now.

Things aren’t so rosy for their pursuers, Kent and Renaud. The tribe that Kent has been antagonizing gets Marshal Fossett (Jennifer Carpenter) to come investigate the scene where Kent killed the boys who attacked in the night. Discovering tracks going east, Fossett urges the tribe to leave it to her so justice can be served, but the tribe isn’t interested in justice, they want vengeance. So it’ll be a question of who finds Kent and Renaud — who set off on a new course toward Mexico in search of Teonna — first.

The law also becomes an issue for Spencer and Luca (Andy Dispensa). As they’re driving, Spencer notices a road block ahead. He stops the car and gets a closer look on foot, seeing these aren’t the kind of officers you can bribe. They search for a different way to Fort Worth, but Spencer decides they need to ditch the truck, not wanting to risk his life for booze. Luca, however, isn’t going to let down his cousin, despite Spencer’s pleas for him to forget it. They go their separate ways, but as Spencer is walking he hears gunfire. Sure enough, Luca was not able to bribe the officers, and when he opts for violence they end up killing him.

The episode ends with Alex narrating a letter to Spencer, saying she is on her way to Billings and thinks in a week she’ll be at the ranch. She hopes they’re done proving how much they love each other, and wonders what more calamities they could face? On cue, as Alex goes to the ladies room to refresh, a man that has all the trappings of a thief eyes her and follows her in, almost certainly looking to rob her.

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Winter hits hard in 1923 season 2 episode 2, as Elsa Dutton’s (Isabel May) narration hauntingly details. But before we get to that, Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) discovers some of the fun of winter.

Driving with Banner (Jerome Flynn), Whitfield spots a group of Norwegians skiing. Banner believes the men are crazy, but Whitfield is intrigued. When he meets with them he asks them to explain skiing to him. They call it the closest thing man can have to flying, but easy enough for anyone to learn. Banner doesn’t understand Whitfield’s interest, so Whitfield explains that people seek out the euphoria of peril, the exhilaration of danger, and with skiing he sees a way to sell it to them. Banner later admits to his mole Clyde (Brian Konowal) that this kind of insight into people makes him fear Whitfield more than any other man.

But while Banner worries about the dangers that Whitfield brings, just about everyone else is more concerned with the dangers of nature in 1923 season 2 episode 2. Read on for a full recap.

Nature’s fury

Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) are able to convince the judge (Patrick Burch) overseeing Zane’s case to release Zane and his family into Jacob’s custody, keeping them on the ranch. They secure the deal with a little blackmail as the judge has a stash of liquor during prohibition.

Not wanting to stay in town another night despite an oncoming storm, Jacob goes to the hospital to collect Zane (Brian Geraghty). Zane is distraught though, believing he can’t walk and will be bedridden the rest of his life. Jacob explains that all of this is Whitfield’s doing, but promises Zane come the spring they’ll get the chance to strike back. Only if there is any of them left, Zane worries.

That’s a bit prescient, as things aren’t going too well up at the ranch right now. When Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) goes to the chicken coop she discovers all of the chickens have been killed, courtesy of a wolf still residing there. She runs but the wolf gives chase, biting her in the leg and causing her to fall. Before the wolf can attack again a cowboy scares the wolf off by shooting his gun. When brought back to the house, Cara (Helen Mirren) worries the wolf was rabid and has the cowboy fetch the doctor.

Surprising leaders

Teonna (Aminah Nieves) and Pete (Jeremy Gauna) tells Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) about the cowboy they ran into and how this place may be safe for them to stay. Runs His Horse is a bit nervous, as the rancher may not be as friendly as they think. But he agrees to check it out, telling Teonna and Pete to stay there until he gets back.

Up in Oklahoma, Renaud (Sebastian Roche), Kent (Jamie McShane) and Thomas (Crain) continue their search for Teonna, stopping in Anadarko, Okla., to speak with the Marshal there. To Kent’s surprise, however, the Marshal is a woman (Jennifer Carpenter), which he begrudgingly deals with to get her help in creating sketches of Teonna to put on wanted posters. Before they leave though, the Marshal warns them that the Comanche in the area will only respect the badge if they are shown respect in return.

Of course we know Kent did not do that with his actions in 1923 season 2 episode 1, so at night when the three of them are camped they are attacked. Thomas is killed by an arrow, while Kent and Renaud are able to take cover and regroup. Kent gives Renaud a gun, telling the priest to use it if they want to survive. They are able to kill their attackers, but Renaud is troubled when he sees one of them was a young boy. Kent is confident though that all they have to do is ask for forgiveness from God and they’ll be in the clear.

A dangerous ally?

Spencer (Brandon Skelnar) arrives back on US soil when he and Luca (Andy Dispensa) come ashore in Galveston, Texas, delivering goods to Luca’s relative, Maceo (Gilles Marini). Maceo thanks Spencer for saving Luca and invites him to be his guest. While Spencer enjoys a nice meal (including trying pizza for the first time), he wants to be on his way quickly. Maceo has other ideas though, having his men grab Spencer, forcefully, and bring him back.

Maceo is disappointed that Spencer wasn’t willing to accept his hospitality. But Spencer explains that he doesn’t have time for hospitality, as he needs to get back to Montana to help his family fight for their land. Maceo understands this and sympathizes with this, but promises that he can help Spencer in his quest.

Spencer is given the task of transporting whiskey to Fort Worth with Luca, along with some money and a gun in case he runs into trouble with the police. Once he does that he can take the truck and head to Montana, with Maceo's gratefulness behind him.

Meanwhile, Spencer’s other half, Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) is on her way to the US, but the trip is rough as her ship is tossed about on the water

Surviving, not living

Jacob’s decision to head back to the ranch in the middle of a blizzard is coming back to bit them, as they have to take refuge in some pines, let the horses go and flip the wagon to use as shelter. And yet, Cara and Elizabeth may still be having a worse time at the ranch.

Though the doctor arrives to treat Elizabeth, she is not thrilled when he suggests giving her a vaccine in her stomach to combat the possibility of rabies; Elizabeth has to be held down as she fights to get the shot. When Cara talks to her after, Elizabeth says though she loves Jack (Darren Mann), she can’t continue with this way of life, calling it surviving, not living. Cara tries to convince her to see the splendor of spring, but Elizabeth says when the storm ends she is going back to her parents.

Elizabeth’s point gets even more evidence that night. Cara is awoken by a noise. With her rifle in hand, she inspects the house and finds the door to the living room — where the nurse that came with the doctor was sleeping — is open, with snow blowing in. The wolf found its way in, killing the nurse. Cara shoots her gun as the wolf leaps, but we don’t see if she hit the animal as the episode ends.

New episodes of 1923 premiere Sundays on Paramount Plus.

In the opening narration for 1923 season 2 episode 1, Cara (Helen Mirren) says they are “like the bear,” hibernating in winter as they await spring. But the hibernation of 1923 is finally over as the Yellowstone prequel returns after two years.

Things were not great when we last left the Duttons in the 1923 season 1 finale, as Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) amassed power to threaten the ranch, making a series of moves around Jacob (Harrison Ford) paying his taxes and arresting their loyal ranch hand Zane (Brian Geraghty) because he was illegally married to an Asian woman. Across the Atlantic, Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) and Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) were separated after Spencer accidentally killed a man in self defense, leaving them each to fend for themselves as they attempt to get to Montana to reunite.

How will those storylines play out, and what new ones will arise in 1923 season 2? Here’s how things got started with our full recap of the season 2 premiere.

Heading to court

Jacob, Jack (Darren Mann) and a group of cowboys are readying to head to Boseman for Zane’s trial. Cara is a little worried with all the potential dangers on the trip to town (and probably those in town as well), but Jacob promises her this won’t be the last time that he sees her face.

That is challenged pretty quickly when Jacob steps onto the porch, where a mountain lion has taken up residence. Jacob slowly pulls his gun, making sure he is ready in case the lion has come looking for its next meal. When Jacob takes a step toward it though the lion runs off.

Whitfield has less to worry about as he eagerly awaits the trial. In fact, he is thoroughly enjoying the wait and his hope how this could be a critical blow to the Duttons in his own sadistic way. Similarly, Banner (Jerome Flynn) is optimistic about what the trial could mean for him and his family, even if his wife is skeptical of the kind of man that Whitfield is. Banner admits he'll lay with the devil (in this case Whitefield) if it helps secure a better life and future for his family.

The search for Teonna

Father Renaud (Sebastian Roche), Marshal Kent (Jamie McShane) and Marshal Thomas (Ross Crain) have made their way down to Comanche territory in Oklahoma looking for Teonna (Aminah Nieves). As they come upon a Comanche camp site, Kent quickly makes it clear he'll run roughshod over anyone who stands in his way of finding Teonna. He kills multiple Comanche and then holds a child hostage as he tries to get answers, though the people say they have not seen Teonna.

Renaud is taken aback by Kent’s actions, asking him to release the child in the name of God. Kent obliges, but as he gets back on his horse he tells Renaud he is the will of God, and he won’t be stopped. He then runs over the child with his horse, and tells the Comanche people to spread the word they are looking for Teonna. If he learns any of them attempt to help her, after he finds Teonna Kent will come back and deal with them.

Teonna is still with her rescuers from the end of season 1, Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) and Pete Plenty Clouds (Jeremy Gauna, who replaces Cole Brings Plenty after the latter actor’s passing between seasons). After Runs His Horse imparts some lessons to Teonna about how the government has turned their people into beggars, he brings up how she and Pete have a connection. Teonna doesn’t deny it, admitting she would like for Pete to take her hand. Runs His Horse says that can be arranged, but tells them any extracurricular activity needs to be held off until after the ceremony. Teonna asks if he waited until after the ceremony? He admits no, acknowledging that it’s at least something you have to say.

Teonna isn’t interested in waiting either, as she finds Pete by the river and begins to undress. They go to a secluded place and begin to kiss, but Teonna quickly notices a rider on a ridge above them. She worries he may find her clothes she left behind, so Pete goes to grab them before the mysterious rider discovers them and gets suspicious.

Just as Pete grabs the clothes, the lone cowboy (Cody Lore) comes up on him. However, he is friendly enough, assuming Pete is just on a hunt. He explains that they are actually on a private ranch in Texas, but the owner has always been kind to Comanche who come to hunt and camp on their old land. After the cowboy leaves, Pete fills Teonna in on the details, and feeling that they are safe, picks up where they left off.

The difficult journey west

We find Spencer slowly making his way home working on a ship, shoveling coal in the engine room with a young Italian man named Luca (Andy Dispensa). As the crew sleeps, Spencer is awoken by a noise. Checking it out, he sees a man raping Luca. Spencer pulls the man off and beats him up, only stopping when the captain arrives, who ends the situation by killing the rapist.

A day or so later, when Luca does not show up to work in the engine room, Spencer goes looking for him. Finding a note on his bed, he realizes Luca is planning on killing himself, throwing himself overboard. However, Spencer is able to talk him off, saving him once again.

Alex, meanwhile, is the one in need of some help back in England. Prevented from trying to rejoin Spencer by her parents, Alex turns to her friend Jennifer (Jo Ellen Pellman), revealing to her she's pregnant with Spencer’s child and that she is determined to reunite with him. She gives Jennifer jewelry to sell to book her passage on a ship; second class so she can avoid any familiar connections that may try and stop her. Jennifer succeeds, and sees Alex off at the dock.

Back on Spencer’s boat, Luca and Spencer get to know each other, including Spencer explaining how he needs money to get back home to Montana to help his family. Luca suggests he fight for the money, but Spencer only fights for survival. When Luca points out that since he needs money to get back home, fighting for money is fighting for his family’s survival. Spencer likes that logic.

Luca sets up Spencer’s first fight against a massive sailor, but Spencer makes quick work of him. Another sailor quickly challenges Spencer, and while the fight is tougher, Spencer wins that one as well. In total, he quickly wins $420, which should be enough to get him home. Perfect timing too, as the boat appears to be arriving in the US as Spencer spots lights in the distance when he heads up to the deck of the ship.

Lions and wolves

In Boseman, Jacob meets up with Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) at a speakeasy, who gives him the lowdown on Zane’s case. They know that Whitfield is behind it, with McDowell warning Jacob to have his affairs in order, as Whitfield is looking to knock all of Jacob’s chess pieces off the board.

While Jacob has Whitfield to deal with, there are other predators causing problems at the ranch. Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph), excited that the sun is shining, goes out to enjoy it on the porch. However, when Cara comes to find her for breakfast she sees Elizabeth is terrified through the window, as the mountain lion is back. Just as it prepares to pounce, Cara shoots and kills it through the window.

The voice of Elsa Dutton (Isabel May) returns with some life lessons, saying “winter is the killing season,” where the hunters seek out the weak and foolish. But it’s not just lions. Cara hears howling in the woods around the ranch. Wolves. Meaning they are likely not done defending themselves.

New episodes of 1923 premiere Sundays on Paramount Plus.

It’s been a glorious run for fans of Taylor Sheridan, as from early fall until January 12 at least one new episode of one of his TV shows aired just about every week. The latest entry was Landman starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm, which just concluded its inaugural season with the finale now streaming on Paramount Plus. With that being the case, fans are certainly going to be wondering whether or not there is going to be a Landman season 2?

Landman was co-created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace. Based on the podcast Boomtown, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires in the oil rig industry, a booming industry so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics. In addition to Thornton and Hamm, the series stars Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chavez and Demi Moore, with guest appearances by Andy Garcia, Michael Pena and Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones.

After proving to be another hit for Paramount Plus, what is the status of Landman moving forward? Is it renewed or is it a one-and-done show?

What’s the status of Landman season 2?

Yes, Landman season 2 is confirmed.

Paramount Plus officially announced that they renewed Landman for a second season on March 12, though there was little information about the new season available at that time.

Landman is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes for its first season, but more importantly Paramount Plus subscribers kept tuning in. Paramount Plus has touted a number of milestone viewership numbers for the show, including it having the most-watched premiere and finale of and Paramount Plus show yet.

Landman season 2 now joins Tulsa King season 3 and Mayor of Kingstown season 4 as having been officially ordered by the streamer. We are still waiting on word for Lioness season 3, however, while the future of 1923 remains uncertain, though there have been some reports that 1923 season 2 could be the final of the season (there are expectations though of another Yellowstone prequel series, 1944).

While you wait for Landman season 2, you can watch all episodes of Landman season 1 exclusively on Paramount Plus (subscription required).

Mayor of Kingstown has been re-elected. Or renewed, to be more accurate, as Paramount Plus has officially ordered Mayor of Kingstown season 4, bringing back the Taylor Sheridan co-created crime drama starring Jeremy Renner, which has been a big hit for the streaming service.

According to the official announcement of the season 4 renewal, Mayor of Kingstown season 3 was the most-watched show on Paramount Plus during its run of new episodes. That appears to be a common occurrence with Sheridan-produced shows, as Lioness and Tulsa King (both currently awaiting renewal decisions on future seasons) have been popular programs as well on the streamer.

So as fans look forward to more Mayor of Kingstown, here’s everything we know about the new season (SPOILER alert as we’ll be going over some season 3 details).

Mayor of Kingstown season 4 release date

There is no confirmed release date for Mayor of Kingstown season 4 at this time.

The previous three seasons of Mayor of Kingstown all had different release dates, as season 1 premiered in November of 2021, season 2 in January of 2023 and season 3 in June of 2024. So there isn’t a traditional release window we can pinpoint to guess when Mayor of Kingstown season 4 will premiere. But we’ll keep this post updated as more details are shared.

In the meantime, if you want to go back and watch any or all of Mayor of Kingstown up to this point, the show is streaming exclusively on Paramount Plus, so a subscription is required.

Mayor of Kingstown season 4 cast

Right now the only confirmed cast member for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, per the official announcement, is Jeremy Renner, who leads the series as Mike McLusky, the power broker that works with both the cops and criminals that reside in Kingstown.

There are a number of series regulars that we would expect would be back for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, including Tobi Bamtefa as Bunny, Hugh Dillon as Ian, Taylor Handley as Kyle, Nishi Munshi as Tracy, Derek Webster as Stevie and Hamish Allan-Headley as Robert.

A couple of big cast members are all but certain not to return based on the fate of their characters in season 3 (barring flashbacks or something truly wacky) — Emma Laird’s Iris and Aidan Gillen’s Milo.

We’ll keep this post updated as any casting news comes in.

Mayor of Kingstown season 4 plot

There are no official plot details for Mayor of Kingstown season 4 at this time. But we can guess a few potential big storylines based on how things ended in season 3.

First, Mike will probably work to exonerate Kyle after he shot Robert during an operation. Evelyn will continue her mission to clean up the mess that is the criminal system in Kingstown. Mike and Bunny’s relationship will need a rebound after the strain of last season. And the prison is in need of a new warden following the death of Kareem.

If you want more details on what happened in season 3, read our detailed recaps on each episode of the season.

Mayor of Kingstown season 4 trailer

There is no trailer for Mayor of Kingstown season 4 at this time. When one becomes available we’ll add it here.

Mayor of Kingstown season 4 behind the scenes

Mayor of Kingstown was created by Sheridan and Dillon, who also serve as executive producers with Renner, Antoine Fuqua, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Michael Friedman, Dave Erickson, Christoph Schrewe, Wendy Riss Gatsiounis, Evan Perazzo and Keith Cox. Dave Erickson is the showrunner and writer for the series. Production companies behind the show are MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions.

There is no info on when production is set to start on Mayor of Kingstown season 4.

Whatever the future may hold for Yellowstone (as a Yellowstone season 6/spinoff seems more and more likely), the Yellowstone season 5 ending definitely signaled the end of an era for the cable western that has become one of the most popular shows on television.

Yellowstone season 5 episode 14 began with a group of indigenous people from Rainwater’s (Gil Birmingham) reservation, led by Mo (Mo Brings Plenty), taking on a secretive mission. Kind of like their own Boston Tea Party, dumping sections of pipe that were set to be used for the pipeline on the reservation into the lake. As Mo tells Rainwater later, they won’t be found (or at least not retrievable). But that’s just a small (and honestly ultimately inconsequential) part of this massive, nearly hour and a half episode to close out Yellowstone season 5.

Read on for our full breakdown of what happened right here.

Making plans

Following the auction at the ranch, the cowboys are having a good time and making plans for what’s next. Teeter (Jen Landon) has something specific in mind, asking Travis (Taylor Sheridan) for a job in Texas, which she ultimately gets.

Beth (Kelly Reilly), meanwhile, shows Rip (Cole Hauser) a piece of land they could move to. Rip says he could make it work, which is good, because Beth already bought it. When Rip asks who then is going to run the Yellowstone, she tells him she’ll explain it all tomorrow.

However, that is put a bit on hold, as Beth gets the call that John’s body is ready for the funeral. Beth wants to have it as soon as Rip and the cowboys can dig the grave, which is that afternoon. Beth then makes calls letting the small group of people she wants to attend.

Securing the Yellowstone’s future

Rainwater and Mo arrive at Kayce’s (Luke Grimes) house, not knowing why he has invited them. Having Monica (Kelsey Asbille) and Tate (Brecken Merrill) sit in on the conversation, Kayce explains his vision from the end of Yellowstone season 4 showed him two paths, one that would save his family and one to save the ranch. He thought that choosing one would mean the end of the other, but he now realizes it meant he could only save one, but Rainwater can save the other.

Kayce points out his ancestors bought the Yellowstone land for $1.25 per acre, so that is the deal he offers Rainwater to buy the ranch from him ($1.1 million). He has two conditions, that Kayce’s family be allowed to keep the land their house sits on and that Rainwater never develop or sell the Yellowstone. Rainwater agrees.

Rainwater remembers he once threatened John that if he got the land back he would remove any evidence the Duttons had ever been there. But as generations of the Duttons are buried on the land, alongside generations of Rainwater’s people, Rainwater says they will treat all of it as sacred. They make a blood oath to symbolically seal the deal, while Mo performs a chant to commemorate the moment.

Laying John to rest

After finishing digging the grave, Rip tells Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) about the land Beth bought, saying they have room for him if he wants. However, Lloyd decides if he can’t cowboy on the Yellowstone he’d rather not do it at all. Rip tells him their door is always open.

As everyone readies for the funeral (save for Jamie [Wes Bentley], who was unsurprisingly not invited and practices his press conference), Beth takes a few shots before speeding down to meet everyone in her car. Rainwater is there, hoping Beth doesn’t mind as he was with Kayce when she called him. She doesn’t, calling him the protector of John’s legacy now.

John’s casket is laid in the barn. Beth goes to it and with tears in her eyes tells her father they won; there may not be cows on the land moving forward, but there won’t be condos either. She says he can rest now.

At the grave, the preacher invites Beth to lay a flower on the casket and say goodbye. She has something else in mind though, whispering that she will avenge John. Others follow. Kayce forgives John; Lynelle (Wendy Moniz) wore her tightest skirt for him; Rainwater promises to protect the land; and the cowboys one by one say silent goodbyes.

Rip is the last, but instead of placing a flower he picks up a shovel, intending to be the one who fills in the grave. The preacher asks if Rip wants him to stay? Rip says they’re all good on prayer, if John isn’t in heaven by now he’s never going to be or there isn’t a heaven. When Rip finishes filling in the grave, he thanks John for everything he did for him and promises to love and take care of Beth.

Beth’s revenge

Rip has his hands full immediately on that promise, as Beth is not waiting to enact her revenge. She speeds off from the ranch, and while it takes a little bit for Rip to figure out where she is going, he eventually puts it together. He brings Lloyd along as they drive after her. He calls her on the way, trying to convince her to pull over, but Beth is determined, saying she made a promise to avenge her father and she is going to keep it. We all can guess what that means.

After Jamie’s (Wes Bentley) press conference that is widely praised, he heads home on a high. However, Beth is waiting for him. She sprays him with bear spray and beats him, though Jamie fights back. During the fight, Jamie taunts Beth that he is going to set her up for the murders of John and Sarah, then turn the ranch into a resort. But Beth fills him in that they’ve already sold the ranch, meaning Jamie’s plans are ruined. He manages to get his hands around her throat and starts to choke her, but before he can kill her Rip arrives, pulls him off and starts throwing him around the room. Beth tells Rip to hold Jamie, which allows her to stab him in the chest. She makes sure the last thing Jamie sees before he dies is her face. Beth tells Rip to take Jamie’s body to the train station (he also torches Jamie’s car to get rid of any evidence), while Beth calls 9-1-1.

As she is being treated by medics, the detective (Rory Cochrane) working John’s case comes to check out the scene. Another officer tells him Beth gave a statement that she confronted Jamie about not showing up to John’s funeral and her belief he was involved in John’s death. Jamie then knocked her unconscious and when she came to he was gone. The detective asks Beth directly about her accusation of Jamie being involved with John’s death. She tells him to follow the money, which should show that Sarah paid for the killers, but Jamie ordered it. The detective admits he felt Jamie had something to hide. Sure enough, the story soon becomes how Jamie was involved in the crimes from this second half of the season.

A vision realized

Rainwater and Kayce go over the official contract for the Yellowstone deal. Kayce makes sure there’s a section specifically saying the Yellowstone won’t be developed. It goes one better, with the clause saying the Yellowstone can only be traveled on by horse or by foot. Kayce signs, and Rainwater congratulates him for making the worst land deal since his people sold Manhattan. But unlike Manhattan, the Yellowstone will never change.

Kayce heads outside, with a tear of relief streaming down his face. He tells Monica he’s free — free from the ranch and free from the need to be livestock commissioner. They see a wolf outside their fence digging. Mo arrives, saying the wolf is building a den, making a home for himself. Monica jokes she won’t be able to have a chicken coop now, but Mo points out that the wolf isn’t real, it’s part of Kayce’s vision. Mo can see it though because they now share that vision.

Elsewhere, Teeter goes to work for Travis. Also, Ryan (Ian Bohen) finds Abby (Lainey Wilson), telling her he made a mistake not picking her, but he does now; she accepts and they get back together.

A promise seven generations in the making

Rip, Kayce and Beth go through the emptied barn and house. Beth asks if Kayce wants anything, but he says no. She says she’ll keep it in storage in case Tate wants to know more about their story in the future, noting it’s one worth remembering.

As Kayce drives off, Rip and Lloyd are lowering the Yellowstone ranch sign. Rip asks if Kayce wants it? He says no, he’ll create his own brand for his ranch. He gets started on that as he and Tate go to an auction and get their first head of cattle.

The members of the reservation then arrive on the ranch, and begin to deconstruct it so it meets their purposes. Rainwater is brought to tears by the moment. Mo finds a bunch of kids pushing over the Duttons’ tombstones. He tells them to stop, telling them the Duttons protected and died for the land, so their remains will stay untouched. He picks up the tombstones, from Elsa Dutton to John Dutton.

We then hear Elsa Dutton (Isabel May) narrate, as she details the promise her father made that after seven generations the land would return to the indigenous people (which we reminded you about in our Yellowstone ending prediction). She adds: “Raw land, wild land, free land can never be owned. But some men pay dearly for the privilege of its stewardship, they will suffer and sacrifice to live off it and live with it, and hopefully teach the next generation to do the same. And if they falter, find another willing to keep the promise.”

As for the living Duttons, Kayce, Monica and Tate realize their dream and operate a ranch of their own as a family. As for Beth, she and Rip oversee their new land, which is far away from any tourists. As Rip finishes up for the day Beth tells him there’s a bar with a hitching post outside that they can ride up to. He says he’ll saddle their horse to head out.

And that’s a wrap on Yellowstone season 5. The finale was definitely satisfying and felt right for many of the characters. But looking out over the whole season, it definitely felt like a mess. After a meandering first half, the second half took a while to get going and then still forgot or featured underdeveloped plot lines (what happened to the idea of John’s old assistant leaking stuff to the press; the pipeline storyline was completely underwritten; even Jamie felt sidelined for most of these last six episodes). It was likely all a little rushed because of Kevin Costner’s exit, but it does feel like the show found its natural and destined conclusion.

The first four and a half seasons of Yellowstone are available to stream on Peacock (these episodes will hit there eventually) in the US; the show streams on Paramount Plus in the UK.

Has the sun set on Yellowstone? The Yellowstone season 5 finale has officially aired, which has been billed by many as the series finale for the Taylor Sheridan-created western series. However, the show remains one of the most popular cable programs on right now, and fan interest definitely seems to be there for the series to continue. So, is there going to be a Yellowstone season 6?

A lot has been going on behind the scenes of Yellowstone since the first half of season 5 ended back in the early days of 2023. Series star Kevin Costner exited the show between the two halves of the season, which ultimately led to an announcement that Yellowstone would indeed end with the final batch of season 5 episodes. However, then came reports that there was still hope for a Yellowstone season 6, which could focus on fan favorites Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser).

Now that the Yellowstone season 5 finale has aired, where do things officially stand on the future of Yellowstone? Here’s what we know.

Are we getting a Yellowstone season 6?

Paramount has not made an official announcement as of publication, but multiple outlets have reported that Yellowstone is in line to continue. But rather than it being Yellowstone season 6, it would be a spinoff series starring Reilly and Hauser, though it is expected that Yellowstone would remain in the title.

Deadline was the first to report that Reilly and Hauser have closed deals to return as their characters for a spinoff series. This comes after speculation began in August that the two could be brought back to continue their characters’ stories. Right now they are the only confirmed members of the cast, though others from Yellowstone could be added as it continues to be developed.

If many of the same characters are potentially coming back and the story is going to follow the conclusion of Yellowstone season 5, why is the show being described as a spinoff rather than just Yellowstone season 6? The main reason for that likely revolves around who would have the streaming rights to the series.

Despite the show being distributed by Paramount Network, streaming rights for Yellowstone actually belong to NBCUniversal’s Peacock. Any continuation of the main series would mean those future episodes would still land on Peacock for streaming. However, making this upcoming show a new series allows for Paramount to keep it in house and have it stream on Paramount Plus at some point (unclear at this time if the spinoff would air on Paramount Network like its predecessor or become a Paramount Plus original series). That would allow it to join other recent shows created by Sheridan, including Yellowstone prequel 1883, Lioness, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown and more.

This is not the only show that looks to continue on the Yellowstone legacy. Another spinoff, The Madison, had previously been announced. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, the series will focus on new characters but take place in the same universe as Yellowstone. We’re also set to get 1923 season 2, the Yellowstone prequel series that follows past generations of the Dutton family and stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, in February 2025.

Are you excited for a Beth and Rip-led series? Plus what did you think about the Yellowstone season 5 finale? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

When it was announced that Kevin Costner would not be returning for the second half of Yellowstone season 5 and that the popular western series would conclude with that new batch of episodes it was a shock to many. There was immediate speculation about how Costner’s John Dutton, who had been the main character on the series since day one, would be written out and how Taylor Sheridan would decide to bring his story to a conclusion.

The answer to the first part of that question was answered quickly in Yellowstone season 5 episode 9, the first of the second half and first without Costner — John Dutton was assassinated by ex special ops hired by Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri). And as of this Sunday, December 15, we’ll get the answer on how Sheridan chooses to wrap up the fight for the Yellowstone with the possible series finale (reports indicate that Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth, and Cole Hauser, who plays Rip, have closed deals to continue on with their characters, but it looks like that will be a spinoff series, meaning Yellowstone as we know could still officially be coming to an end).

Yellowstone season 5 episode 14 is titled “Life Is A Promise” and has the logline that reads: “The fate of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is revealed.” But if I’m right in my prediction of what will happen in the Yellowstone season 5 finale, then the fate of the ranch may have been revealed already and was likely the planned ending for the show whether or not Costner was still involved.

After Kayce (Luke Grimes) shared his plan in Yellowstone season 5 episode 13 to give the land away, I predict that the ranch will be given to Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and his tribe, returning it to the ancestral owners, who will be in the best position to preserve it as is for future generations. My reasoning behind this is entirely based on a scene from the Yellowstone prequel series 1883.

A Paramount Plus original series that came out back in 2021, 1883 followed James Dutton (Tim McGraw), his wife Margaret (Faith Hill) and their children Elsa (Isabel May) and John (Audie Rick) as they headed west to find land they could call their own. In the 1883 finale, Elsa is dying from an arrow wound. Knowing he can’t save her, James says where they bury her is where they are going to settle.

In Elsa’s final days, they come across an indigenous tribe, whose leader Spotted Eagle (played by Graham Greene) tells James of a valley they describe as “paradise.” The two strike a deal for the Duttons to bury Elsa and settle there, while Spotted Eagle’s people will be allowed to continue hunting there. Spotted Eagle has one other thing though — he tells James that “in seven generations” his people will rise up and take the land back. James doesn’t argue, saying they “can have it.”

That scene was written, shot and aired years before we knew that Costner would be departing the show, but it appears to clearly foreshadow this idea that the indigenous people reclaim the Yellowstone ranch. And right on time, too. Generations are considered 20-30 years, so if we do some simple math, seven generations would be about 140 years. From 1883 to 2024, 141 years have passed. It’s all lining up.

If this does come to pass, it would also be a fitting ending for the show. While Rainwater was one of the main antagonists in Yellowstone season 1, over the years he has become somewhat of an ally for the Duttons, particularly Kayce. This would bring the relationship between the Duttons and the indigenous people full circle.

Of course, there is likely going to be a lot more going on in the Yellowstone season 5 finale than just a potential gifting of the ranch, especially as reports say the episode is one hour and 26 minutes long and is being directed by Sheridan himself. Outside of the ranch, Jamie’s fate is likely to be determined (can he escape jail time?). Meanwhile, Rainwater still has to deal with the pipeline being built on the reservation, which he already previewed as being something his people need to rise up and fight back against. It should be an exciting Yellowstone season 5 (series?) finale.

Yellowstone season 5 episode 14 airs Sunday, December 15, at 8 pm ET/PT on Paramount Network; in the UK it’ll stream on Paramount Plus starting December 16.

The Yellowstone is preparing for the biggest yard sale you’ve ever seen in Yellowstone season 5 episode 13. Beth (Kelly Reilly) is auctioning off just about everything from the ranch that she can in order to be able to pay off mortgages and loans that will in turn help pay off the inheritance tax for the ranch. That includes the horses that Travis (Taylor Sheridan) is training in Texas. But since Beth doesn’t know or trust Travis, she books a flight so she can oversee the sale. Rip (Cole Hauser) warns her about what Travis is like, but she reminds him she can protect herself.

We get a few quick looks at plotlines away from the Yellowstone as well. The first involves Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) lamenting that there is nothing he can do (legally) to stop the pipeline, saying his people have to go to war. Elsewhere, the fallout from Sarah Atwood’s death and involvement in John’s murder hits Market Equities. Meanwhile, Jamie (Wes Betnley) is shocked to hear that evidence he and Sarah were romantically involved has been leaked, but he quickly realizes that it was Beth. He calls his sister/mortal enemy, but despite his threats that exposing him will destroy the Dutton family legacy, Beth reminds him she promised to destroy him, and she keeps her promises.

Read on for our full recap of Yellowstone season 5 episode 13.

Leaving the ranch?

Kayce (Luke Grimes) arrives back at the ranch from his successful mission to scare Grant, telling Monica (Kelsey Asbille) that it was to make sure no one follows them when they walk away from the ranch. Monica is surprised to hear Kayce say they’re leaving, but Kayce says he's been trying to leave the ranch behind his whole life, now he’s determined to do it.

The Yellowstone cowboys that were in Texas also get back to the ranch. Teeter (Jen Landon) immediately goes to the bunkhouse to see what’s left behind of Colby’s. Ryan (Ian Bohen) attempts to follow her, but Walker (Ryan Bingham) offers to go instead, knowing this is not an easy situation for him either as Colby was his best friend.

Teeter is upset that the bunk is empty and at the horse that killed Colby. Walker tells her it won’t help; instead, he offers her the peaceful thought that Colby is getting to do what he loves forever. Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith), meanwhile, gives Colby’s hat to Teeter.

Ryan then talks with Rip, asking if they should be looking for jobs with the ranch selling everything off. Only expecting daywork for the foreseeable future, Rip tells him that’s probably a good idea (he plans to keep Lloyd and Carter [Finn Litte] on to try and rebuild the ranch). When Ryan asks for more details about what happened with Colby, Rip says he was just doing his job, being a cowboy.

The art of the deal

In Texas, Beth meets Travis as he is playing strip poker with a bunch of women. Not a great first impression, especially as Travis has missed multiple calls that there are buyers waiting to see the Dutton's horse.

Once at the arena though, Travis shows what value he brings to Beth. In addition to putting on an impressive performance, he shrewdly gets the buyers to pay $3 million for the horse (up from a starting price of $2 million) by using his maintenance crew as decoy buyers.

After seeing this, Beth wants Travis to come up and put on a similar kind of show at the auction on the ranch. Travis points out that he doesn’t make a commission from an auction, but his 10% rate is too steep for Beth. With Beth revealing the tough state they’re in, Travis offers to play strip poker for it: if Beth wins, he comes up to help, no commission; if he wins, Beth takes her clothes off. Beth agrees. She gets a full house, three queens and two nines, but Travis has four aces, meaning he wins. While Beth threatens that Rip will kill him for this, she starts to undress to honor the bet. Travis stops her, saying he was just messing around; of course, he’ll come and help.

When Beth gets back to Montana she asks Rip how he could be friends with a guy like Travis? He explains that years ago Travis was training horses for John and they went to a bar one night. Rip got into a fight with a load of railroad workers, but Travis came to his aid. They still got the crap kicked out of them, but Travis kept a good disposition and then afterward, walked right back into the bar and got his and Rip’s hat, earning the respect (or perhaps fear) of the railroad workers. How many people have friends like that?

Jamie seeks counsel

With the new info connecting him to Sarah out in the world, Jamie goes to talk with Christina (Katherine Cunningham), his ex-girlfriend and mother to his son. He admits that he slept with Sarah, but says he had nothing to do with John’s death. Christina asks if Sarah was involved in John’s death; yes, but Jamie only knew that after it happened. Christina scolds him for not arresting her. But Jamie says he was worried about what the people she hired would do as well as him looking complicit. Christina points out it doesn’t look like it, Jamie is complicit in all this.

Knowing what happens to Jamie could impact their son, Christina offers to help. After getting a complete rundown of the potential pitfalls, Christina tells him to hold a press conference to announce an investigation into Sarah and John’s murders, clarify that he only worked with Sarah on the Market Equities deal and deny reports of their affair, praise John’s work and the greater meaning of his death and promise to do everything to avenge it. He has to do everything he can to show Sarah was guilty, because if she did it, then it all dies with her. She is sure to emphasize to Jamie that this speech will determine his entire future.

Acts of kindness

As the auction gets underway, Monica asks Beth if this will raise enough for the inheritance tax? Beth admits no, but it’ll help with the mortgage payment. However, even that is only temporary. She says they just need to string it along until they can find the right solution. Kayce then tells them that John’s body is ready to be picked up for the funeral. Monica offers to handle it, saying no child should have to do that.

Later, Beth sees Lynelle (Wendy Moniz) at the auction. Knowing the relationship she had with John, she invites her to the funeral, joining the family and the Yellowstone cowboys for an intimate proceeding. Lynelle accepts.

Beth continues her generous overtures with Teeter, inviting her out to the bar to mess with tourists so she can take her mind off Colby for a bit. Beth has lost none of her touch, quickly eviscerating a guy who attempts to pick her up. When Teeter gives it a try, she goes for a more aggressive approach, stepping up on and cussing a guy out until he backs off. Beth realizes this might not be the best game for Teeter. Still, Teeter thanks Beth for taking her out, but the pain remains. Beth says it never goes away; they both have holes in their hearts. How can they fix it, Teeter asks? When Beth figures it out she’ll let her know.

Kayce’s plan

Kayce seems rather upbeat at the auction, which surprises Monica. He explains it’s because he has a plan, one that he believes guarantees the future of the ranch. But he’s not telling anyone just yet.

The official bidding for the auction begins after a nice memorial for John and Colby. All told, the Duttons make $30 million dollars from everything. That’s enough to buy them another year, Beth tells Kayce.

Kayce then has a business question for her: if she sold him her car, which is worth $300,000, for just $1, would that be illegal? She says it’s stupid, but no, it's not illegal. Kayce continues, asking if the sales tax would be based on the worth of the car or the price paid? Beth confirms what it was paid for.

She’s confused by these questions until it hits her — Kayce plans to give the ranch to someone who will presumably keep it preserved as it is. But who? That’s something he’s keeping a secret for now, though I’m sure most of us have a guess (mine is Rainwater). We’ll find out soon enough though.

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Lioness season 2 has come to an end, but will there be another mission for Zoe Saldana’s Joe and her team to take on in Lioness season 3? That’s the question likely on a lot of fans’ minds after watching the action-packed season finale on Paramount Plus.

The streamer is home to a plethora of Taylor Sheridan original series, of which Lioness is one. The others include Tulsa King (a decision of season 3 is currently being waited on for that show), 1923 (season 2 set to premiere in 2025), Landman (still releasing new episodes as of publication), Mayor of Kingstown (season 4 status unclear), 1883 (done after one season) and Lawmen: Bass Reeves (future also undetermined).

The premiere episode for Lioness season 2 earned 12.4 million views across multiple platforms over the first few weeks of its premiere, per reports. With those numbers in mind, has Paramount Plus made a decision about Lioness season 3, and if so what is it? Let us fill you in on what we know. (FYI, we’re going to discuss some SPOILERS about Lioness season 2).

Status of Lioness season 3

As of publication, Paramount Plus has not made any call on whether or not there is going to be a Lioness season 3. It hasn’t been renewed, it hasn’t been cancelled. Like some of the other Taylor Sheridan shows we mentioned above, its future is still being decided.

For whatever reason, this appears to be par for the course with many of Sheridan’s shows. Outside of 1923, which was renewed prior to its inaugural season’s finale, Paramount Plus has typically given themselves some time to make a decision on Sheridan’s original programming. In fact, an official decision on Lioness season 2 was only announced publicly in May 2024, six months before the new season premiered and eight months following the end of Lioness season 1. So history tells us it could be a little bit before we get an answer on Lioness season 3.

Does it make sense for there to be a third season of Lioness? As we detail in our Lioness season 2 ending explained piece, the season-long mission of Joe’s team to strike back against the cartels and foreign nations (China and Iran) for attacking the US’s open borders is successful (though it certainly took a lot out of Joe and her team). It ends with Joe and Neal (Dave Annable) reconciling upon Joe’s return home, which if needed could be a nice end to the series.

However, should things continue there is potential for storylines to continue. Joe is still searching for her way out of the program so she can have a more normal life with her family; can she continue to prepare Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) for her role? Speaking of Cruz, what about her relationship with Josephina (Genesis Rodriguez)?

Then there is the situation with Pablo Carrillo (Demian Castro), who Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and Byron (Michael Kelly) installed as the new leader of the cartel with the understanding that he would work with the CIA. How will that play out? An upcoming presidential election was also teased throughout the season, could Sheridan choose to switch things up and have a new administration come in to see how Joe and the CIA react to that? If that guess proves correct, would that mean the end of Morgan Freeman on the show? Or, could they do what they did with Lioness season 2 and basically just start from scratch with a completely new mission with little to no ties to this most recent season's plot?

There are certainly plenty of options with where Sheridan and Paramount Plus could take the story should they choose to renew Lioness season 3. But for now, we’ll just have to wait and see if they are going to kick the can on any of them.

Do you want to see a Lioness season 3? Let us know in the comments below.

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After the mission at the heart of Lioness season 2 was filled with missteps and near failures, it is fitting that the season finale would be a chaotic and bloody affair as Joe (Zoe Saldana) and Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) lead a two-pronged attack to strike back against their foreign adversaries and weaken the Mexican cartel aiding them. But does it all lead to mission success or failure? We’re breaking all the key bits of the Lioness season 2 ending right here (SPOILERS ahead).

Just in case you need the recap, Joe and her team are on their way to Iraq to send a message to their enemies that they can hit them too by launching an attack on an Iranian transport of two Chinese nuclear scientists tasked with enriching the country’s nuclear arsenal while it is still in Iran. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn attempts to fix the messy situation involving Pablo Carrillo (Demián Castro) and the cartels.

Without further ado, let’s get into what happens in the Lioness season 2 finale.

Operation Sky Hawk

As a pair of camouflage soldiers keep eyes on the Chinese scientists who are the primary targets of the mission, Joe and her team arrive at the army base in Iraq, the same one they plucked Josephina (Genesis Rodriguez) from. Bobby (Jill Wagner) starts handing out weapons to the team, but she’s reluctant to give Joe one, as she is still recovering and has been told to serve in only an observe and advise role on the mission.

Meanwhile, Josephina inspects the helicopter she is going to fly for the mission, with Cruz (Laysla De Oliveria) serving as her gunner. She says after the mission, the two of them should talk about what their situation is, though since neither of them is big into those kinds of talks, they agree to “not talk” together afterward.

Amber Whalen (Dawn Olivieri, fresh off her stint on Yellowstone season 5) goes over the details of the mission, which has been dubbed Operation Sky Hawk. The Iranian forces they are going to be running into may not be as well trained as them, but they are well armed, making it a dangerous situation. It’s noted that their backup is en route, but arrival is TBD. Now they just wait for the Iranian transport to move and get the official go.

Pablo gets a deal

Kaitlyn and Byron (Michael Kelly) arrive in Costa Rica to meet with Pablo. Since the cartel has been working with foreign enemies, they’ve been labeled a terrorist organization, which has allowed the CIA to freeze all of Pablo’s accounts. They remind him they’re not looking to build a case to prosecute but to eliminate threats to US security. In this case, Pablo’s brother Alvaro, who leads the cartel and has been working with the Chinese.

They offer Pablo a solution: he replaces his brother as leader of the cartel and forges a working relationship with the CIA, with him notifying them if any foreign enemies reach out in exchange for protection from prosecution and the freedom that comes from being in the US. Pablo accepts the deal and calls his brother to set up a meeting. When he asks if he can say that they’re CIA, Kaitlyn says yes, telling him there can be no trust with secrets, something she stresses he remembers.

At the meeting, Pablo quickly kills his brother and assumes control of the cartel. His first act is giving the Chinese agent over to the CIA, with Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) set to take him to Guantanamo Bay.

As Kaitlyn and Byron get ready to leave Mexico, Byron gets sick. Kaitlyn notes the longer you are away from the action the harder it is to be directly involved in someone being killed. That’s not what has Byron sick though; he’s sick about how despite all of this, little will actually change.

Under fire

Mullins (Morgan Freeman) brings Hollar (Bruce McGill) and Mason (Jennifer Ehle) into an observation room, letting them in on the operation he has ordered without the president’s approval. Mason quickly realizes this mission isn’t about the Chinese scientists, Mullins just wants to send a message. He openly admits to that, but assures them that they get to bask in the win if it works, but all the damage falls on him if it fails.

In Iraq, as the Iranian transport heads out, Operation Sky Hawk is a go, with Josephina and Cruz heading off in the helicopter while the rest of the team remains at base. Assisting them in the field is Cody (Taylor Sheridan), who along with another soldier sets up a sniper away from the attack point.

When Josephina and Cruz arrive at the target they open fire, destroying most of the vehicles. However, a tank manages to get a shot off and hits the helicopter, causing it to crash.

At base, Joe tells the team the helicopter is down and they need to head out. Joe sure as hell isn’t sitting this out though, suiting up and going with them.

Cruz helps Josephina, who broke her leg, out of the helicopter and takes cover as more Iranian forces are converging on them. En route, Joe is told that reinforcements will get to them in 19 minutes. Bobby points out that the six of them can’t last that long against what the Iranians have. That’s not their job, Joe reminds her, their job is to try. They come up on the Iranian forces and engage, with assistance from Cody.

But sure enough, Joe’s team is outnumbered and getting hammered. They fall back to the crash site, shortly joined by Cody as his sniper spot was found and attacked by an armored vehicle, which he ultimately manages to take out single-handedly by climbing on top of it and killing the soldiers inside.

Joe and the team meet up with Cruz and continue to engage with the enemies. However, they can’t stop their approach. As members of her team take a few hits, Joe tells Josephina to keep from using her pistol in case they need to use it on themselves to avoid being captured. She then takes a moment, closing her eyes and appears to mouth “I love you;” we have to assume to Neal (Dave Annable) and her family. Just then, the reinforcements arrive, driving back the Iranian forces.

In the observation room, Mullins breathes a sigh of relief that their mission succeeded. He is notified that the Chinese and Iranian ambassadors are looking to talk with him, but he decides he’ll let them stew for a while.

Returning home

Joe and her team return to base pretty banged up (though miraculously Joe got out of it all with barely a scratch and no lingering effects from her recent near-fatal injury). Cruz talks to Joe, telling her if she had a family and kids like Joe does, she would have just sent a missile to take care of their enemies rather than go in herself. Joe says no she wouldn’t, recognizing that she and Cruz are of the same mindset. Cruz thanks Joe for rescuing them.

Cut to Joe returning home to the US. Neal is waiting outside for her. He says he wasn’t sure if she was coming home. Joe wasn’t sure she was still going to be welcomed. But Neal assures her that she’ll always be able to come back to their home. They embrace and then head into the house to reunite with their kids.

And that’s a wrap on Lioness season 2. What did you think about the latest season? Share your thoughts in the comments below. You can rewatch all episodes of Lioness anytime exclusively on Paramount Plus.

After a long stretch of quiet around the Yellowstone prequel series 1923, Paramount Plus has revealed some major information about the show: 1923 season 2 is set to premiere exclusively on the streaming service starting Sunday, February 23, 2025. But prior to the new season, all of 1923 season 1 is going to air on Paramount Network for the first time, allowing non-Paramount Plus subscribers to experience another saga involving the Dutton family in the early years of the 20th century.

Starting Sunday, December 8, Paramount Network will air episodes of 1923. For December 8 and December 15, 1923 episodes will air immediately following an all-new episode of Yellowstone season 5. The remaining six episodes will then be shown two per week.

Specific airtimes weren’t shared as of publication, but here is the official schedule for 1923 season 1 episodes airing on Paramount Network:

• December 8: 1923 episode 1
• December 15: 1923 episode 2
• December 22: 1923 episode 3 and episode 4
• December 29: 1923 episode 5 and episode 6
• January 5: 1923 episode 7 and episode 8

1923 did air its first episode on Paramount Network back when it premiered in December 2022, but this will be the first time that the entire series has aired on cable TV.

To watch 1923 season 1 on Paramount Network, you must have access to the cable channel. It is included in many traditional pay-TV providers and is carried by live TV streaming services, including Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. Of course, if you are a Paramount Plus subscriber, you can watch 1923 season 1 at your own pace on the streaming service.

If you need a refresher, 1923 stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton, who lead the Dutton family and the Yellowstone as the struggles of the early 20th century and the greed of others threaten their land. The series also featured a breakout romance between Brenadn Sklenar’s Spencer Dutton, who, while living abroad, meets Julia Schlaepfer’s Alex. Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, Sebastian Roché and Timothy Dalton rounded out the season 1 cast.

In addition to the announcement of 1923 season 2’s premiere date (which is almost two years exactly to when the season 1 finale debuted), Paramount Plus announced a new cast member in Jennifer Carpenter, though her role was not specified. A synopsis was also shared, check it out right here:

“In the second season of 1923, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.”

You can also watch a teaser for the new season right here:

We’re starting to see more of the ripple effect of John Dutton’s death outside of the immediate family in Yellowstone season 5 episode 12. While Colby (Denim Richards) talks with Teeter (Jen Landon) on the phone, he tells her if she has things she wants to do in the future beyond the ranch, now may be the time to start thinking about them. During this conversation, he lets slip that he loves her, the first time he’s said it. While he tries to awkwardly play it off, she tells him she loves him too.

Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) also talks to Carter (Finn Little) in the bunkhouse about other ranches that could be options to move on to. Rip (Cole Hauser) comes in and tells them they are going to be selling off most of their cattle and horses, only solidifing the worry the ranch may be shutting down. Though Rip says it's an effort to allow the Duttons to pay the inheritance tax on the ranch without having to sell the land.

Elsewhere, the news of John’s death still needs to be shared with Jimmy (Jefferson White). Rip calls Travis (Taylor Sheridan), who is teaching Jimmy how to train horses, and asks if he can tell him (Rip doesn’t have the heart to do it). Jimmy takes the news hard and Travis says he can take the week off. But Jimmy says he’ll take the weekend; John wouldn’t want work to be missed on his account (Jimmy’s character growth has by far been one of the best on the show).

Plenty more happens in Yellowstone season 5 episode 12. Read on for our full recap.

Jamie is panicking

Just as he worried would happen when Sarah Atwood was murdered, the police quickly come to talk to Jamie (Wes Bentley). They are in full investigation mode, and Jamie gets defensive, not allowing them to search his house for Sarah’s belongings, which does him no favors in convincing them he has nothing to do with the situation. They’re coming back with a warrant that Jamie can’t talk his way out of. Once the police are gone, Jamie rushes to destroy evidence before they can come back and find it (yeah, sure that won’t come back to bite him).

Kayce (Luke Grimes) sees the news about Sarah on his phone when he gets a call from the police about it. The police are sure she was targeted, which convinces Kayce she was involved in John’s death. As for Jamie, he’s still not sure yet, but he gives the police the green light to proceed with their investigation, even if it means Jamie will get burned. Kayce then makes a call to his old operative buddy, who gives him the information on Grant (Matt Gerald), the man who planned the ops to kill John.

Kayce fills Beth (Kelly Reilly) in on the situation. She’s worried that if the police arrest Jamie he’ll spill all the dirty secrets about John to save himself. Wanting to protect her father’s legacy, she tells Kayce to leave Jamie to her.

Man eater

One of the horses that Rip is trying to sell is the “man eater,” the young colt that Lloyd hasn’t been able to train. He gets a buyer in Mexico for it and sends Colby back to load the horse up.

Meanwhile, Carter is in the barn tending to the horses when he gets to man eater’s stall, noticing the empty water bucket. Despite being told not to go into the stall alone, Carter wants to do his job, so he carefully walks in and grabs the bucket to refill it. When he tries to return the bucket though the horse gets aggressive and pins Carter in the stall.

Colby arrives and finds Carter in this predicament. He comes into the stall to distract the horse, allowing for Carter to slip out. But the horse then kicks Colby square in the chest and continues to stomp on him. Out of the stall, Carter rushes to get a rifle, shoots and kills the horse. It’s tragically too late. Colby is dead.

Rip has to make another bad call, letting Ryan (Ian Bohen) know that his best friend is dead. Ryan then tells Teeter, who breaks down sobbing at the news that her boyfriend is gone.

After the Yellowstone cowboys load all the cattle in Texas to be sold, they get back in the truck to drive back to Montana. Ryan attempts to console Teeter, telling her that Colby didn’t suffer. But he was a cowboy, she reminds him, suffering is the job. She just wishes he would have suffered a little longer so she could say goodbye.

Dealing with guilt

Beth brings a box to the bunkhouse so they can back up Colby’s things and send them to his mother. But when it comes to his cowboy hat, Lloyd asks if she can leave that, noting it would be good if Teeter had something to find when she got back.

Beth then goes looking for Carter, who she finds in the tackroom. She knows Carter is blaming himself, but everyone is going to find reasons to blame themselves when really it’s no one’s fault. Colby made a choice to help Carter. Carter can now choose to honor that sacrifice or he can squander it. She asks if Carter is planning on staying in the tackroom all night, noting she would want her family’s help in dealing with this type of situation. When Carter says he doesn’t have a family, she says sure he does — her.

At the main house, Beth then has to give Rip a pep talk. After giving him permission to throw something to avoid bottling up his emotions, she asks him what else he needs to fix how he’s feeling? He just needs time, and her, acknowledging that if he ever started feeling guilty for himself guilt is all he’d feel. He also notes that being a cowboy is a dangerous job, and thinks one day it will kill him too.

Kayce chooses his path

Following Colby’s death, Kayce and Tate (Brecken Merrill) walk through the family graveyard. Tate asks if this is where Kayce is going to want to be buried? Kayce just wants to be close to Tate. When Tate says that he’ll be at home, whether it’s their new house or the ranch, Kayce is quick to point out the ranch isn’t actually their home anymore. This is a revelation for Kayce, who calls Mo (Mo Brings Plenty) and says he sees his choice clearly now and knows what to do, but he needs Mo’s help.

Kayce is packing tactical gear when Monica (Kelsey Asbille) comes in wondering what he’s doing. He can’t tell her specifics, only that it’s what’s best for their family, not the ranch, telling her he knows what his vision means and asks her to believe in him. She always has, but she wants him to promise that he’s coming back, which he does.

Turns out Kayce needs to send a message to Grant. As Grant takes his daughter home from soccer, Kayce sneaks into the car and holds Grant’s daughter at gunpoint to get his point across: Kayce knows how to get to Grant, so if anything else were to happen to the Duttons, Kayce would return the favor. He then hits Grant in the head, telling him he is counting coup, taking a piece of his soul. Grant is appropriately scared, driving off as soon as Kayce gets out.

What will Kayce do next now that he is going on the offensive?

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After things went completely off the rails with the mission, it’s time for a new plan in Lioness season 2 episode 7. Mullins (Morgan Freeman) visits Byron (Michael Kelly) at his home to discuss his strategy.

Once they get through a TED Talk on how America’s ability to come together has been destroyed and all those in power (presidents, senators, congress, the media) played a part in it, Mullins tells Byron the enemy is at the gate, they need to slam it shut; it’s time they go on the offensive. Mullins tells Byron not to seek official approval until after the mission has started, but assures him that when it comes time to jump on the grenade for this, Mullins will be the one to do it.

And with that, Lioness is taking on a whole new mission and direction in its penultimate episode. If you had a harder time keeping track of all the moving pieces, read our Lioness season 2 episode 7 recap below.

Getting back to work

Though Joe’s (Zoe Saldana) fate was left open-ended last episode, we see she has survived her wound, which turned out to be from a fragment of her cell phone, not a bullet. Still, the surgery to save her requires Joe to take it easy for a week. When Joe asks what if that’s not possible because of her job, the doctor says to just make sure she thinks before doing anything that could potentially reopen the wound.

Neal (Dave Annable) is by Joe’s side to hear all of this. Despite Joe apologizing for calling him as she thought she was dying, Neal is pissed, saying if Joe dies in the line of duty it will kill him as well. Joe doesn’t want to hear it. He knows she swore an oath to her country before she married him and what that meant; he needs to toughen up or divorce her. Still, she’s looking for her way out, but hasn’t found it yet.

Later, Byron comes to talk with Joe. Joe gives him more details about the ambush at the border, believing it was actually an attempt to protect a foreign asset, not just move migrants across the border. Byron tells her they’re going on the offensive, but that she’ll run the mission from Langley. Joe won’t have it, saying she decides how her team is run. But Byron reminds her that her team is expendable, Joe isn’t.

Lie detector tests

Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman), Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) and the rest of the team rendezvous in Dallas, bringing Guiterrez (Kirk Acevedo) to the safe house where they’re holding Pablo Carillo (Demián Castro). They have some interrogations to do. Kyle hooks Guiterrez up to a polygraph machine, while Kaitlyn talks with Pablo’s maid (Sofie Calderon).

After asking some base questions, Kyle dives into the hard stuff with Guiterrez: has he ever been offered payment from a criminal organization or a representative of a criminal organization? Guiterrez admits he has, but he didn’t accept the payment. Kyle follows up with why he didn’t report the offer to his superiors or another agency? Guiterrez won’t say unless he’s assured his answer won’t leave the room. But when Kyle makes it clear if Guiterrez doesn’t answer they’ll kill him, he finally spills the beans.

The reason he didn’t report being offered payment was because the person who offered it to him was another DEA agent, who Guiterrez killed. Despite everything, Guiterrez is loyal to what he calls a lost cause, lamenting that no matter what they do, they can’t make a dent in the cartels’ business, in large part because they’ve infiltrated every level of the US that helps them bypass the guardrails against them. He asks if the CIA really thinks they can come in and fix the problem so easily?

Kyle informs Kaitlyn that Guiterrez is telling the truth. The maid backed up his story as well. So what do they do now? They decide to move Pablo to a black site in Costa Rica, and then regroup in Langley. Flying him down to Costa Rica, Kyle notes Pablo has never once asked what all this is about.

Kaitlyn then goes to talk with Guiterrez. He comments on how he realizes now the CIA does not hold back once they have their target in sight. The problem is, there’s no way the cartel doesn’t know that something is going on. She says that could be to their advantage, forcing the cartel to be reactive. She stares down Guiterrez and ultimately decides they are back on the same team, giving him back his gun and phone.

House guests

Awaiting their next orders, Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) has Josephina (Genesis Rodriguez) stay at her house on base. They get closer, emotionally and physically, with Josephina thinking Cruz could help her forget her shame and guilt, even if just for a moment. But before they can take the next step, Bobby (Jilly Wagner) and the rest of the team show up. With the base not having a house ready for them, they decide to crash at Cruz’s. They recognize that they interrupted something but just push right past it.

That night, Cruz and Josephina share a room; Cruz tells Josephina it’s OK for her to sleep in the bed with her. Josephina asks if the mission is over because of her? No, Cruz tells her. She shouldn’t have stepped in, she should’ve seen if Josephina could have gotten things under control with her father.

Joe’s choice

Kaitlyn visits Joe in the hospital. After they squabble over the failings of the mission (Kaitlyn is upset Joe led the team into that ambush, Joe brings up her objections to how the mission was put together), Kaitlyn points out they need a new target and asks how soon Joe can be ready? She’s ready to go now, Joe assures her.

Neal wouldn’t agree with that, as evidenced by how he treats Joe when he brings her home. He tries to help her out of the car, but she refuses. She then finds Neal had a medical bed put into the living room so Joe doesn’t have to climb the stairs. Joe says he’s her husband, not her doctor, so she defies him and goes upstairs to take a shower.

After Joe gets out, Neal comes in, frustrated because there’s a car outside to take Joe to work. He argues Joe can’t be stubborn about the health risks, but before he can make his case she stops him. She tells him about the girl, about the age of their youngest daughter, who had been abducted and sold into slavery, then she witnessed a suicide bomber detonate a bomb and kill that girl in front of her. She can’t and won’t rest after that. She’s going to make sure that never happens again.

When Joe arrives at Langley, Byron and Kaitlyn are being debriefed on two Chinese scientists set to be transported to Iran, presumably to help with their nuclear program. Byron says their new mission is to show Iran and China just how far the US can reach, striking the scientists’ transport while they are in Iran. They’ll deploy Joe’s team, with Josephina flying them in to execute the strike. Joe insists she joins them. Byron orders her to observe and advise only, while Kaitlyn tells her to know her limits and not to become a liability. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn will go to Costa Rica to take care of the Carillo situation.

When Cruz and Josephina awake the next morning, another tender moment is interrupted when they get an alert about the new mission. They all head to the airport where Joe meets them, telling them things are going to get spicy. Josephina asks Joe what her part is in all this. Josephina’s going to get to save the day by showing them how good of a pilot she really is.

Before takeoff, Joe calls Neal, who can quickly tell she is about to board a flight for a new mission. He asks what he is supposed to tell their daughters if she dies from her injuries or whatever danger awaits? Joe says he can ultimately tell them whatever he wants. Angry, Neal says if Joe does come home, she needs to decide if she’ll ever be able to make her children a priority like they should be before throwing his phone and abruptly ending the call. Not the sendoff Joe wanted as she boards the plane.

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Yellowstone season 5 episode 11 was the best episode of the western series in some time. The plot finally took some major steps forward after the show slowed its pace down for all of season 5 to date romanticizing the fading way of life of the cowboy; the flashbacks to bits of story that happened after season 5 part one’s finale and the death of John Dutton weren’t exactly riveting television either.

I understand Taylor Sheridan had to adapt on the fly after the departure of Kevin Costner, but continuing with seemingly inconsequential storylines of the Yellowstone cowboys in Texas and Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Monica (Kelsey Asbille) building out their new house so much has been questionable. These feel like storylines that were written pre-Costner’s exit and shoehorned in to not waste the work. But finally, at long last, we’re seeing the consequences of John’s death coming to the characters, which has given Yellowstone its mojo back.

Let’s dive into what happened in Yellowstone season 5 episode 11.

The murder of John Dutton

Pre John Dutton’s death, Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser) say their goodbyes in the Texas hotel, with Beth planning to drive through the night to get back to Montana. Meanwhile, Kayce and his family furnish their house.

But we also get the actual operation that killed John. Three men dressed in all black sneak into the governor’s mansion, grab a sleeping John and put him in a choke hold until he passes out, then carry him to the bathroom and stage his “suicide.”

As Beth drives through the night, she gets this sudden awful feeling. She calls Rip to make sure he‘s OK; he is. Kayce also has a sense that something is up, waking in the night to what he thinks is just a bad dream. But when his phone rings and it’s the police, he realizes it wasn’t a dream after all.

The new governor

That’s the last of the flashbacks for this episode, as back in the present we meet the new governor, who is being sworn in to serve in the role ahead of an official election. Despite being John’s lieutenant governor, he tells Jamie (Wes Bentley) he didn’t agree with John on what was best for Montana. He wants to reinstate the Market Equities deal, which is fine with Jamie.

After the swearing in, Jamie and Lynelle (Wendy Moniz) meet with the governor in his office. Waiting for them is Clara (Lilli Kay), John’s assistant, who is offered the chief of staff job for the new governor. They get into the Market Equities deal. Jamie already has plans to restore the lease and nix the land being placed into a conservation easement by John. The governor asks if the state could take the land through eminent domain so they can control the lease? Jamie is open to the idea. Lynelle thinks this is all a mistake, enforcing eminent domain could take years and the conservation easement is going to be harder to remove than Jamie thinks. While John’s policies were self-serving, they made the region less dependent on tourism and real estate; if they go with this new idea, she worries it will put a strain on Montana.

Lynelle leaves, but the talks continue. Jamie says he still has an obligation to preserve the ranch if he can, believing the Market Equities deal is the only way to do that. But with Beth and Kayce never going to sell, the government has to take the land to move the project along.

Having listened to all this, Clara declines the chief of staff job. She rushes after Lynelle, who offers her a job in her Montana office. But before she officially joins her staff, Lynelle notes Clara is technically unemployed, and as such is not bound by confidentiality rules (wink, wink).

Kayce investigates

Convinced John’s death was not a suicide, Kayce must prove it. He visits the coroner who did the autopsy, requesting a toxicology report and a new examination as if this was a homicide.

At first, the coroner can’t find anything new, but Kayce demonstrates a technique soldiers use when they are trying to knock someone out on covert missions. This helps the coroner notice bruising on John’s neck and his legs. She now believes John was forcibly restrained, but still can’t confirm it’s a homicide, instead saying she will change the cause of death to “undetermined.”

Kayce then meets with the detective working the case and asks to see the murder weapon. The gun is a service pistol from the Livestock Commission, which should have been in a different city and locked away; security footage could show who grabbed it. With all of this, Kayce wants the police to make a public statement about John’s death now being a homicide. Kayce knows it won’t help find the killers, but they can find who paid them.

Kayce has one more stop to make. He forces his way into Jamie’s office and throws him across his desk. Jamie instantly knows what this is about but tries to tell Kayce he can’t listen to Beth. He asks if Kayce really believes he could do anything like killing John and insists he is still working to protect the ranch. Kayce hopes for Jamie’s sake he is telling the truth.

But that may get harder for Jamie as the police give the press conference, which shocks Sarah (Dawn Olivieri) and Grant (Matt Gerald), who organized the hit. To make matters worse, in addressing the state assembly to revoke John’s policies, the governor orders Jamie to recuse himself from all matters related to John (including the Market Equities deal) in light of the recent news.

Choices

Beth, who watched the governor’s address from the ranch, tells Kayce they only have two options: sell parts of the ranch at a fraction of what it’s worth or lose it entirely.

Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and Mo (Mo Brings Plenty) arrive to offer their condolences and talk. Rainwater speaks with Beth, telling her he understood John’s dream for preserving the ranch, and while their reasons were different, Rainwater maintains that dream; he’s happy to help in order to keep the land “pristine.” Beth notes there are some private equities groups interested in maintaining open land for “experiential hospitality,” but knows that ultimately they can’t stop the land eventually being taken over and developed. She laments that John could have better monetized it, controlling the land’s evolution. Now they just have a front row seat to its destruction.

Kayce tells Mo his vision from season 4 revealed he is going to have to make a choice between his family and the ranch, but he doesn’t know what it means. Mo says when the time comes he’ll know what to do, saying it won’t feel like a choice, it’ll feel like fate.

Damage control

Sarah buys a burner phone to try and call Grant, but the number she was given is no longer in service. Sarah looks more frazzled than we’ve ever seen her.

Jamie shows up, saying her big plan didn’t work; his career is shattering. She says the governor is trying to distance himself from Jamie and put the blame on him to better his position in the next election. As for the murder investigation, they have no real proof, just things that can be explained away. There’s nothing that can connect back to Jamie; she took the risks, saying she did it for him. As she taunts Jamie for being weak he slaps her, but Sarah slaps him right back. She goes to leave, but adds this comment: when the man that builds a name dies, the name dies with him; without John, Jamie got a whole lot less important.

Sarah doesn’t drive too far away when Jamie calls her, apologizing. She says Jamie has to trust her. While she’s stopped at a light, a couple pulls up alongside her and gets her to roll her window down to ask for directions. The man asks if she is Sarah Atwood? She asks how he could know that? But instead of answering he pulls out a gun and shoots her in the head, then a couple times in the chest to make sure she is dead.

Jamie is still on the phone, listening as all this happens. He panics as he knows that his number will now be the last one on Sarah’s phone when police take it in as evidence.

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As Lioness season 2 episode 6 begins, Joe (Zoe Saldana) looks utterly lost after going through the failed rescue mission against the cartels. Bobby (Jill Wagner) asks what they can say to the officers who responded to the scene? Since they still have agents undercover, Joe tells her to give no comment. While Bobby tries to comfort Joe that what transpired wasn’t her fault, Joe can’t help but wonder if the girl she placed the tracker on would still be alive if they didn’t try to save her.

The fallout from the incident is quickly building. When Byron (Michael Kelly) learns of it he demands Joe immediately get on a plane to debrief. Meanwhile the other agencies that have arrived on the scene don’t seem as willing to sweep this story under the rug like Joe wants. Add in a potential mole inside Joe’s team and all hell breaking loose at the Carillo household, and the entire mission is becoming a s**t show.

That’s not even mentioning the most potentially shocking development of the episode, which you can read about below with our full Lioness season 2 episode 6 recap.

Father/Daughter chat

The morning after their awkward first dinner at the Carillo household, Josephina (Genesis Rodriguez) tells Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) she doesn’t recognize her father, Pablo (Demián Castro), anymore, and that she’s scared of him. She recalls a memory when she was 9 when her father rescued a baby falling from a horse, saying she thought he was immortal. Cruz explains daughters often think of their fathers as they are in their fondest memories, and see themselves as the age they were in that memory. But Josephina isn't 9 years old anymore and her father isn’t who she thought he was. She needs to talk with him about why they’re there.

After a little chit-chat with her father, Josephina starts the tough conversation. “They know,” she tells him, the CIA; they know about his connection with her uncle’s cartel. Pablo quickly becomes furious, slapping his daughter. He yells that the CIA doesn’t care about drugs, so why would they look to destroy their family? He is about to hit her again when Cruz comes in and subdues him, confirming what Josephina is saying: they’re CIA.

All of this was seen on security footage, which brings Pablo’s men rushing toward the house. But Two Cups (James Jordan), Tex (Jonah Wharton) and Randy (Austin Hebert) also saw it and are driving in as reinforcements. They take out the security team and secure the house.

Cruz tells Pablo he has two options: they can arrest him now for his role in helping the cartels, seize his assets and put him in county jail, where he’s unlikely to last the night; or he can work with them, helping to ID a foreign asset and then place him in witness protection. Reluctantly, it seems Pablo goes with option two.

Inside man/woman?

As the team continues to secure the Carillo house, Two Cups comes upon the maid, Atzi (Sofie Calderon). While he searches her he finds she is wearing a wire. She’s apparently an informant for DEA Agent Guiterrez (Kirk Acevedo), something he failed to tell Joe and her team.

Two Cups calls Joe on her personal phone, explaining her work phone isn’t working; she pulls it out and realizes it's been destroyed by a bullet, which surprises her and immediately worries her. Two Cup fills her in on everything, saying the mission is compromised and they have nine hours to come up with a new plan before the next Carillo security team comes in for their shift. Joe instructs him to get to a secure place and fill Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) in on everything, especially about Guiterrez.

Unsurprisingly, Kyle and the rest of the team aren’t happy Guiterrez could be a mole. They get him in the car under the guise they need to get back to base. But once he is in the car they start beating him and accusing him of being a mole, promising them they will find the truth.

Medical emergency

After Joe gets off the phone with Two Cups, she removes her gear and sees she was indeed shot during the rescue mission, and with no exit wound the bullet is still inside her. She calls Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman), telling her she’s been shot in the liver and needs surgery. Kaitlyn has the plane rerouted to land at a military base in 20 minutes, but Joe is quickly getting worse.

Joe calls Neal (Dave Annable), who is with the girls at a soccer game. Through strained breath, she tells him the sun rises and sets with him and that he needs to take care of the girls; Joe seems doubtful she’s going to make it out of this one. As Neal desperately asks what’s wrong, Joe passes out.

Once the plane lands a doctor begins to treat Joe and transports her to a hospital for surgery.

The blame game

Before they go into a meeting with Mullins (Morgan Freeman) and his team in the Situation Room, Kaitlyn tells Byron that Joe is in surgery, but whether or not she’ll pull through is still unknown. She also informs him about Guiterrez not sharing that he had an informant with the Carrillos, which they can use to shift some of the blame off them for everything that has transpired.

As they enter the Situation Room, they are quickly shown a news report about the botched mission; apparently other agencies didn’t follow suit with the CIA’s desire for no comment. This sets off a shouting match with everyone pointing fingers at each other for how this mission has gotten out of hand and morphed so much from what they originally intended. Mullins gets everyone to calm down, asking how they move on from this. Is the mission still possible and what are the risks?

Kaitlyn informs them about how their lioness mission was compromised because of not being told about Guiterrez’s informant. They currently have Pablo in custody and Guiterrez detained; they’re permitted to do the latter even though Guiterrez is a federal agent because of code 2831, which is for treason, saying Guiterrez’s withholding of information can be classified as aiding an enemy of the state. However, despite all the risks, Byron adds they’re not in a position to stop; they need to shift the focus of the mission.

Instead of an undercover embedding operation, they change it to a hard target hit — killing Josephina’s uncle, Alvaro Carrillo, and hoping that the Chinese operative they're truly after is with them. Once the mission is over, they’ll kill Pablo and Guiterrez to make everything neater.

The dangers of this plan force Mullins to step out so he has deniability. While his associates say they can’t authorize a black ops mission like this, it’s implied that Byron and Kaitlyn have the green light.

Kaitlyn takes over

Kyle and the team are torturing Guiterrez at the base for information, but when Kaitlyn arrives on the scene she takes over the interrogation. She says they have all the information on Guiterrez’s family, and if he doesn’t cooperate they will release their information, putting them at risk from the cartels. This gets Guiterrez to talk, but he maintains he’s not a mole.

He’s been on Carrillo for years, including using the maid as an informant because she was his kids’ former nanny; but he didn’t have her wear a wire until the CIA showed up. Even after all of his years of surveillance, he says there’s no hard evidence linking Carrillo to the Cartel. His bank accounts are normal and he got his house because the person who built it left it to him in his will.

Kaitlyn wants Kyle to have Guiterrez take a polygraph test to confirm all this is true; if he fails, she tells him to dump Guiterrez in the river. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn takes Bobby and Tucker (LaMonica Garrett) to Dallas to meet up with Cruz and that team.

Speaking of, as they hold Pablo in a secure location he simply looks at Josephina with rage in his eyes. While she can’t quite hold back her tears, Josephina stares just as hard back at her father.

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Tulsa King season 2 episode 10, the season finale, begins with Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough) walks Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) through his huge weed farm. Cal owes Dwight for sorting out Jackie Ming (Rich Ting), so in return Dwight wants all of the weed farm. After reminding Cal the gangster life clearly isn’t for him, Cal agrees. As they leave the weed farm, Dwight tells Tyson (Jay Will) they need to stop leaving a trail of bodies wherever they go.

Will Dwight make peace with all of his enemies? Here’s what else happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 10, “Reconstruction.”

Getting the house in order

Manny (Max Casella) comes back to the ranch, as he doesn’t have anywhere else to go. He apologizes to Margaret (Dana Delany) and Spencer (Scarlet Rose Stallone), saying he wants to get his family back so he asks for another chance. Margaret tells Manny he has to go to AA, but gives him his job back.

In New York, Vince (Vincent Piazza) calls Dwight to tell him he’s now in charge of the family. He also tells Dwight that Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) is on his way to Tulsa with an ultimatum: he has to convince Dwight to kick up money to them. If he doesn’t, Chickie is not allowed back in New York. Vince says he hopes he and Dwight can work together moving forward, but Dwight hangs up on him.

Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo) asks Dwight what he’s going to get for tipping him off to Jackie and for helping to kill Jackie’s gang. Dwight offers 25% of Cal’s business. But Bill wants 50%. Dwight won’t budge. Bill threatens Dwight as he walks away, saying he was there before Dwight, and he’ll be there after.

Chickie arrives in Tulsa

Chickie wanders into Even Higher Plane and demands to speak to Dwight. He even threatens Fred (Justin Garcia-Pruneda) and Grace (McKenna Quigley Harrington) and kicks Bodhi (Martin Starr) out of his office. When a furious Dwight walks in, Chickie says he’s there in peace. Chickie is impressed by what Dwight has built, telling him he belongs in New York, not Tulsa. Chickie blames his dad for moving Dwight there. Chickie wants Dwight to come back to New York to take Vince out. Then they can run New York together.

Dwight says his life belongs in Tulsa. He then shares that he knows Chickie killed his father. Dwight tells Chickie to get out. As he departs, Chickie says he’s not going anywhere, as he’s not going to New York without Dwight.

Chickie then visits Bill and tells him he’s going to get back what is rightfully his. Over a drink, Chickie says Dwight is the root of all his problems, and Bill’s problems, too. Chickie tells Bill that they both look weak because they’ve not kept Dwight’s greed in check. Chickie wants to whack Dwight and he wants Bill’s help.

Chickie and Bill return to the casino to meet with Dwight and Goodie (Chris Caldovino). Chickie wants to repeat what Dwight has done in Tulsa to Iowa, Nebraska, and Arkansas. Dwight is worried about the three of them working together. When Dwight asks Bill what he thinks about it, Chickie cuts him off and tells Dwight not to worry about him. Bill then shoots Chickie in the head. He again asks Dwight for 50% of Cal’s business. Dwight agrees, saying he earned it.

A new problem

Mitch (Garrett Hedlund) completes his purchase of Donnie’s car dealership. Now he, Fred and Grace brainstorm ways to promote the car dealership. Grace makes Mitch’s commercial for Mitch Keller’s Car City.

The gang gathers together to watch the commercial. After which Dwight gives a speech saying he’s glad to see the gang looking so happy. He says that they’re now all involved in legit businesses and won’t have to look over their shoulders anymore. He also says that they’re going to get their fair share of all the businesses.

But Dwight may be wrong about that, as the FBI mysteriously requests Dwight’s files.

At 3 am, Margaret and Dwight sleep. Suddenly the door is kicked in by several men all dressed in black, carrying guns. They put a hood over Dwight’s head, lead him outside and put him in a van. Dwight is taken to a dark room, where a mysterious person tells him, “You work for us now.”

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With John Dutton's death officially behind us, how does Yellowstone season 5 move forward? At least in Yellowstone season 5 episode 10, much the same as this entire season has: at a slow pace with as much emphasis on the legacy and future of the cowboy as there is on the actual plot of the show.

Taylor Sheridan has had a theme for this season since the very beginning, and he did not let the exit of Kevin Costner impact his plan as we see in this episode, "The Apocalypse of Change." The potential final season of the show will stay a slow burn for now, but with plenty simmering just underneath the surface for Beth (Kelly Reilly), Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Jamie (Wes Bentley).

Read on for our full recap of Yellowstone season 5 episode 10.

Down in Texas

This episode picks up before John's death, as we check in with the Yellowstone crew down in Texas. As the cowboys wake up, Rip (Cole Hauser) notices Teeter (Jen Landon) is not out of bed. When he goes to check on her she is trembling, whispering a rattlesnake is on top of her. Rip grabs the snake and kills it, then chastises Teeter for not keeping her tent closed. When they find more snakes in Teeter's tent, they realize they're camped on a snake den. Rip says they'll have to move camps.

Another surprise arrival is on the way, as Beth speeds down a Texas highway to her husband. A little too fast, as she gets pulled over. She readies to use her feminine charms on the officer, only to find out its a female officer and her tactics are moot. However, when she says she's visiting her husband at the Four Sixes ranch, the officer has a new found respect for Beth and asks that she thank Rip. When Beth asks why, the officer says this is cattle country, they know how important the work cowboys do is to getting food on the table.

When Beth arrives at camp, she tells Rip she has a hotel for them to stay at. Rip says he can't leave the others, but Beth won't take no for an answer. She offers the cowboys the chance to fly whoever they want down the next weekend so she and Rip can have a night away from camp. The cowboys take the deal, assuring Rip they have everything under control.

At the hotel, Beth learns this is Rip's first time out of Montana. She imagines all the places they could go if they weren't shackled to the ranch. But Rip says he's "shackled" there by choice and isn't interested in traveling. But he is up for dancing, as the pair go down to the bar. There Beth takes note that Four Sixes has its own vodka (nice cross promotion there Mr. Sheridan) and how there are no tourists around, just people who are there for the cattle industry. Rip asks what she has cooking in her head? She's not sure yet, but there's definitely something.

Cowboy up

Without warning, we cut back to the present (after John's death). Rip talks with Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith), who is struggling to train their new colt. He asks if they're getting into the fight with whoever killed John? Rip says yes, as soon as they can figure out who they're fighting and how best to do that. Rip asks about Carter (Finn Little), who Lloyd says is in the bunkhouse, taking John's death hard.

Rip talks with him. Carter says everyone in his life has quit him, with John being the latest. Rip insists he shouldn't believe what he heard on the news, but regardless he'll always have a home on the ranch. In the meantime, he needs to cowboy up and get back to work, as sitting around isn't going to make things better. Carter admits he wanted to be like John. Rip says a lot of people did, but no has been able to do it.

Beth takes a harder approach when she realizes Summer (Piper Perabo) is still at the house; "I forgot all about you" (which most fans could say after all that's been going on with this show). Summer still believes she is under house arrest, but Beth points out that was just John's way of making sure she stayed; she's been a free woman since he took her out of prison. Beth doesn't want her there anymore, so she drives her down to the barn, refuses to care about what she has to say and tells her to hitch a ride out of there.

Rip ends up taking her to the airport, a little more willing to hear her opine about her time on the ranch. She notes that in two generations Rip's job won't even exist. He tells her about John Deere, how they originally made wagons but when the engine was invented pivoted to tractors. He and the cowboys will have to do the same, roll with the changes.

Memory or anger?

Kayce arrives at his family's new home, which they fully refurbished. Monica (Kelsey Asbille) consoles him for John's loss and offers to come with him when he says needs to be at the main ranch for a while. Kayce then takes a walk with Tate (Brecken Merrill).

Kayce aks what Tate wants to do when he grows up? Tate hasn't thought about it, always believing that working the ranch was the most likely outcome. Kayce says if Tate wants to continue the legacy that John was protecting, he'll work to see that happen. But Tate isn't sure he wants to run the ranch the way John did, seeing as it got him killed. He's more interested in their smaller land they now call home.

When Kayce asks if there's anything else Tate wants to say about John, he says he doesn't understand why this all happened. Kayce promises to tell him the whole story later, but right now he has to decide if he is going to remember how John lived or how he died; to miss him or be mad at him. Tate chooses to miss him. Kayce agrees.

The stare down

Jamie (Wes Bentley) hopes to use work to push through his complicated feelings about John's death. But those plans immediately go off the rails as Beth is waiting for him in his office. Beth slaps him and demands he look at her. When he doesn't she slaps him again, yet he still doesn't meet her gaze. She knows why he can't look at her, but gives him one more chance. When he doesn't, she tells him the next time he looks at her it will be the last thing that he ever sees.

As Beth leaves she runs into Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) and Ellis (John Emmet Tracy). After Sarah openly taunts her, Beth grabs her by the throat and shoves her against the wall, but Sarah just laughs. As soon as she leaves, Beth calls Kayce and confirms it was Jamie that killed John, with the help of Sarah.

This gets Kayce truly angry, biting his lip and making it bleed as he tries to constrain his rage. He calls an old army buddy now working in the private sector and asks who he might know that would run this kind of operation; he promises to look into it. Monica then talks to Kayce, but her husband tries to assure her he's OK. Monica lets him go for now, but when she's back with Tate she stresses that they have to make sure they don't lose Kayce from everything that is happening.

Back in Jamie's office, he says Beth will fight their efforts to restore Market Equities' lease, likely finding something that will complicate things, but he believes they'll be able to start building again in a year. Ellis is pleased with Jamie's work and promises to back him when he runs for governor in the special election. After Ellis leaves, Jamie tells Sarah Beth knows what they did, but Sarah isn't worried. Jamie won, and now its time for the new king to feast on the spoils of his kingdom; in this moment, Sarah, as he unzips her dress.

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Sunday, November 17, is going to be one heck of a day if you’re a fan of Taylor Sheridan’s work. In addition to new episodes of Yellowstone season 5, Lioness season 2 and Tulsa King season 2 all releasing, the TV creator’s latest show, Landman, also makes its series premiere. And while the show is a Paramount Plus original, many will be able to watch the premiere without a subscription to test it out if they want.

The Landman series premiere airs on Paramount Network at 9:09 pm ET/PT, immediately following the latest episode of Yellowstone. If you have a traditional cable pay-TV provider or a live TV streaming service with Paramount Network (ie Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV), then you can easily watch the premiere episode for the series that stars Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore, Michael Pena and more.

Landman is based on the popular podcast Boomtown. The series is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, following the upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

If you enjoy the premiere episode on Paramount Network, you will need a Paramount Plus subscription to continue watching the series (Paramount Plus or Paramount Plus with Showtime gets you access to the show; the latter is ad free). Landman episode 2 will be available immediately, as the first two episodes hit Paramount Plus on November 17, with the rest of the 10 episode season releasing a new episode every Sunday.

Paramount Network has given this special kind of broadcast for many Sheridan-created shows, including just last week when they aired Lioness season 2 episode 1 following the Yellowstone season 5 part 2 premiere. But don’t expect more episodes of Landman to air on cable, at least not immediately anyway (Sheridan’s 1883 eventually did get such a run).

This is also the only week that all four of Sheridan’s current shows (Yellowstone, Lioness, Tulsa King and Landman) are going to be airing this year, as Tulsa King season 2 releases its season finale on November 17.

The team is still reeling as they arrive back at base at the top of Lioness season 2 episode 5. Leaving those children in the warehouse, waiting to be trafficked across the US border to fates unknown is not sitting well with any of them. First Joe (Zoe Saldana) takes her anger out on Guiterrez (Kirk Acevedo). When Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) tells her to calm down, that all that was a detour and they need to stay on mission, Joe corrects him: those were children, not detours.

Joe calls Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and Byron (Michael Kelly) asking if they can conduct a rescue mission for the kids. They tell her that’s not their job; authorities are pushing their angel that the attack was a rival cartel, so they need to stick with that. It’s time for the next phase of their mission: having Josephina (Genesis Rodriguez) go back home and begin her work as a lioness.

Read on for a full recap of what happens in Lioness season 2 episode 5.

Challenging authority

Joe’s team voices their displeasure about leaving the children behind, then Josephina says she is not going forward with the mission before storming off; Joe sends Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) after her. Kyle pulls Joe aside and tells her that if she lets her “tools” have opinions, then can start to decide how they want to be used. While she notes that she needs her team to think for themselves (something Kyle hasn’t had to worry about with his grunts), she moves to reassert control. When the team is hesitant to move out on her command, Joe calls Byron and asks who wants to talk to him about their complaints. No one speaks up, so Joe tells them to go pack.

But Joe isn’t just a tool either and has a plan. She tells Bobby (Jill Wagner) she put a tracker on one of the girls. She then ask Guiterrez what he could do if he knew when and where they were crossing the border. He can arrange for a team to intercept. That’s good for Joe, who pulls Bobby, Tucker (LaMonica Garrett), Tracer (Max Martini) and Kyle for the mission while the rest of the team will help imbed Josephina.

Of course Cruz has to convince Josephina to continue with the mission. Cruz gives Josephina some details on about her mission, how she lied to the only women she ever loved and blew her world up, the exact thing that Josephina is worried about doing to her family. But Cruz learned that 5% of people in the world are saints, 5% are evil and 90% are sheep. Is Josephina’s father a saint? No, Josephina admits. Is he a sheep? After the warehouse, she certainly can’t say he is. So he’s evil. That may not make it easier, but their job is to choose whether or not to fight, and not fighting is how you get warehouses full of children. Josephina is still not happy about it, but she stays on.

A way out

As the team flies to Dallas, Joe asks Cruz what she thinks about Josephina? Cruz says it’ll be tough for Joe to trust someone who doesn’t want to be there. Joe admits she doesn’t trust Josephina, so their best bet is to have her believe her father has a chance to escape this situation. Cruz suggests they give him a real chance — offer him immunity in exchange for helping with their mission. Joe notes a cartel operative has never successfully flipped before, but Cruz points out he’s doing this for money, not a cause, and they have his daughter making the case.

Joe pitches the idea to Josephina: if her father cooperates with their mission he'll be placed in witness protection. The alternative is what Josephina fears, her father getting mixed up and set to prison, or being killed. If Josephina wants her father to survive, she needs to make this offer to him. After that, the mission continues on as planned to find her uncle Alvaro and his Chinese contact. Josephina agrees.

After landing, Josephina and the team head out, but Joe stays on so she can head back to Fort Bliss. She gives Kaitlyn a call, giving her an update and saying Cruz is handling things. Kaitlyn notes Joe is putting a lot of trust in Cruz. Joe notes Cruz is better at this than even she was when she was in the same position. And because of that, Joe is beginning to see a way out of her role to spend more time with her family, something she talks about with Neal (Dave Annable) on the phone.

Meet the parents

As Cruz and an anxious Josephina drive to Josephina’s parents’ house. Tex (Jonah Wharton), Two Cups (James Jordan) and Randy (Austin Hėbert) set up their base of operations. Looking at surveillance footage of the Carrillo home, they note that there doesn’t appear to be a lot of security, which raises red flags. But they quickly figure out that the surrounding houses actually are where the security teams are stashed, adding to the complexity of the mission.

When Cruz and Josephina arrive at her parents’ house, they are excitedly greeted by Josephina’s mom, Mario Carrillo (Patricia De Leon). As they get ready for dinner, Josephina admits she doesn’t know how much has changed with her parents since she left home at 18; she wonders what she should talk about? Cruz says she can tell them “most of the truth,” but eventually she has to get her father alone to talk to him and make the offer. Once she does to not let him out of her sight for fear he might inform his brother. Josephina is still nervous, so Cruz asks if she found out her dad was funding terrorists would she hesitate to turn him in? No, she admits, but she has a hard time forgetting the loving memories she has of him. Cruz tells her they’re not changing memories.

After getting notified by the housekeeper about Cruz (who she describes as a soldier), Pablo Carrillo (Demián Castro) joins his family for dinner, but doesn’t say a word when he sits down. He does eventually ask Josephina if she lost her pilot’s license when she was dishonorably discharged, but she says only civilian aviators need licenses, and thinks she could still likely get one. He then asks why she was discharged? With Cruz’s encouragement she tells (most of) the truth: that a state executive drove through enemy territory, causing a fire fight that she provided air support for but was ultimately given the blame despite saving their lives. This sets Pablo off on a rant against the “woke” military and how it is a sign of the American empire beginning to fail. But after it is destroyed a new empire will rise in its place. Josephina realizes that convincing her father to cooperate with the US government may be harder than she thought.

A botched rescue

Joe meets up with her team as they head out to intercept the children being trafficked across the border. They expect the actual escorts crossing the border to be just a couple, but more enemies will already be on the US side waiting to receive them.

When they get to the location, Tucker takes the high ground to scope out the area and provide cover. Joe’s team and Guiterrez’s DEA team split up and begin to engage with the cartel men. But the cartel has more than what they were expecting, including exploding drones. Tucker is able to take out a few, but one kamikazes the DEA team.

Joe and her team continue through, approaching the traffickers and the children. They order for the traffickers to surrender, but one comes forward and opens his vest. As Tucker watches from the hill a white light blinds him (and viewers). It was an explosion. Joe seems OK from the blast, but all of the children appear to be dead.

New episodes of Lioness season 2 premiere Sundays exclusively on Paramount Plus.

We all knew that John Dutton would not be around long in the second half of Yellowstone season 5, seeing as Kevin Costner officially exited the show, and Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 did not drawing things out.

Beth (Kelly Reilly) arrives at the governor’s mansion as police have already taped off the scene. No one will tell her what happened, but when she sees John’s assistant Clara (Lilli Kay) teary eyed, she fears the worst. Kayce (Luke Grimes) gets there and is able to push through the yellow tape and brings Beth along with him. He is shown the scene, and sure enough John is dead, blood spattered on the bathroom wall, a gun nearby on the floor. Beth then sees it for herself. She’s instantly convinced it was Jamie (Wes Bentley).

But Jamie also appears to be in shock as he watches the news report. It gets no easier when he is called by authorities and told John’s cause of death (COD). In shock he heads to give a press conference, meeting Lynelle (Wendy Moniz) on the way, also stunned by this event. Jamie struggles through the press conference, where he officially announces that John is dead, apparently by suicide.

On the car back to the ranch, Beth and Kayce listen to the press conference on the radio. Learning they’re calling it a suicide, Beth has Kayce pull over and walks out into the field. She calls Rip (Cole Hauser), telling him they killed John and that she needs him back in Montana. Just like that he is riding off into the Texas sunset to make it back to Montana as quick as he can.

Read on for our full break down of Yellowstone season 5 episode 9, “Desire Is All You Need.”

Detour

Despite a two-year break between episodes and a new major plotline to dive into, Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 still spends most of its time on Rip and the other Yellowstone cowboys’ trip down to Texas. At least from my perspective, the first eight episodes of season 5 felt light on plot and big on hyping the cowboy way of life; I was surprised that with only six episodes left to potentially wrap up the season, so much of this episode appeared to follow a similar trajectory.

In any event, it’s six weeks before John’s death as Rip and the crew are driving down to Texas. Some highlights of the trip: Rip is kind to a young kid who asks to pet their horses, but then tells off a couple of 20-somethings saying they’re not running a petting zoo. Beth then calls him telling her as soon as he gets to Texas she’s flying in for some marital privileges, which everyone in the car hears over the phone.

They finally get to the 6666 ranch, where they rendezvous with Jimmy (Jefferson White) and the other cowboys of that ranch helping out with their cattle. Rip gets the lay of the land (they’re sleeping in tents despite being offered a bunkhouse, and need to be aware of the high risk of fire) before he heads off to run some errands. This includes picking up a specially made bit by an elder craftsman that Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) apparently ordered 15 years ago. Rip notes how he appreciates the spurs the man made, so the man offers them to Rip for free, I guess because the man can tell Rip's a real cowboy, one of the last.

Rip clearly is lamenting that their way of life is dying. Back at the camp with the others he says that in 30 years there won’t be anything like they’re doing. The country will be all wind and solar farms, and their beef will all come from Brazil. To fit his mood, he has Walker (Ryan Bingham) play a sad song.

Another quick little side plot back in Montana, Kayce, Monica (Kelsey Asbille) and Tate (Brecken Merrill) inspect their new house on the ranch, far away from everyone else, and decide it’ll do for their new home.

Setting the scene

Interspersed in those asides are what we can expect will be the big plotlines for this season, though we just get a taste.

First, Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) meets with a mysterious man named “Grant” (that’s not his real name). This is the man she is hiring to kill John, following through on the idea that she and Jamie previously talked about. Grant notes they have compromising footage of Sarah and Jamie they can use as blackmail if they need it and sets the record straight — Sarah is the one committing murder here. Grant and his team may provide the logistics, but it’s the person who has the desire to do the job that is responsible, not the tool they choose to use to get it done. Grant then lays out the plan, saying suicide is the lowest risk option. Sarah gives him permission to execute the plan.

Elsewhere, Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and Mo (Mo Brings Plenty) look over the lake where the government is going to be building the proposed pipelines. He worries that if there is an explosion of the pipeline it’ll poison the reservation’s water supply but no one will hear about it as the government will cover it up. Rainwater says this fight is the hill they are going to die on. Mo is ready for the fight.

The Duttons’ new reality

Back in the present, following John’s death, Jamie is distraught as he gets home. Not the reaction Sarah, who is waiting for him in lingerie and with champagne, was expecting. Jamie realizes what Sarah has done. He thought they were just discussing killing John and hadn’t decided to go through with it; Jamie worried John killed himself over the impeachment hearing that Jamie brought against him. Sarah assures him though that he is completely shielded from the murder, so now he needs to focus on this new world without John. She add there’s no need to mourn. Lions don’t die of old age, they are killed by younger lions. Jamie is the younger lion, and this is his kingdom now.

But Beth is going to have something to say about that. While Kayce can’t believe Jamie would kill John, Beth says he would and he had Market Equities’ resources to back him up. She encourages Kayce to call the state police to look at the security footage from the governor’s mansion to learn the truth. However, the police say there was a power outage in the neighborhood at 3:50 am; John’s time of death was confirmed as 3:53 am. Beth notes how “convenient” that is. Beth says Kayce needs to look Jamie in the eyes to see if he did that. Once he does, then he can help her decide how they’ll kill him.

Rip arrives back at the ranch (with some late season Game of Thrones travel time apparently) and Beth runs to him and falls into his arms as her emotions over her father’s death flood out of her again.

Five episodes of Yellowstone season 5 (possibly ever for the series) are left. Hopefully after this easing into this new era of the show we can get to the good stuff quickly.

New episodes of Yellowstone air Sundays at 8 pm ET/PT on Paramount Network in the US. Episodes stream on Paramount Plus in the UK every Monday.

Tulsa King season 2 episode 9 reveals that Jimmy (Glen Gould) didn’t survive the shooting, so Dwight (Sylvester Stallone), Mitch (Garrett Hedlund), Tyson (Jay Will), Bodhi (Martin Starr) and the rest of the crew attend Jimmy’s funeral

Bodhi blames himself for Jimmy’s death, but Mitch, Tyson, and Dwight calm him down. But Bodhi wants vengeance against Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo). He’s not alone, Jimmy’s friend Med Hat (Gregory Zaragoza), who was running the wind farm for Dwight, says he and Jimmy’s friends want vengeance too, so they’re willing to help Dwight in any way as he continues to go to war.

Meanwhile, Manny (Max Casella) is driving to the Mexican border. But as he gets closer, he turns around, and drives back towards Tulsa. Why is Manny returning? Will Bodhi become a stone-cold killer? Here’s what happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 9, “Triad.”

Chickie’s way back in

Vince (Vincent Piazza) tells Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) there’s a way back into the fold for him. He needs to go out west and convince Dwight to come back to New York. Chickie thinks they should just get rid of Dwight instead. Vince can’t tell Chickie what to do, but while Dwight runs Tulsa, they have no control in the city.

Chickie tries to book a flight to Tulsa, but he’s on the no-fly list after previously being arrested at LaGuardia airport. Chickie takes a train out west to Tulsa.

Getting the house in order

Tyson visits a convalescing Mark (Michael Beach), who wants him to reconnect with his mother, Angie (Juliette Jeffers). He asks the pair to get past their issues, saying that losing his family would be worse than death. Tyson and Angie hug.

Goodie (Chris Caldovino) tells Dwight that Manny took over half a million dollars from them. Mitch is worried Manny might have flipped to the FBI, too. If he has, they’re all in trouble. Still, Dwight insists they’re going to kill Bill. Bill, meanwhile, wants to keep low and try to figure out a deal with Dwight, as he now knows that Jackie Ming (Rich Ting) was responsible for their dispute.

Dwight tells Joanne (Annabella Sciorra) that she should go back to New York. But she refuses. Dwight blames himself and his past decisions for getting his family and friends into this predicament.

Margaret’s secret connection

Bill tells Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough) to fix the problem with Jackie himself. When Bill tells Cal that he’s struggling to get in contact with Dwight, Cal notes he might have a way.

Cal drives to Margaret’s (Dana Delany) ranch. He tells her Jackie is dangerous. He’s dealing heroin, arms and is involved in human trafficking. It becomes clear that Margaret’s business association with Cal is much deeper than we know about. Cal says that since Jackie has taken everything from him, she can get her ranch next. But she has to convince Dwight to sit down and hear them all out. Otherwise, they’re all dead.

Margaret meets Dwight at the casino. She explains that a year ago she had a problem with her ex, who did some creative accounting and tried to buy her out of her ranch. She needed a lot of money fast. Since she’d known Cal a long time, he bailed her out and took 49% ownership of the ranch. Cal came onboard with his partner, Jackie.

Margaret asks Dwight to sit-down with Cal and Bill. Though he thinks they’re well past talking, she’s able to convince him to do so.

When they sit down, Dwight says he’s just there to listen. As Dwight and Bill start to argue over their dead crew members, Cal tells them to shut up. They all now have a common enemy. Cal tells Dwight it was Jackie who tried to kill Tyson and injured Mark. Bill says that while they fight amongst each other, Jackie is going to take over Tulsa. They all need to work together to stop him. Dwight needs to think about what to do. Cal tells him to think fast.

Manny’s risky plan

Manny visits Jackie, telling him that Dwight and Cal are coming for him. Manny needs Jackie to kill Dwight so he can survive and spend the money he stole. Manny tells Jackie that Dwight is at his most vulnerable when he’s at Margaret’s ranch. Manny promises to help Jackie get inside the ranch and kill Dwight.

Manny leads Jackie and his gang onto Margaret’s ranch in the middle of the night. But as they get closer, an out of breath Manny takes a knee. Suddenly the lights come on.

Jackie and his team are attacked and killed. Only Jackie survives. Mitch and Bigfoot (Cash Flo) drag him away. This was the plan by Dwight and Bill. Bill insists they still have business to discuss, but Dwight says it’ll wait until tomorrow. Bill departs, but they’re clearly on much better terms.

In a flashback, it’s revealed that Manny came to Dwight’s house and returned the money to him. He then pleaded for Dwight to kill him, calling himself a loser who’s ruined his entire life. Dwight tells Manny that unless he has committed murder, it’s never too late.

Back at the ranch, after helping them defeat Jackie and his gang, Dwight tells Manny they’re now all square.

Jackie’s done

Dwight confronts a tied up Jackie. Dwight hands Tyson a tomahawk from Med Hat and wants him to be the one to kill Jackie. He does, then Bigfoot buries Jackie at the ranch.

Dwight returns to his mansion, where Margaret is in his bed. Dwight tells Margaret there was no damage to the ranch and their plan worked. He goes for a shower, before promising to return to bed.

New episodes of Tulsa King premiere Sundays exclusively on Paramount Plus in the US; Mondays on Paramount Plus in the UK.

Millions of viewers are excited to watch the long-awaited premiere of Yellowstone season 5 part 2 tonight, November 10, on the Paramount Network cable channel. If you’re one of them but don’t have Paramount Network as part of your TV setup, fear not, because CBS is here to help as the broadcast network is also airing Yellowstone season 5 episode 9.

After the first new episode of Yellowstone in nearly two years premieres on Paramount Network at 8 pm ET/PT, CBS is going to have its special broadcast of Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 at 10 pm ET/PT. The western series is set to air after CBS’s usual Sunday night lineup of 60 Minutes and Tracker season 2; Yellowstone is taking the place of The Equalizer season 5 this week.

A couple of things to note about the CBS broadcast of Yellowstone season 5’s return. First, because of broadcast standards, the episode is likely to be edited slightly for language and potentially other things that shows can get away with on cable. Also, all indications are this is a one time thing for the Yellowstone season 5 part 2 premiere, CBS is not planning to air more Yellowstone episodes premiering in the following weeks.

Having Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 air on CBS is going to make it more widely available to viewers, as anyone with a traditional pay-TV subscription, a TV antenna, a live TV streaming service like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV or a Paramount Plus with Showtime subscription can watch the episode live.

Moving forward though, access to Paramount Network is going to be required for anyone who wants to keep up with the latest episodes of Yellowstone season 5 part 2. You won’t even be able to stream the episodes on-demand right away, as there’s typically a delay before they make their way to Peacock, the streaming home of Yellowstone in the US.

To the episode on hand that is airing Sunday night, it is titled “Desire Is All You Need” and the synopsis reads, “After an event rattles the state of Montana, nothing will ever be the same.”

If you want to catch up with some of the big storylines from the first half of Yellowstone season 5, read our feature on the biggest questions heading into Yellowstone season 5 part 2 or rewatch Yellowstone season 5 episodes on Paramount Network (as part of a mini Yellowstone marathon) or stream on Peacock.

Sunday, November 10 is a big day for Taylor Sheridan fans. Not only is Yellowstone season 5 returning after nearly two years, but Lioness season 2 episode 1 is making its cable TV debut on Paramount Network, bringing the Paramount Plus original series to a wider audience.

Lioness is an action spy thriller starring Zoe Saldana as a CIA operative that runs the Lioness program, a group of female assets used to infiltrate and take out dangerous targets. In season 2, the CIA's fight against terror moves closer to home, forcing Joe (Saldana) to enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides.

The special airing of Lioness will follow immediately after the conclusion of Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 on Paramount Network at 9:10 pm ET/PT. Here is the official synopsis for Lioness season 2 episode 1, “Beware the Old Soldier”: "Joe, Kyle, and the QRF team embark on a timely extraction after a high-ranking government official is kidnapped by a cartel." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 1 recap.

In order to watch the special broadcast of Lioness on Paramount Network on November 10, you must have access to the cable channel through either a traditional pay-TV provider or a live TV streaming service like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Philo TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.

If you’re interested in watching the series beyond this first episode, you are going to need to sign up for Paramount Plus as all new episodes debut exclusively on the streamer and as of now we’re not aware of any plans for more episodes of Lioness season 2 being shown on Paramount Network. In fact, the latest episode of Lioness season 2, episode 4, also debuts on Paramount Plus on Sunday, November 10.

This is just one part of the Taylor Sheridan dominance that will be Sunday, November 10. Prior to the primetime debuts on Paramount Network, the cable channel is airing a mini Yellowstone marathon to allow people to catch up with the series (or you can read our biggest questions for Yellowstone season 5 feature). Elsewhere, CBS is also getting in on the fun by rebroadcasting the Yellowstone season 5 part 2 premiere at 10 pm ET/PT on the broadcast network.

After learning that Josephina (Genesis Rodriguez) lied about her relationship with her family, Joe (Zoe Saldana) kicks off Lioness season 2 episode 4 explaining to Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and Byron (Michael Kelly) that she can’t trust her new asset. Byron asks what she expected when she basically coerced Josephina to turn on her family. Joe argues Josephina was forced on her by Kyle and other agencies meddling in the mission.

Kaitlyn offers a solution: treat Josephina as a double agent and have a shadow on her who can monitor her and take her out if she ever flips. Josephina is a free thinker used to being in a leadership position, what they need for the shadow is a blind patriot that can be pointed directly at her if needed.

Lioness fans may have quickly been able to guess who that shadow is going to be, but that’s not the only new team member Joe is forced to add in Lioness season 2 episode 4. Here’s our complete breakdown of the episode.

An unwelcome guest

Joe is driving and on the phone with Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) when she notices she has a tail. With Kyle on his way to assist, they learn that the car belongs to a man who was arrested for money laundering and is currently put away, but with the case brought by the Drug Enforcement Agency they figure that it’s a DEA agent pursuing Joe. Joe is able to maneuver herself behind the DEA agent and when Kyle arrives they box him in, cause a fender bender and come out guns drawn to ask him some questions.

The man is Special Agent Guiterez. He says the DEA is concerned about the CIA operating in Mexico and making it look obvious, warning that if the DEA knows about it so do the cartels. But Guiterez says he wasn’t surveilling Joe, he was providing cover. He stresses how dangerous the cartel is but offers his 20 years of experience to help them in their mission.

Joe can’t help but laugh at how Guiterez thinks they need his help, but still she tells him to be ready to leave with them the next day.

But perhaps Joe shouldn’t be so dismissive of the risks that Guiterez was talking about. As we briefly check in with Neal (Dave Annable), who is pissed after an unsuccessful surgery, he finds a note addressed to “Dr. Neal” lying about. He doesn’t open it, but that can’t be good.

Cruz is back

Again, to likely few people’s surprise, the shadow that Joe wants to add to her team is Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira), the asset Joe worked with in Lioness season 1. Also to no surprise considering how things were left between the two, Cruz isn’t thrilled to see Joe or with the prospect of rejoining her team.

Joe explains she doesn’t trust Josephina, but she knows she can trust Cruz, who puts mission above all else to save lives. Cruz scoffs at the idea Joe is interested in saving lives, but Joe asks her how many mosques have been blown up since their last mission? Cruz then questions if Joe really thinks Josephina will turn on and potentially kill someone in her family? Yes, Joe says, and if she doesn’t, Cruz will, calling her a true believer in the work they do.

Even so, Cruz says no. This isn’t a discussion though. Joe doesn’t have time to train someone else so she already had Cruz reassigned to her unit. Cruz’s one stipulation, she’s not wearing any dresses this time.

A side mission

As Joe’s team prepares for their mission — Bobby (Jill Wagner) is upset at the camera angles they have in Josephina’s parents’ house while Josephina is frustrated that their plan to have her meet her father is delayed — they get tasked with something else.

Meeting again with Kaitlyn and Byron, Joe is informed their new DEA agent ally has a target he wants them to hit just south of the US/Mexico border. Byron explains that every agency wants to have a piece of this mission in order to make themselves look good and push for bigger budgets, so they’re going to have to grease a few wheels or risk the entire mission. Joe dislikes the interference.

Kaitlyn then brings up Cruz, reminding Joe they need her to cooperate because she’s the only thing from exposing the program’s secrets to 60 Minutes (some nice cross promotional work there). But the last thing Joe seems worried about right now is Cruz.

To that fact, Kaitlyn tells Joe to give the DEA agent the whole dog and pony show, but don’t let him get a full sense of what they’re doing. Joe’s annoyed though, pointing out that he’s not a soldier. In fact, she warns he could be a witness against them if something goes wrong.

An unexpected discovery

As Guiterez goes over the mission with Joe’s team, he admits the photos the DEA has are a month old, meaning they don’t know what the situation at the warehouse they're attacking looks like currently. Unacceptable, Joe uses the power of the CIA to get a live feed, showing a large amount of enemies at the location. That’s just one challenge, as they also need the operation to look like it was done by a rival cartel. They get the best bad plan they can and gear up.

Josephina quickly learns this isn’t going to be like her army missions, as Joe tells her there is no radio and the only contact she has is with her. Then after dropping them off outside the warehouse, Joe tells her to hover at 2,500 feet. When Josephia points out the enemies will hear her, Joe says that’s the point, to distract them.

Despite everyone complaining about the mission, they make it look easy on the ground. Even the unexpected arrival of police cars is quickly dispatched by Josephina (though she does need to confirm with Joe multiple times before pulling the trigger). However, the team is surprised by what they find inside the warehouse: hundreds of children being trafficked.

Though they can’t bring these children to safety themselves, Joe appears to put a tracer in a girl’s shoe so that they can be picked up. But the team is definitely shaken by what they saw.

New episodes of Lioness season 2 premiere Sundays on Paramount Plus in the US and Mondays on the stream in the UK.

The long wait for Yellowstone season 5 part 2 ends on Sunday, November 10, at 8 pm ET/PT on Paramount Network. But before then, the cable channel is offering viewers the chance to get back in the saddle with the Taylor Sheridan-created western with a mini Yellowstone marathon that will lead right up to the show’s return.

Starting Friday, November 8, at 11 pm ET/PT, Paramount Network is going to be showing every episode from Yellowstone season 3 through the first half of Yellowstone season 5 right up until the premiere of Yellowstone season 5 episode 9, the first new episode in almost two years for the show. That should help fans who may have forgotten a detail or two about what’s happened in the series get their bearings before the show’s return (though if you’re pressed for time this weekend, you can also read our biggest questions for Yellowstone season 5 feature to be reminded of where things left off and how the new episodes might address them).

There is also going to be a special behind-the-scenes episode where cast members discuss some of the biggest moments from the show to date titled Yellowstone: Stories from the Bunkhouse that airs in the early hours of November 10.

Here’s a full look at the schedule for Paramount Network’s mini Yellowstone marathon taking place from Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10:

Friday, November 8

• 11 pm: Yellowstone season 3 episode 1
• 11:57 pm: Yellowstone season 3 episode 2

Saturday, November 9

• 1:01 am: Yellowstone season 3 episode 3
• 1:57 am: Yellowstone season 3 episode 4
• 3 am: Yellowstone season 3 episode 5
• 9 am: Yellowstone season 3 episode 6
• 9:56 am: Yellowstone season 3 episode 7
• 10:58 am: Yellowstone season 3 episode 8
• Noon: Yellowstone season 3 episode 9
• 1:02 pm: Yellowstone season 3 episode 10
• 2:11 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 1
• 3:29 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 2
• 4:39 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 3
• 5:47 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 4
• 6:56 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 5
• 8:03 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 6
• 9:14 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 7
• 10:31 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 8
• 11:37 pm: Yellowstone season 4 episode 9

Sunday, November 10

• 12:55 am: Yellowstone season 4 episode 10
• 2:30 am: Yellowstone: Stories from the Bunkhouse
• 10 am: Yellowstone season 5 episode 1
• 11:23 am: Yellowstone season 5 episode 2
• 12:41 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 3
• 1:54 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 4
• 3:10 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 5
• 4:21 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 6
• 5:36 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 7
• 6:56 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 8
• 8 pm: Yellowstone season 5 episode 9

Helping to cap off the Taylor Sheridan-centric weekend, Paramount Network is also going to air Lioness season 2 episode 1 on the cable channel, allowing for those who are not currently signed up for Paramount Plus to watch the other popular Sheridan series.

In order to watch the mini Yellowstone marathon this weekend, you need to have access to Paramount Network, which is available through traditional pay-TV providers or live TV streaming services like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Philo TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. If you don’t have access to the cable channel, or want to be able to catch up with any episode from the series on your own schedule, all past episodes of Yellowstone are streaming exclusively on Peacock in the US (Paramount Plus for those outside the US).

Also, Yellowstone season 5 episode 9 is going to get a special broadcast on CBS on November 10, airing at 10 pm ET/PT. Note that this will be a slightly censored version to meet broadcast standards compared to the language that is allowed on cable TV.

Subsequent episodes of Yellowstone season 5 part 2 are going to air on Paramount Network on Sundays.

It took a bit longer than expected, but Yellowstone season 5 part 2 is finally on Paramount Network Sunday, November 10, arriving two years after the first half of the season premiered. In that time there have been some major developments that likely fundamentally changed the show and possibly some of the storylines that were originally being set up in the first eight episodes of Yellowstone season 5.

Most influential was the decision that Kevin Costner would not be returning for the final batch of episodes, removing the series protagonist to date, John Dutton, from the board. As a result of Costner’s exit, it was reported that Yellowstone season 5 part 2 would mark the end of the flagship series, though spinoffs were possible (and some have already been announced, i.e. The Madison); however, there are now rumors though that Yellowstone season 6 could still happen.

Long story short, Yellowstone fans likely have a lot of questions about where the show is going, and possibly need a reminder of where things left off. Of course you can always rewatch the episodes: the show is streaming on Peacock in the US and Paramount Plus in the UK, while Paramount Network is having a mini marathon from November 8-10 of season 3-5 leading up to the premiere.

But if you don't have the time to rewatch the entire first half of Yellowstone season 5, I've compiled what I think are the six biggest questions about Yellowstone season 5 part 2 and am offering the background and my own perspective on them. Let’s fire away.

How is Yellowstone going to deal with the Kevin Costner exit?

Since the beginning, Yellowstone has been about John Dutton’s fight to protect the land that his family has called home for more than 100 years, hoping to preserve it for his own children. But Costner, who has portrayed John for the entirety of the show, won’t be around to see that fight through.

After reports of a falling out with show creator Taylor Sheridan over scheduling conflicts with Costner’s movie Horizon: An American Saga, Costner denied those reports but confirmed that he would not be returning for Yellowstone season 5 part 2. So, how will the show deal with Costner’s exit?

When we last had a new Yellowstone episode, Jamie (Wes Bentley) had moved to impeach John as Montana’s governor, citing his moves to cancel the Market Equities deal had opened the state up to a $4 billion lawsuit. Jamie also was talking with Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri; more on her in a bit) about getting in contact with some professional killers, but that may have been more about Beth (Kelly Reilly) than John.

Though Yellowstone director Christina Voros told The Hollywood Reporter that “His [John’s] presence is integral,” to these new episodes, the most likely bet is that John is going to have died when episodes return. Perhaps from something like a heart attack (he had major health issues in the first few seasons and has gone through some tough battles since), but it’s not outside the realm of possibility that Jamie and Sarah had him assassinated (in the Yellowstone season 5 part 2 trailer Jamie is trying to destroy documents; evidence?)

Yellowstone season 5 part 2 scripts were redacted to prevent leaks like John’s fate being revealed ahead of the show’s return.

Who will win the Jamie and Beth fight for power?

Jamie and Beth’s relationship has grown from bitter sibling rivalry to all out war, with the first eight episodes of season 5 setting up what we can only expect to be a winner take all showdown in these final episodes.

To recap, Beth entered Yellowstone season 5 with the upper hand, having photos of Jamie dumping his biological father’s body at the train station and using them to keep him in check. However, after Beth discovers that Jamie has a son (something he had kept hidden from the rest of the Duttons) she promises to take his son from him as payback for having her sterilized as a teen. This is too far for Jamie, as he aligns himself with Sarah Atwood, moves to impeach John and possibly hire assassins to go after Beth (he ruins Beth’s blackmail attempt by revealing John knows about the train station and would be implicated too if she revealed it).

With John presumably out of the picture in Yellowstone season 5 part 2, Beth will have even more motivation (likely blaming Jamie for whatever happens to John) and no restraints on how to go after him now that John isn’t there to try and protect Jamie. Jamie, however, will have Sarah and presumably the support of Market Equities behind him, which are powerful resources.

It’s likely only one of them will come out on top, so who will it be? I’m picking Beth.

Who is Sarah Atwood?

We’ve mentioned her a bunch already, but who exactly is Sarah Atwood?

Sarah made her Yellowstone debut in season 5 episode 2, when she was brought in by Market Equities specifically to combat the Duttons. She quickly set her eyes on Jamie as her primary target, wooing him both romantically and appealing to his ambition by saying they would help him become the next governor once John is ousted.

However, there is potentially much more to Sarah’s story. At one point Beth does some snooping on Sarah, but she can’t find any legitimate information about her, leading her to believe that Sarah Atwood isn’t her real name. Who is she, and why does she have contacts with professional killers? She should be one of the more fascinating characters in these final batch of episodes.

What’s going on with Rainwater’s leadership fight?

Taking a break from the Dutton storylines, there is one with Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) that still needs to be addressed in the second half of the season.

The first half of season 5 saw Rainwater’s role as leader of his tribe threatened by Angela Blue Thunder (Q’orianka Kilcher), as she attempted to replace him with a younger candidate. In addition to that, the federal government was proposing putting not one but two pipelines on reservation land.

Solving these two problems could go hand in hand. Rainwater may see the only way to push back against negative sentiment toward his leadership to be defeating the pipelines being imposed on his land. So what will he have to do in order to ensure that?

Again, with John likely out of the picture, Rainwater will likely rely more on Kayce (Luke Grimes), who he's always had a better relationship with anyway, to help him in his cause.

Rip’s return to the ranch?

The last we saw Rip (Cole Hauser) he was heading down to Texas with a number of the Yellowstone cowboys to look over their cattle herd after disease was found in their fields and they needed to be relocated. It always seemed strange that Rip would be away from the Yellowstone for long, but this is one of the storylines that may be the most impacted by Costner’s departure.

In the season 5 part 2 trailer we see that Rip is back with Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith), who did not go to Texas, so it seems he is back at the ranch. That’s not overly surprising, presuming something does happen to John you can’t expect Rip to not make his way home, as he'll certainly be looking for some measure of revenge and to be there to protect Beth.

Are we going to see more of Jimmy?

Piggy backing off of the Rip storyline, does his presumed quick exit from Texas mean we’re not going to get any more of Jimmy (Jefferson White) in Yellowstone season 5 part 2?

We only saw Jimmy briefly in the first half of season 5. As a reminder, Jimmy was allowed to move on with his life by John after he matured on the 6666 ranch and got married at the end of Yellowstone season 4. Jimmy seemed happy and in a good place with his life on the Texas ranch, where he presumably would be reuniting with some of his old Yellowstone friends.

If Rip’s removal from the Texas storyline means that won’t be followed too much, then it’s possible we don’t see Jimmy much more than the glorified cameo he had in season 5 part 1. However, Jimmy does still wear the Yellowstone brand. He may have been allowed to start his life anew, but if his old home was threatened as we think it is going to be, would Jimmy’s new outlook on life compel him to go support those who helped him become the man he is today?

Jimmy has long been a favorite character, and it would be great to see him used more in these final episodes. So here’s hoping.

Yellowstone season 5 part 2 premieres at 8 pm ET/PT on Paramount Network in the US. It will be available for streaming on Paramount Plus in the UK as of November 11.

Tulsa King season 2 episode 8, "Under New Management," kicks off at the casino, where Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) tells Tyson Mitchell (Jay Will) that if this was the real mafia he’d have grounds to take him out after he shot one of Bill Beviliqua’s (Frank Grillo) men outside his house. Mitch Keller (Garrett Hedlund) and Goodie (Chris Caldovino) also scold Tyson for putting their lives at risk and being so impulsive. 

Tyson assumes that this means he’s kicked out of the crew. But Dwight says he’s part of the family and they’re there to protect him, no matter what, even when he’s wrong. Tyson has to stop putting them in jeopardy, though. 

Bill also holds a meeting with his crew telling them that they’re going to hit Tulsa and hit them hard. He calls Dwight’s crew a bunch of misfits. Bill calls Chickie Invernizzi (Domenick Lombardozzi) and gets him up to speed with what Tyson did. As he screams that he’s going to get rid of Dwight, we see that there’s a recording device under his table. The FBI is listening in, as Chickie gives Bill his approval to kill Dwight and his crew. 

Will Dwight be able to stop Bill? Who is the main target? Here’s what else happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 8.  

Dwight breaks Tina’s heart

Dwight tells Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) to take the kids and leave Tulsa, as he’s worried about Bill’s retaliation. Dwight thinks Tina should go back to New York. She’s disappointed that their relationship is back to what it was. Tina tells Dwight that he’s breaking her heart by pushing her away and she can’t live like this. She says she loves him, which is what makes this so hard, as Dwight starts to cry. 

Dwight didn’t realize that Tina was going to leave immediately. He doesn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. Dwight tells Joanne (Annabella Sciorra) that he didn’t want Tina to go. 

Dwight calls Chickie and tells him that his daughter and grandkids are going to New York. He promises that if anything happens to them, he’ll kill him. Chickie says no one is interested in his family. 

Vince takes control

Vince Antonacci (Vincent Piazza) doesn’t believe it’s a good idea that Bill and Dwight are going to war. Whoever wins will suddenly become twice as powerful. Chickie tells Vince to stay in his lane. When he leaves, Vince tells two other members of the NY crew that it’s time to move Chickie aside. They assume that this means killing him, but Vince says there are other ways to displace Chickie. 

Vince tells Chickie that there have been conversations with the other mafia families. They’re going to make some changes and he’s being moved aside. Chickie explodes with anger. Vince tells Chickie he’s run the family into the ground. It’s explained that revenue is drying up and he shouldn’t have sent Dwight to Tulsa. Chickie is told he lost the locker room. Vince tells Chickie that the family is under new leadership effective immediately. Chickie spits on the table, then leaves. 

Tyson faces family backlash and Jimmy is hit

Dwight tells BigFoot (Ca$h Flo) to go and check out AGV Imports. Bigfoot says there’s nothing at the address, just an empty lot. 

Elsewhere, Mark Mitchell (Michael Beach) asks Tyson where he was last night. Tyson lies and says he was at home. Tyson’s mother still won’t speak to Tyson. Mark says they almost lost him, they can’t lose their son. Tyson’s mother thinks they already have. 

Dwight tells Bodhi (Martin Starr), Grace (McKenna Quigley Harrington) and the rest of the crew that they have to close down Even Higher Plane and the casino in case Bill seeks revenge against them. 

The FBI tells Dwight that Bill is planning to make an attempt on his life. Dwight says he can’t make a move on Bill because the FBI is watching him. 

Bill’s crew watches Dwight’s house but they’re interrupted by Wesley (Dan Bakkedahl), who says they need a parking pass to be in the area. 

Bodhi and Jimmy (Glen Gould) close and leave Even Higher Plane. As soon as they get outside, Bill’s gang shoots at them. Bodhi is unscathed, but Jimmy is hit. 

Cal is pushed out

Jackie Ming (Rich Ting) tells Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough) that he’s changing their agreement. Cal thinks this means he’s leaving the business. But instead, Cal is. Jackie says Cal will transfer the business to his name for $1000. Jackie’s gang points guns at Cal, as Jackie says he could easily make him disappear. Cal signs the paper. 

Cal asks Bill for help dealing with Jackie, saying that they’re both in trouble. Cal wants Bill to kill Jackie before he gets too powerful, as he wants to take over Tulsa. Bill tells Cal he doesn’t have time for this right now. Cal informs Bill that it was Jackie who tried to take Dwight out. Bill says the pair are at war now because of Cal and Jackie. 

Manny becomes desperate 

Manny (Max Casella) meets his wife Clara (Stephanie Kurtzuba) and explains that he’s stuck between Dwight and Cal Thresher. Manny is considering going to the FBI. He wants Clara and the kids to join him. But they’re moving to Denver instead. She wants nothing to do with him. Manny erupts in anger, denting her car as she drives away. 

A drunk Manny screams at Spencer (Scarlet Rose Stallone) for apparently making a mess in the stable. Margaret (Dana Delany) walks in and tells Manny to go home, saying his behavior is unacceptable. Manny calls Dwight a murderer who ruined his life. Margaret fires him and tells him to leave her property immediately. 

Manny informs Cal that Dwight knows he’s been giving him information. Manny is hoping for protection. But Cal says Manny is useless to him now and he wouldn’t hire him to sweep his floors. Manny wants to borrow 5-10 grand from Cal. But Cal instead throws $100 on the ground, which Manny still picks up. 

Manny leaves a phone message for his kids, telling them that they won’t be seeing him for a while, and to remember the good times they had.

As Goodie closes the casino, Manny arrives, points a gun at him, and robs hundreds of thousands of dollars from the safe, before running away. 

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The mission against the Carillos is officially underway in Lioness season 2 episode 3, as Joe (Zoe Saldana) and Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) oversee their team planting a device in the Carrillo home that gets them access to footage (not the bedrooms and bathrooms, Kaitlyn points out, but it’s a start).

Joe has an issue though with their new Lioness Josephina Carrillo (Genesis Rodriguez), as she doesn’t trust her. She’s skeptical that a second-generation Mexican doesn’t have close ties to her family, doesn’t speak Spanish and hasn’t been to Mexico. Kaitlyn suggests Joe treat Josephina like an agent she is trying to flip, reminding her that she can never trust any of the people they recruit to the Lioness program.

Read on for our full breakdown of what happened in Lioness season 2 episode 3.

Planting the seed

Joe gets some more time back home with her family before heading down to Fort Bliss. Though when she gets there no one appears to be home. This makes her nervous. She searches the house, calling for Neal (Dave Annable), only to find him in the bath with headphones on. He jokes about how nervous she is, asking if they need to be worried about kidnapping; it’s only when he doesn’t get a straight denial that he begins to think it may be a real possibility. She acknowledges their target operates in the US and does do kidnappings, but says their family should be fine.

After Joe and Neal move from the bath to the bedroom, only to have Kate (Hannah Love Lanier) walk in on them, Joe gets a call from Kaitlyn to turn on the news. The story about Josephina being court-martialed following a friendly fire incident airs. Neal believes the story to be real, but Joe tells him not to believe everything he sees on the news. Her family time is up, she is heading back to work the next day.

However, the administration still has some concerns over the plan. Mullins (Morgan Freeman), Hollar (Bruce McGill) and Mason (Jennifer Ehle) meet with Byron (Michael Kelly) and Kaitlyn, saying the kidnapping of the congresswoman did little to convince the politicians to support broader action, as they all remain divided. But Kaitlyn and Byron note this wasn’t just a kidnapping, it was a probe; America’s enemies (in this case China) seeing what the US’s reaction would be to this situation and then planning their next move accordingly. Byron and Kaitlyn now need to convince some senators that this is the case in order to get full backing.

Wining and dining

Kaitlyn brings Errol (Martin Donovan) along for her dinner with a Democratic senator, hoping that his economic knowledge can help add some additional layers to her argument. The senator expresses her concern that Republicans are going to use the kidnapping as a bulldozer for their border agenda. Kaitlyn doesn’t doubt that, but it would be much worse for the Democrats if there’s another attack on US soil before the presidential election, just six weeks away; voters would likely run to Republicans in that event. Kaitlyn explains how the kidnapping was a probe and shares that it is China, not Mexico, pulling the strings, hoping to open a new trade route with Mexico while shutting the one with the US down. Errol chimes in with his notes that if the US suffers another 9/11-like event, they’ll have an economic crash worse than 1929.

Having made her pitch, Kaitlyn meets up with Byron at the bar, then shortly after by Mason. They were successful in convincing the politicians and now have full access to their “war chest” to fund the mission.

Awkward introductions

Josephina is flown into Fort Bliss and picked up by Bobby (Jill Wagner). Right away, she is shown that working with the CIA is not going to be like her time in the army. Things get no better when she meets the rest of the team, who basically ignore her. She asks what they have to do to get past the awkwardness? But the team says nothing, they don’t want to know anything about her aside from her cover, and she doesn’t need to know anything about them.

The next morning Josephina gets a rude awakening to the team’s living arrangements, as they all share a single latrine. She’s apparently shy about showing herself naked, but Tucker (LaMonica Garrett) tells her where she can get some privacy.

She doesn’t have much time for that though, as Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) arrives and tells her he wants to see what she's made of. He has her observe the team run a drill where he says they rely on “s**t hits the fan tactics.” One watch and then it’s her turn. But first, she gets a lesson in shooting, with her taking target practice as everyone else makes noise and yells at her, noting there is no such thing as a “peaceful gunfight.” She then does the house drill, complete with loud noises and strobe lights to distract her, she hesitates in certain situations but ultimately completes the drill as instructed.

Joe arrives and asks Kyle how Josephina is doing? He says she doesn’t know anything, but she learns quickly, follows directions and does what she’s told without asking too many questions. A good place to start. Next Joe wants to have her run through the simulator.

Pushing for the truth

Wearing a VR headset, Josephina is put through a simulated situation where she has to take out a number of enemies on a Mexican street. She comes upon a man holding a young woman hostage. She yells at the man (a simulation, mind you) to let the woman go, but instead, the man shoots at Josephina, ending the simulation.

Joe scolds her for her performance, telling her they're not a hostage rescue team, they’re a kill team; eliminating their target is their only mission and any obstacle to that must be overcome. Josephina asks how Joe would suggest she overcome a 16-year-old girl with a gun to her head? Shoot the girl yourself and then the enemy, Joe answers. Josephina says that’s murder, but Joe corrects her, it’s survival.

Joe needs more time to train Josephina, but Kyle points out that they don’t have it, she has to be embedded soon. It’s time for Joe to get tough with her.

She tells Josephina the next part of her mission is going to have her go home to her parents. When Josephina argues she doesn’t have a close relationship with her family, Joe rips into her on that. She doesn’t believe she’s oblivious to her father’s cartel connections and wants to know what else Josephina failed to tell her. Kyle and the rest of the team come over to add to the intimidation factor. When they speak Spanish to her, Josephina breaks and reveals she can indeed speak Spanish. They now claim Josephina is a mole and will have military police take her.

Josephina pleads her case, saying she stayed away from her family because she didn’t want to know their business. But Joe is confident she does know about it and that she could just be protecting her family. Josephina says she joined the Lioness program because she loves her country. Enough to put her father and other members of her family in jail, Joe asks?

Joe gives Josephina one chance, putting her phone in front of her. Through tears, Josephina picks up the phone and calls her dad.

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After the chaos that was the rescue mission in Mexico, Joe (Zoe Saldana) is back in the states at the start of Lioness season 2 episode 2 to meet with Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and other military officers. They have lined up three potential Lioness candidates, but Joe isn’t having any of it. She runs the operation and she picks her assets. When they need the military she’ll give them a call.

Joe stresses with Kaitlyn that she needs to figure out the way in before they identify a Lioness, as her skillset needs to support the mission, not the other way around. So Joe needs some time to do that. Kaitlyn gives her time, then she’ll meet her at Fort Bliss, reminding Joe that everyone is watching how this mission unfolds.

Who will be Joe’s next Lioness? Read on to find out with our Lioness season 2 episode 2 recap.

Family time

Before Joe dives into the mission, she returns home for a little bit. She first runs into Charlie (Celestina Harris), who is selling lemonade and some art with a friend. When a customer buys Charlie’s art and invites her to see how she is going to hang them up in her van, Joe’s alarm blares and she goes into CIA mode, drawing her gun and approaching the van. Thankfully, the customer is just showing Charlie how her art work will look in her van. Joe gives Charlie a reminder to not run off with strangers.

Back at her house, Kate (Hannah Love Lanier) quickly tells her mom that she saw her on the news with the Mexico incident and asks why this is the job she picked. Joe says her grandfather immigrated from the Dominican Republic and quickly joined the army when he was 17 after Pearl Harbor. Later, his son (Joe’s father) asked why he risked his life for a country that he barely knew at that point. He said he didn’t want to learn German or Japanese after he had just learned English. Kate laughs, but to Joe it isn’t a joke. She has the same feeling; she doesn’t want her daughters to have to learn Chinese or Russian.

Joe then catches up with Neal (Dave Annable), telling him that her next job will keep her closer to home. With that being the case, Neal wonders if they can break their rule about not talking about her work, as it’s very possible that her work may end up on the news again. She just tells him not to watch the news.

After gearing up, Joe says goodbye to her family and that she loves them. Kate can’t help but cry after she leaves, worried about what her mom is getting into.

Team meeting

Joe and Kaitlyn rendezvous with their team at Fort Bliss, which includes Kyle (Thad Luckinbill), Cody (Taylor Sheridan) and, for some comedic relief, Bobby’s (Jill Wagner) last boyfriend before she came out as gay.

Kyle delivers a brief, detailing Alvaro Carrillo, the leader of the Los Tigres cartel, and his brother, Pablo Carrillo, an immigration attorney and former US soldier who has a $3.5 million house on a $110,000 a year salary. Kyle also notes Pablo’s daughter, Captain Josephina Carrillo (Genesis Rodriguez), is a helicopter pilot in the US army. Kyle clearly thinks Josephina should be Joe’s next Lioness. Joe notes they couldn’t hide Josephina’s past, but Kyle thinks they should be steering into that.

Joe thinks about it. If they have her dishonorably discharged her background as a pilot could be appealing to Alvaro for delivering helicopter loads into the US. Bobby asks why not just have Josephina kill Alvaro? Joe explains because he’s not the target, they’re really looking for the Chinese agent that is pulling the strings.

Kaitlyn calls Byron (Michael Kelly) and lays out the idea. As they figure it out, Joe has to confirm the asset will join the Lioness program. To do that they have to speak with her. The problem with that is she is currently deployed in Iraq.

Is it worth the risk?

Byron and Kaitlyn meet with Mullins (Morgan Freeman), Hollar (Bruce McGill) and Mason (Jennifer Ehle) to discuss their plan. They detail Josephina’s strong service record and her more than 800 kills (numbers tend to rack up flying an Apache). Mullins asks why she hasn’t been promoted. Kaitlyn believes she is still a captain so she can stay in the action.

They then go into the plan. They can’t fake Josephina’s discharge, so her military career would be over, but Byron notes that could either go into witness protection or join the CIA if she wanted to continue to serve after the mission. She’d then go home where they expect her uncle would seek her out for her pilot skills so she can do runs for him and where hopefully her position as a family member will give her access that no one else can get. She doesn’t need to be trained to kill a target, as she can simply fly the operators that would eliminate their target; Byron calls her a Trojan horse.

So what are the risks? The big one is interference from the cartels, DEA and Homeland Security. The preference is she’s discovered by the cartel, who would just kill her. If she’s caught by US agencies, it would lead to a public prosecution, exposing this was a CIA operation and let China know that the US engaged in an act of war. So Kaitlyn points out that if Josephina were engaged by the DEA, she would return in kind. They chase her, she runs. They fire, she fires back.

After Mullins and his team have a brief discussion, they give them the go ahead. But Mullins is sure to remind Byron that the buck stops within him, so don’t get caught.

The interview

Joe is already in Iraq when Kaitlyn says they’re a go, so now she needs to close Josephina. On their way to base, Joe’s escort drives over a road mine and the convoy is attacked by a group of Iraqi militants. Pinned down, Joe orders in some backup, which quickly comes in the form of a helicopter that quickly eliminates the opposing forces (two episodes and two major firefights for Joe; rough go to start the season).

Back at base, Joe goes to talk with the helicopter pilot, Josephina. However, Josephina comes out hot, blaming Joe for making a mess of the situation. Joe doesn’t take being yelled at well, and the two get in a fist fight. When Josephina’s commanding officer breaks it up, Joe asserts that she is in charge and demands that Josephina meet with her in 10 minutes.

Joe asks how well Josephina knows her uncle? But the soldier denies she has an uncle. Joe asks her how her Spanish is? Josephina doesn’t speak Spanish. Her father’s house? Josephina doesn’t know anything about that. Josephina then asks what Joe wants with her. “Do you love your country,” Joe asks?

Joe reveals she’s CIA and has been tasked with finding the men behind the kidnapping of Congresswoman Hernandez. Josephina puts together Joe’s part of the Lioness program. She tells Joe that she’s a soldier, not an assassin, and she’s never met anyone that has come out of the Lioness program alive. Joe just continues asking if Josephina loves her country, wanting a simple yes or no answer. After a few attempts to deflect, Josephina, through tears, finally says yes, seemingly submitting to joining Joe for this mission.

Joe then asks if Josephina has any tattoos. She says no. But Joe wants her to prove it to her, closing the door to the room as the episode ends.

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Tulsa King season 2 episode 7 begins with Tyson (Jay Will) sitting at the hospital with his family as they wait for an update on whether Mark (Michael Beach) survived the car explosion. When Tyson asks his mother if she wants a coffee, she ignores him. Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) and Goodie (Chris Caldovino) arrive. The rest of the Mitchell family don’t respond to them, too. The doctor says Mark survived, but only because he was halfway into the car.

After the doctor leaves, Tyson blames Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo) for the attempted murder, screaming he wants him dead and insists he’ll do it himself. Tyson’s mother slaps him, calls him a two-bit gangster, then tells Tyson, Goodie and Dwight to leave.

Dwight tells Tyson they have to wait and confirm who it was before they retaliate. Dwight doesn’t know if it was New York or Kansas City. Tyson is furious at Dwight’s indecision. He says he didn’t sign up for this. Dwight asks what he didn’t sign up for. His response: “To be you.” Dwight looks disappointed.

Who was responsible for trying to blow up Dwight and Tyson? Will Dwight be able to hold back Tyson? Here’s what happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 7, “Life Support.”

Who blew up the car?

Back at home, a worried Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) asks Dwight if the explosion is why he is pushing for the kids to be home-schooled. The FBI then knocks on Dwight’s door, asking Dwight who might have tried to blow up his car. But he remains tight-lipped.

The Even Higher Plane gang are all paranoid that they might be the next target. Goodie doesn’t think it was Kansas City and they don’t have enough information to confirm it was Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough). Dwight believes it was New York.

He calls Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) and asks him straight out if he did it. Chickie says if he was planning to kill Dwight he’d put two bullets in the back of his head. Dwight asks to speak to Vince (Vincent Piazza), as he was at the Atlanta meeting, so they can discuss whether or not Bill did it. This obviously insults Chickie. Dwight asks Vince if he thinks Kansas City was responsible? But Vince doesn’t have a clue.

Dwight goes to Mark’s first customer from the day before the explosion. He pays the man to get the Ring camera footage. Bodhi (Martin Starr) is able to get the license plate of the white Prius that had been following Tyson. They see the car was from Oklahoma. Thanks to the help of driving instructor Paul Cheevers (Mike Iverson), Dwight learns the car is owned by AGV Imports.

Dwight asks Manny (Max Casella) if he’s seen Cal or his cronies driving a white Prius, quizzing him on his relationship with Cal. Manny says he’s caught in the middle of the pair. Dwight says there is no middle, just one side.

New York is in disarray

Chickie is still furious at Vince for going through with the Atlanta sit-down without him. It doesn’t help that Bill, after saying he wasn’t responsible for the explosion, asks for Vince. But Chickie won’t allow them to talk. Bill believes Chickie might have been responsible for the bomb, but is trying to put the blame on him. Bill tells Chickie to keep his name out of it.

Vince talks to gangsters from the other New York families in a bar. He praises what Dwight has done in Tulsa and insults Chickie. They ask if Vince wants to kill Chickie. Vince says he can make peace with Dwight, but not if Chickie is there. He wants to move Chickie aside. They tell him they have to think about it, but insist they’ll keep quiet, while also thanking Vince for not taking matters into his own hands.

Calming things down

Even Margaret Devereaux (Dana Delany) has heard about the explosion. Dwight thinks they should calm down their relationship, just to keep her safe. Margaret asks if they’ll ever have a normal relationship. Dwight says he and normal don’t mix.

But Dwight can’t resist calling up Margaret. Over a drink, she says tough times don’t last, but tough people do. She admits she wants Dwight. Dwight wonders if Margaret is afraid. She says a little, but calls it a turn-on, then invites him back to her place.

Elsewhere, Bill tells his crew he didn’t have anything to do with the explosion, but Dwight thinks that they did. The gang wants to take Dwight, Tyson, and the crew out. But Bill calls Dwight a major earner. It doesn’t make sense to take him out now. Maybe later, but not now.

Jackie blew up Mark

Dwight pays a visit to Cal, who insists he has no idea about the bombing. Dwight tells Call he better not, otherwise he’ll burn all of his world to the ground. Jackie Ming (Rich Ting) sees them talk. Cal goes straight up to Jackie and asks if he had anything to do with trying to take Dwight out?

Yes, Jackie tried to kill Dwight by having Hanjin (Jenson Cheng) plant the bomb. Cal is furious as he believes Dwight means nothing in the big picture. Cal worries that Hanjin might tell Dwight the truth, if Dwight gets his hands on him. To put his mind at ease, Jackie kills Hanjin.

Cal and Jackie watch the white Prius being crushed.

Tyson wants vengeance

Tyson drinks alone at the casino bar. Mitch (Garrett Hedlund) has heard Tyson is going to drive to Kansas City to get revenge against Bill. Mitch warns him not to do it, saying Tyson is at a crossroads in his life. If he murders someone, it will change him as a person.

Tyson visits Mark, who is still unconscious in his hospital bed. He apologizes for not living the life his father wanted. But it’s too late for him to turn back now. If Tyson lets this go, he’ll never be able to look Mark in the eye again. He wishes he could trade places with him. He asks for his forgiveness and then departs.

Mark was able to hear what Tyson was saying. Mark tries to call Tyson but he doesn’t answer. Mark asks Dwight to help. Tyson answers Dwight’s call as he’s parked outside Bill’s house. Dwight tells him he has the address of the owners of the white Prius. It’s too late, though. Tyson doesn’t listen. When one of Bill’s men spots Tyson’s parked car outside his estate, he starts shooting at him.

Tyson returns fire. Tyson shoot’s Bill’s man, who crashes his car. Tyson then drives away as, over the phone, Dwight shouts out his name.

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In the dead of night, men in tactical gear stealthily enter a house, guns drawn. When a man wanders out into the hall they quickly kill him, as well as his young son when he opens the door. They continue to search the house for their real target, US Congresswoman Hernandez (Czarina Mireles). Having heard the noise, she tries to make a run for it but is ultimately captured and taken off into the night. This is how Lioness season 2 gets things rolling.

• Also read: Lioness season 1 ending explained

This issue quickly comes to the attention of Joe (Zoe Saldana), who sees a news alert that details Hernandez was pushing for legislation that would allow the US military to be deployed on US soil to battle illegal immigration. Zoe knows her extended and peaceful time with her family is over, but she doesn't know how messy of a situation she is about to dive into.

Read on for our full recap of Lioness season 2 episode 1, “Beware the Old Soldier.”

The situation

Kyle (Thad Luckinbill) arrives at Hernandez’s home to assess the situation. He learns the congresswoman was able to get a tracker on herself before being taken, so they know she is being held just over the border in Mexico. However, the US can’t just storm in and get her.

That’s why Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) is called into the White House to go over the situation and how her and Joe’s team can assist. As she leaves, her husband Errol (Martin Donovan) tells her to be careful, a Mexican cartel wouldn’t kidnap a congresswoman on their own, telling her to look at Mexico’s oil exports.

At the White House, Kaitlyn meets with Bryon (Michael Kelly), who gets her up to speed on the info Kyle shared before they’re brought in to meet with Secretary of State Mullins (Morgan Freeman) and his team (Jennifer Ehle as Mason, Bruce McGill as Hollar). The administration wants a visible, “messy” operation, but one that falls on the CIA and Kaitlyn’s team. The reason this can’t be an official military operation is because they believe the criminal organization behind the kidnapping did so with the backing of the Mexican government, which must have been pressured by an outside force, likely China. Byron notes that a US military operation would weaken their stance and ability to punish China if they invade Taiwan.

Joe arrives in the situation room, where she is told what her part in all this is going to be. The administration wants to deploy a lioness or two to get “trophies,” specifically ahead of the upcoming political conventions for a presidential election. Their target is the leader of the Los Tigres cartel. They want him dead and intel on his connections to the Mexican government. Joe notes that lionesses’ jobs aren’t to gather intel, but to hit hard targets, but she gets no sympathy from Mullins or Byron, told just to do her job.

But first, Joe must head down to Texas to assist in the rescue of Congresswoman Hernandez with Kyle and a bunch of freelance soldiers known as “gray men.” Before she leaves she calls her husband Neal (Dave Annable) to tell him she loves him and their girls. Neal realizes that she must be going on a very dangerous mission.

All Hell breaks loose

Joe meets up with Kyle and their team of gray men in Texas, which includes Cody (Lioness creator and director for his episode Taylor Sheridan), someone Joe has worked with in the past. When she jokes that he’s getting a little old for this line of work, he reminds her “beware the old soldier, he’s old for a reason.”

They get through the Mexico border with no issue, but when they pull over to gear up they’re approached by a group of Mexicans who pull guns and attempt to rob them. Unfortunately for the Mexicans they don’t know who they’re dealing with and are quickly dispatched. Once team is ready to go, they see the congresswoman is being moved and head to intercept her.

Smashing into the car driving the congresswoman, Joe and her team kill all of the enemies and rescue Hernandez. The problem is that their planned exit route is now blocked by Mexican forces, so they have to find another way back to US soil. Adding to it all, Mexican authorities are aware of their attack and are coming after them.

As they are forced to engage with the Mexican forces, they’re told to head toward a river to make their escape. But first, they have to take care of the caravan of opposing forces. So Cody stops the car and the team opens fire. Once that is taken care of they head back off.

Nearing the exit point, they’re told the road to the river includes a big drop-off directly into a deep section of the river. There is an easier crossing point, but it would run them directly into more approaching Mexican forces. So they have no choice but to drive into the river. Unfortunately, once they do, they’re pinned down by the Mexican forces firing at them from the ridge. They’re saved though when air support arrives and drives the Mexicans back. This allows Joe and the team to swim for the US border.

Paying the price

Safely back on US soil (though just barely, as they regroup on the other side of the river), Hernandez asks Joe what happens next. “Now we play offense,” she tells the congresswoman. Hernandez has a favor to ask, but Joe knows what it is without her saying it. She tells the congresswoman her team doesn’t do courtrooms, they’re goal is to kill whoever is responsible for this incident.

Joe then talks with Cody, apologizing that one of his team members was killed (apparently when the car crashed into the river). She asks if he is sticking around for the rest of the mission. He says no, but if the situation gets “f**ked” again then he may come and help out. Too bad for Joe, who is not looking forward to having to work with Kyle on the mission moving forward.

Stressing her point, she punches Kyle for leading them into the situation without a plan and almost getting them all killed. But Kyle says it worked, they got the congresswoman. When Joe brings up that they lost one of their team members Kyle reminds her that is the price they all signed up for. Joe makes it clear that if they’re going to work together, he can’t do this cowboy crap with her team.

With that addressed, Joe calls Neal. He was watching the news coverage but tried to hide it from their daughters, Kate (Hannah Love Lanier) and Charlie (Celestina Harris), though Kate does take more of a note of it. As she talks with her family, Joe struggles to hold back the tears after such an overwhelming experience, but she tells them she's fine and that she loves them. Once done, Joe wades into the river a bit, catching her breath from everything that happened and trying to ready herself for what’s to come.

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At the start of Tulsa King season 2 episode 6, Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) tells Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) and Joanne (Annabella Sciorra) he’s going to Atlanta to sort out an “issue.” Dwight is surprised when Tina knows he’s going for a sit-down with Bill and New York. Tina then insists she wants a gun. While he’s initially hesitant, Dwight asks Mitch (Garrett Hedlund) to teach Tina how to shoot a gun.

Mitch and Tina go to a range where Mitch teaches her how to use the weapon safely. She immediately gets the hang of the gun and the pair clearly enjoy spending time with each other. Later, when Dwight asks how it went, Mitch calls Tina a beautiful woman.

What else happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 6, “Navigator”? Read on to find out.

Cal threatens Manny

A stressed Manny (Max Casella) visits Even Higher Plane to get some more gummies. A bruised Bodhi (Martin Starr) walks in and Manny can’t help but ask questions. Bodhi says being attacked is just one of the perks of working with Dwight. Bodhi eventually reveals getting attacked had something to do with Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough). Manny looks concerned.

Manny visits Cal. While he appreciates the $50,000 Cal has given him so far, Manny says Cal using the information he’s provided him to hurt Dwight and his crew is putting Manny in danger. Cal calls Manny a child and stupid for not knowing the consequences of his actions. Manny says he doesn’t want to help Cal anymore, because Dwight is too dangerous.

Cal insists he’s even more dangerous. He says he now owns Manny. He also threatens to have him skinned alive, adding that if Manny doesn’t continue to help, he’ll rip out his tongue and have it sent to his children.

But Cal has some problems of his own. After seeing how beaten his guards were by Dwight and his crew, Jackie (Rich Ting) is furious at Cal. Jackie thinks having bruised guards makes them look weak and says Cal is costing them money because of the medical bills. Jackie reminds Cal that growing weed is their business, not settling his petty battles. Later, Jackie tells Cal to solve the Dwight problem once and for all, explaining that you don’t defeat an enemy by using half-measures.

The sit-down

At airport security in New York, Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) forgets he has a gun holstered to his ankle. Airport security arrests Chickie, leaving Vince (Vincent Piazza) to go to Atlanta alone.

In an Atlanta soul food restaurant, Dwight, Goodie (Chris Caldovino), Bill (Frank Grillo) and his right-hand man wait for Chickie and Vince’s arrival. They’re surprised when Vince arrives alone. He explains Chickie was detained at LaGuardia airport.

The sit-down begins regardless. Bill says Tulsa belongs to Kansas City and has done so for decades. He also complains that Dwight won’t even entertain a reasonable offer, even though he has no backing or crew. Bill calls Dwight an outsider. Dwight, unsurprisingly, doesn’t agree. He says Bill didn’t even know it existed until Dwight arrived. Dwight was sent to Tulsa against his will by New York, so if Bill is owed a debt, then it’s New York who owes it to him. Bill insists he’s owed money and a man, after Dwight murdered Carlo.

Vince says Dwight should cut Bill into his weed business. Dwight offers 15% off the top of the weed business, in exchange for Bill providing security and distribution if needed. Bill says he can live with the deal. When Bill asks Vince what New York has to offer, Vince says they have fake Ozempic. Bill makes a crack about how far New York has fallen.

Dwight and Bill shake on the deal. When Vince asks what New York gets, both Dwight and Bill just walk away. New York is getting nothing.

Vince returns to New York. Chickie assumes the meeting was rescheduled, but Vince explains it took place anyway. Chickie is furious. Vince details that Dwight will now kick in money to Kansas City, while New York will give Bill some fake Ozempic, but nothing is coming back to New York. Chickie’s rage increases, calling Vince stupid. Vince fights back, saying he wasn’t the one who got arrested at the airport. The pair nearly come to blows. Vince leaves.

Back in Kansas City, Bill regrets caving in to Dwight and the deal that he’s made. He thinks he’s been screwed.

Car problems

After the fight with Cal and Jackie’s gang, Dwight and his crew are concerned about retaliation. Bodhi closes the store early. Dwight warns Tyson (Jay Will) to constantly be on the lookout. Tyson even spots a car that’s been following him.

When Mark Mitchell’s (Michael Beach) car doesn’t start, Tyson calls Dwight, who says it’s OK that they use his car for Mark’s plumbing work.

Tyson drives Mark to his plumbing jobs. At the first house, Tyson is surprised to learn Mark is paid in chilli rather than cash. After an exhausted Mark leaves his final job, Tyson calls Dwight. Tyson wants to buy Dwight’s car and give it to his father. Dwight agrees. Mark is delighted. Father and son emotionally embrace.

But the next morning, when Mark goes to start the car, it explodes in front of Tyson.

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In Tulsa King season 2 episode 5, "Tilting At Windmills," Bigfoot (Ca$h Flo) drives Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone), Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) and her children Ryan (Henry Eckmann) and Cody (Pierce Eckmann) to their new age school. Dwight is unimpressed by the school’s more lenient and open-minded approach to learning. When the principal explains they don’t even really punish kids that misbehave, Dwight goes back to the car so he doesn’t reveal his true feelings and ruin Ryan and Cody’s chances at getting into the school.

Dwight tries to convince Tina not to send Ryan and Cody to the school, otherwise they’ll become wimps. Joanne Manfredi (Annabella Sciorra) says the whole world has changed, except for Dwight. Tina wins over Dwight when she reveals that she’s finally bought him that lazy boy chair he’s been craving.

What else happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 5? Take a look below to find out.

New jobs and new opportunities

Mitch Keller (Garrett Hedlund) takes over Donnie Shore's (Steve Witting) car dealership. Dwight, Goodie (Chris Caldovino), Tyson (Jay Will), Bigfoot, and Mitch try to come up with a new name for the dealership. Dwight asks Mitch to write a jingle for it too, then tells him to star in the commercial. 

Meanwhile, Joanne starts work as a saleswoman at Even Higher Plane, immediately coming up with a plan to sell cookies and other food for people with the munchies.

Tyson wants to know if Dwight has any plans to send a message to Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo) for trying to kill him. But Dwight thinks killing Carlo was enough. When Tyson suggests they get more violent, Dwight tells Tyson that, even if they do turn to murder, he won’t be involved in any killings. 

Later, Dwight and Tyson visit Manny (Max Casella) at the ranch. Dwight leaves Tyson to get Manny’s money for him. Manny finds this insulting and hurls insults at Tyson. Manny tells Tyson, that while he may be on Dwight’s good side now, Dwight won’t hesitate to hurt him if Tyson disappoints. Manny wanders away without giving Tyson his money.  

Vince has Chickie concerns while Dwight grows closer to Margaret

At the clubhouse, Vince Antonacci (Vincent Piazza) and Johnny The Zip (Guy Nardulli) reflect on Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) drunkenly admitting to killing his father. The pair are becoming increasingly discontent with Chickie. Before they can expand on their grievances, they’re interrupted by Chickie walking in. 

Vince tells Chickie they should have a sit-down with Bill and Dwight to iron out the problems. Chickie wants to fight Dwight instead. But when Vince asks for particulars, Chickie just agrees to the sit-down instead. Vince calls Bill to organize the meeting with Chickie and Dwight in Atlanta for next week. Bill reluctantly agrees. Later, Goodie convinces Dwight to do it too. 

Elsewhere, Dwight asks Margaret (Dana Delany) out, then quizzes her about Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough). Margaret says Cal is power hungry, then adds that he’s got new Chinese partners. She warns Dwight to keep his distance from Cal. But Dwight laughs off her concerns. 

Dwight arrives to his date with Margaret late. He promises not to talk about Cal. Only for Cal to send a bottle of champagne over to the table. When the waiter says it’s one of their most expensive bottles. Dwight asks that they get the most expensive bottle instead, which is worth $6,000. He orders two for them, then gets another sent over to a young couple. Dwight then tells Margaret they can get the night started and she can’t help but giggle at him. 

Cal fights back 

Cal arrives at the ranch at the same time Dwight is still there. Dwight warns Cal to back-off and stop interrupting his business. Cal tells Dwight he’s in over his head. As the pair get increasingly fractious, Margaret arrives with a shotgun and the pair immediately calm down. 

Cal calls Bill to share notes on Dwight. Turns out, Bill used to be Dwight’s partner, until Jackie (Rich Ting) bought him out. Cal wants to partner with Bill again. But Bill isn’t interested. 

Bodhi (Martin Starr) and Jimmy (Glen Gould) go to the windfarm to check on the repair of the turbines. They know, at a minimum, it’s going to take a few months to fix them. 

Later, Cal takes Jackie’s men away from the farm so they can conduct a secret task. A gang of them drive out to Dwight’s wind farm, where one immediately knocks out Bodhi. They start trashing the wind farm equipment, ensuring that the turbines are damaged even more. 

Dwight, Goodie, Tyson, Mitch, and Bigfoot arrive and beat Cal and Jackie’s gang. Their leader reveals that they were sent by Cal. 

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After Bigfoot (Ca$h Flo) drops a quiet Tyson (Jay Will) at his parent's home very early in the morning, he tells Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) that Tyson did well. Dwight asks Bigfoot to stick around and keep a lookout. When Dwight walks back inside, Joanne (Annabella Sciorra) is awake, worried. Dwight's actions feel like the bad old days, especially as they live in a high security neighborhood with muscle outside.  

Dwight insists they're not in danger, but Joanne doesn't believe him. Dwight admits they took out a made-man from Kansas City because he was coming for Dwight. After his explanation, Joanne says Dwight provoked and then killed one of Bill Bevilacqua's (Frank Grillo) men. It's clear Bill is not just going to stop, and it's not just Dwight that is in danger. His family and friends are, too. Dwight says he needs to think. 

Will Dwight change his approach? Is his family suddenly in danger? Here's what happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 4, "Heroes and Villains."

Family struggles

Tyson helps his dad Mark (Michael Beach) repair his old van. When Tyson tries to give his dad money to get a new van, Mark refuses it. 

At the same time, Dwight teaches his grandchildren how to punch ahead of their first day at school. Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) insists they're attending a non-violent school and should talk to their teachers if they’re in trouble. But Dwight warns them never to rat. 

Later, Dwight admits to Tyson he could have been calmer with Bill Bevilacqua when he first came to see him. He thinks he should have made a deal. But Tyson says Dwight doesn't do anything by half-measures. Later, Mitch Keller (Garrett Hedlund) tells Dwight he's never going to change, as he's always in pursuit of the rush that comes with the criminal lifestyle. 

Dwight arrives at the Even Higher Plane and immediately closes the store, forcing the customers to leave. Dwight tells Bodhi they might have some trouble coming their way after the Carlo murder and they could all be in danger. A furious Bodhi storms out, Tyson follows him. Bodhi explains he didn’t sign up for any of this, he just wanted Dwight to help him commit white collar crime, not murder. Tyson says they're in this together, but Bodhi remains unconvinced. Tyson then gives a speech to the rest of the Even Higher Plane gang, saying Bill thinks Tulsa belongs to him, when it belongs to them. He says if anyone wants to leave, they can. But no-one does, not even Bodhi.

Wind-farm negotiations

Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough) pays a visit to Manny (Max Casella) and gives him another envelope full of cash. He then asks Manny where Dwight gets his weed. Manny says he's looking at a place up north and that it's something to do with a wind farm. When Cal leaves, Manny immediately realizes how much trouble he's in. 

At the wind farm, Dwight, Mitch, Bodhi and Tyson meet with a family of native Americans who will be fronting the business. Med Hat (Gregory Zaragoza) wants 20% of the energy produced by the wind farm, which is reasonable for Dwight. Ahanu (Makela Yepez) adds they want 20% of their sales from the weed. That's not reasonable. Med Hat reveals they have had another offer, less than an hour ago, from Cal Thresher. 

Bodhi tells Dwight they'll be able to make the math work. They're ultimately able to make a deal, especially after Med Hat says they'll be able to help with any repairs due to a special program. 

Kansas Blues

Bill calls Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi), furious that Goodie (Chris Caldovino) didn't betray Dwight. Bill says his wife could have easily seen Carlo's body at the front of their house and that he had to bury Carlo in the woods, rather than give him a proper burial. Bill insists he wants Dwight dead, then hangs up on Chickie. 

Later, Bill's wife tells him that Carlo's wife has been calling her all day, as he didn't come home last night. She asks Bill bluntly, is Carlo coming home? Bill says he doesn't know. She realizes Carlo is dead. 

New leader?

When Vince (Vincent Piazza) teases that Chickie's father Pete (AC Peterson) would have solved the issue between Dwight and Bill, a drunk Chickie suggests Pete didn't actually die of natural causes. Instead he murdered his own father. Vince looks disgusted. Chickie then passes out. 

With Chickie still unconscious, Vince decides to answer Bill's call. Bill is again livid, as Chickie didn't call him back with a new plan like promised. He's starting to believe he's putting too much stock in New York nowadays. Vince suggests he and Bill can solve how to take Dwight out on their own, especially since Dwight is now on high alert. Bill immediately sounds interested. Vince says he'll contact him again through proper channels. 

Cal's new problem

Cal tells Jackie (Rich Ting), a stakeholder for his weed farm, to stop growing and selling heroin on his land. Later, Cal demands he gets 50% of any heroin Jackie has sold so far, much to Jackie's annoyance. The pair then confront two Chinese immigrants, who have been trafficked and forced to work on the farm, after they were caught stealing. Cal just wants to hit them, as a message to the other trafficked workers. But Jackie shoots them both in the head. Jackie then tells Cal this is what he does to people who take money out of his pocket. 

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Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) practices his opening remarks for court to the Even Higher Plane gang, insisting Stacy (Andrea Savage) knows he never tried to bribe anyone and he is 100% not guilty. Jimmy the Greek (Glen Gould) reminds Dwight he just needs to convince one person to see his point of view. Dwight's confidence dissipates when he realizes everyone is high. Bodhi (Martin Starr) asks Dwight what he expected, since he held the mock trial in a weed shop. 

What else happens in Tulsa King’s season 2 episode 3, "Oklahoma v. Manfredi?" Take a look below to find out.  

Manny gets some much-need help

Manny (Max Casella) meets his wife Clara (Stephanie Kurtzuba) and her lawyer to discuss their divorce settlement. Clara only wants Manny to see the kids on weekends. Manny loses his cool, as he's being screwed over financially, losing his house and now he's not allowed to see his kids. But Clara blames him for picking Dwight over his family. Manny reluctantly agrees to her terms. 

Thresher (Neal McDonough) pays a visit to Margaret's (Dana Delany) ranch. He asks if she and Dwight are an item, then Thresher wonders why he and Margaret never got together. She says there's more class in Dwight's pinky finger than Cal's entire body. Margaret tells Cal he has to deal with Manny from now on. 

Cal calls Manny over to his mansion, where he asks him about his relationship with Dwight. When Manny admits he's in huge debt, most of which he owes to Dwight, Cal says he likes to help people, then gives Manny $30,000 in cash. He tells Manny to take the money, then suggests maybe one day he can return the favor. 

Later, Manny gives Dwight an envelope with $10,000 inside.

Even Dwight has to deal with HOA

Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) and Joanne (Annabella Sciorra) move their furniture into the new house. Dwight meets Wesley (Dan Bakkedahl), the head of the HOA, who points out the garage door being open for longer than 20 minutes means he has to be fined $100. On the morning of his trial, Wesley fines Dwight $150 because his trash receptacles are overflowing. Wesley then learns on the news that Dwight is a mobster. He immediately tells Dwight the fines are being waived and he doesn't have to worry about receiving any more. 

Elsewhere, Tina watches Mitch play guitar and suggests to Joanne that she's got a crush on him. 

Dwight's trial  

At the trial, Dwight calls his only witness to the stand, Stacy. He tells the jury how they first met, recalling they did so at a bar, went to a strip club, then went back to his hotel, where they talked, got to know each other and had sex. She left the next morning because of their age gap. But Stacy returned after someone shot at Dwight and they became more friendly, confiding in each other. She later took a bullet meant for Dwight. 

Dwight asks Stacy if someone did all of this for her, would she be grateful. She admits she probably would be. Dwight says the alleged million dollar flash-drive, which the government can't prove was from him, would have been his way of saying thank you. 

Dwight says he never asked for anything from Stacy after he allegedly gave her the million dollars. He asks Stacy, and the court, if there's a law that says it's a crime to want to do something nice for somebody, even if they are an agent.  

Afterwards, Stacy tells Dwight he did a nice job. She lets him know she's being transferred to Anchorage, Alaska. Stacy tells Dwight that both of their lives have been failures. 

The verdict comes back and Dwight is found not guilty. He tells the waiting press he plans to stay in Oklahoma. 

Dwight meets Bill

Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) calls Goodie (Chris Caldovino) and says that Bill Beviliqua (Frank Grillo) is going to meet them, reminding him it's time for Dwight to be replaced. When he hangs up, Mitch (Garrett Hedlund) asks who was calling. Goodie overreacts, insisting it was a spam call. He immediately apologizes to Mitch, but Mitch is suspicious. 

Dwight and Goodie sit down with Bill and his right-hand man Carlo, who have come from Kansas City. Bill asks Dwight if Chickie ever told him that Tulsa belongs to him. Dwight immediately corrects Bill, saying Tulsa now belongs to him. Bill says his family has owned Tulsa since the start of the last century. Dwight insists only people who have the balls to take something own it. Regardless, Bill wants a piece of the casino and everything Dwight owns. 

Dwight tells Bill that he only noticed Tulsa because Dwight started making money there. He tells him to go back to Kansas City, where he surely is making plenty of money. Bill insists that someone has to start kicking up money to him, he doesn't care if it's Dwight or Chickie. Dwight says he doesn't answer to Chickie, or anyone. 

Bill departs, telling Dwight he'll send Carlo back with another proposition.

Chickie's plan  

Goodie informs Chickie that Dwight and Bill didn’t see eye to eye. Chickie says Carlo is coming back to the casino, all Goodie has to do is get Dwight outside, he'll take care of the rest. 

At the party to celebrate Dwight's victory, Goodie says Carlo is out back. When he gets outside, Carlo and Goodie talk. As Carlo addresses Dwight, Goodie stabs Carlo in the chest, seemingly defying Chickie and siding with Dwight. Big Foot then appears from around the corner and strangles Carlo with a wire. Carlo is murdered. Tyson comes outside, sees everything, and offers his help in disposing of Carlo's body. 

Dwight comes back inside and offers to dance with Margaret, who spots and then wipes a speck of blood off his cheek. They dance and then spend the night together.

The next morning, Bill opens his gates to find Carlo’s carcass in a body with a Bred 2 Buck menu in his hand.

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Tulsa King season 2 episode 2 begins at the Bred 2 Buck Saloon. Mitch (Garrett Hedlund) and his band play to a packed house, while Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) sits proudly in the middle of the casino, smoking a cigar, surrounded by his posse. After losing a hand at Blackjack, a gambler eyes up Dwight as he leaves. 

Is this just a satisfied customer impressed by Dwight’? Or was someone sent there on a scouting mission? Take a read of the recap for Tulsa King season 2 episode 2, "Kansas City Blues," to find out:.

Tina wants a new start

Federal officers and reporters wait outside the hotel for Dwight to exit. When Tyson (Jay Will) goes inside to seemingly get him, Dwight slips outside of a side exit into Tina's (Tatiana Zappardino) car. 

Later, Dwight and Tina go to check out a huge house in Tulsa, which she ultimately decides to rent. Still, Tina tells her Aunt Joanne (Annabella Sciorra) she feels stupid uprooting her life and that of her kids to move to Tulsa, especially since Dwight might end up in jail. Joanne says she'll fly out from Brooklyn to help the recently divorced Tina settle. 

When Bodhi (Martin Starr) throws an opening party for Even Higher Plane, Dwight brings Joanne along. She is left hugely impressed by the establishment. Singer and rapper Jelly Roll attends and uses the building's recording studio, even after Dwight mistakes him for a janitor.

Manny looks to stay afloat

A desperate Manny (Max Casella) discusses how to raise money quickly with Tyson. They decide to steal catalytic converters from cars. On their way out, Dwight reminds Manny about this week's payment. Manny says he's working on it. Dwight tells him to work harder. 

Manny, Tyson, Grace (McKenna Quiqley Harrington), Mitch and Big Foot (Cash Flo) steal every converter from Donnie's (Steve Witting) car dealership, knowing they can sell them for $200 each because of the platinum inside. When Donnie realizes what has happened, he pays a visit to Dwight, who offers to protect the dealership in return for two cars for Joanne and Tina.

Dwight's wind farm stalls  

Dwight visits Harlan (JD Walsh) in prison to negotiate buying his wind farms. Harlan says it'll cost at least $12 million for Dwight to buy the land, finish building them and run them. Dwight offers $7.5 million, while also promising to protect Harlan in prison. Harlan accepts. 

Dwight visits a bank to get a loan for the $7.5 million, but they are only able to give him $3 million. Even then Dwight needs to provide a number of other documents that he doesn't have. Not even his charm can convince the bank manager to overlook them. 

Court maneuvering

Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough) asks the US Attorney Denny McGrath (Paden Fallis) to take care of Dwight by putting him away before he can grow more powerful. Denny promises to do so.

In court, Dwight tells the judge he will be representing himself, as he has enough experience from his years in jail. Denny ends up replacing the prosecution, which surprises the judge as it's such a minor case. 

Bodhi helps Dwight prepare for jury selection. He tells Dwight to aim for female jurors that are widowed or divorced and aged 35-67, as they will be more sympathetic to Dwight because of his relationship with Stacy. 

Joanne is worried Dwight is representing himself. He explains he's already paid for an expensive lawyer before, and all he got was 25 years in jail. Joanne warns Dwight Tina won't be able to handle him going to prison again. In response, Dwight looks to make a deal with Denny. He wants to pay a fine or do community service, but not go to jail. Denny says that won't be possible. While in the office, Dwight notices Cal Thresher has been in contact with Denny, realizing they're in cahoots. 

The 'We Hate Dwight' club 

With reporters still outside of his hotel, Tyson takes Dwight to his house to sleep. Over breakfast, Tyson's father Mark (Michael Beach) sees that Dwight is on the front page of the newspaper because his business is expanding. Mark worries about the impact Dwight is having on Tyson. When Mark storms out, Dwight sees another headline in the paper, "Chinese Organized Crime Infiltrates US Marijuana Market," and he looks furious. 

Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo), the leader of the Kansas City mob, is visited by the gambler who eyed Dwight. He says they're running a successful operation. Bill wants to send a message, as Dwight is running his criminal enterprise on Bill's territory. So Bill calls Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi) to discuss Dwight's encroachment. Chickie says he needs a day or two to sort it out. 

Chickie calls Goodie (Chris Caldovino), telling him he's joining up with Bill to take Tulsa back from Dwight. Chickie wants Goodie to join them. If he helps to take Dwight out, Goodie will get to run Tusla. Goodie is immediately interested and Chickie promises to be in touch with further details.

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Tulsa King season 2 begins where season 1 left off, as Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) is put behind bars after being arrested for bribing ATF agent Stacy Beale (Andrea Savage). But it’s only for the night, as Dwight is to be arraigned in the morning. 

For the time being, he befriends a scared prisoner. Dwight immediately becomes interested in his cellmate, Harlan, after he admits to running an energy scam. He got $12.5 million in government subsidies to run a wind farm, which he then gambled away. Probably facing at least five years in prison, Dwight gives Harlan advice on how to survive inside, then knocks out the prisoner that had previously attacked him.

Will Dwight be able to get out of prison? Does he plan to run his own wind farm? Here's what happens in Tulsa King season 2 episode 1.

Dwight's day in court 

Dwight pleads not guilty to the charge of bribery. When the judge says Dwight's bail is set at $3 million, he balks at the figure. His daughter Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) steps forward to put her mortgage up as the deposit. The judge accepts and Dwight is released. 

With Dwight released, Stacy asks to be transferred away from Tulsa for her safety. But her boss admits that will be tough considering her track record. 

While driving Dwight, Tyson Mitchell (Jay Will) takes action to avoid the officers following him. The next time it happens, Dwight tells Tyson to pull over so he can talk to the ATF. They warn Dwight not to go anywhere near Stacy. 

Dwight doesn't listen and goes to her apartment that night. She thinks he's there to kill her, but he insists he wouldn't do that. Dwight's there to look her in the eyes, because that's what serious people do. He adds that, for the first time since going to prison, Stacy made him feel something. Dwight knew the two would never get together, but he has more respect for her than anyone he's ever met. This leaves her speechless. She apologizes. Dwight says she was used by the ATF and that he'll see her in court. 

Brooklyn problems

In Brooklyn, Chickie Invernizzi (Domenick Lombardozzi) is warned that other gangsters and families sense a power vacuum and might soon be threatening him as the boss of the family. Vince Antonacci (Vincent Piazza) wants to take the fight to their enemies. 

At the casino, Goodie (Chris Caldovino) gets a call from Jerry Izzo (Joseph Riccobene), the person who told Chickie about the power vacuum. But when Goodie answers, it's Chickie on the other end. Chickie tells Goodie because he stayed in Oklahoma, there's a perception going around that Chickie is weak. In order to prove that's not the case, Chickie makes Goodie listen as he shoots Jerry in the head and kills him. 

Bigger business

Goodie tells the gang they need to get the sports book up and running for football season, while Mitch (Garrett Hedlund) has a plan to get hold of cigarettes without tax stamps. Though inspired by his time in jail, Dwight wants them to up their game. He wants them to bend the rules like politicians, with Goodie adding there's a fine line between being a businessman and criminal. 

Tyson and Dwight then go to Bodhi's (Martin Starr) new marijuana store, Even Higher Plane. They're hugely impressed by the additional security and his use of technology to improve efficiency. Dwight tells Bodhi he wants to get the rest of the government subsidies to complete the construction of Harlan's wind-turbines, that way they'd be able to use the energy to power their hydroponic weed farm. 

Elsewhere, Margaret Deveraux (Dana Delany) invites Dwight to a charity event that she's running. It is sponsored by Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough), who is a huge player in the medical marijuana business and the largest weed distributor in Oklahoma.

Manny is becoming an issue

At the event, Dwight tells the gang to be on their best behavior. There are a lot of high level people with high level money in attendance. 

But an already drunk Manny (Max Casella) — who crashed his car when he arrived — heads straight to the bar. Dwight approaches him about his drinking, which causes Manny to admit his wife and kids left him, so he's stuck trying to give her money for child support and sell the house. Plus, there's the debt he owes Dwight. Unimpressed, Dwight tells Manny to leave. 

Dwight's new foe? 

Margaret introduces Dwight to Cal. He calls Dwight the man who is going to put him out of business, warning Dwight to stay in his own lane. Dwight asks if there's a problem. Cal says there wasn't, until there was. He knows all about Dwight's past and says Dwight is only in Tulsa to take advantage, that Dwight is pretending to be a tough guy. Dwight warns Cal he should feel threatened, before departing. 

At a ranch, Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo) answers a call from Cal. He lists Dwight's achievements — that he's running a bar and casino and heavy into the marijuana business. He then asks Bill, "I thought this was your territory?" Bill hangs up the phone, annoyed.

Meanwhile, a frustrated Dwight sits at the casino, looking at the front page of the Tulsa Star Journal. Its headline reads, "The Mob comes to Tulsa," with a picture of Dwight underneath.

New episodes of Tulsa King season 2 premiere Sundays on Paramount Plus. All of Tulsa King season 1 is streaming on the platform.

It's a holiday weekend, but the Duttons aren't taking it easy, as Paramount Network has a Labor Day Yellowstone marathon planned to air on the cable channel starting Friday, August 30, and going through Monday, September 2, airing every episode of Yellowstone to date.

The timing is perfect, as Yellowstone season 5 part 2 is just about two months away from finally premiering (Sunday, November 10), and the first teaser trailer for the new episodes has been released. Whether you just want to relive some of the best episodes of Taylor Sheridan's acclaimed series or have been interested in starting the show, this is the perfect opportunity.

We'll what you need to watch the Labor Day Yellowstone marathon below, but first let's take a look at the complete four-day schedule:

Friday, August 30

• Yellowstone season 1 episode 1, 10 pm
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 2, 11:55 pm

Saturday, August 31

• Yellowstone season 1 episode 3, 1 am
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 4, 2:01 am
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 5, 2:56 am
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 6, 9 am
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 7, 10 am
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 8, 11:04 am
• Yellowstone season 1 episode 9, noon
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 1, 1 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 2, 2:01 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 3, 3:02 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 4, 4:03 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 5, 5:03 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 6, 6:02 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 7, 7:05 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 8, 8:09 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 9, 9:13 pm
• Yellowstone season 2 episode 10, 10:15 pm
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 1, 11:20 pm

Sunday, September 1

• Yellowstone season 3 episode 2, 9 am
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 3, 10:05 am
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 4, 11:03 am
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 5, 12:08 pm
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 6, 1:09 pm
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 7, 2:04 pm
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 8, 3:06 pm
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 9, 4:08 pm
• Yellowstone season 3 episode 10, 5:09 pm
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 1, 6:15 pm
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 2, 7:29 pm
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 3, 8:39 pm
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 4, 9:48 pm
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 5, 10:56 pm

Monday, September 2

• Yellowstone season 4 episode 6, 9 am
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 7, 10 am
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 8, 11 am
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 9, noon
• Yellowstone season 4 episode 10, 1 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 1, 2:30 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 2, 4 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 3, 5 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 4, 6 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 5, 7 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 6, 8 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 7, 9 pm
• Yellowstone season 5 episode 8, 10:30 pm

Paramount Network is available as a cable channel from many traditional pay-TV providers, as well as being included in live TV streaming services like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Philo TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. If you prefer to watch Yellowstone at your own pace, all episodes of the series are streaming on Peacock in the US.

Created by Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone stars Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, Wes Bentley, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Gil Birmingham, Jefferson White and Kevin Costner as family patriarch John Dutton.

Since its premiere in 2018, Yellowstone has become one of the biggest cable TV hits in some time. People have loved following the story of the Dutton family, as they fight to keep the land that has been in their family for generations from being impeded on by outside forces. However, things aren't perfect inside the Dutton house either, as a complicated family history creates internal rivalries and struggles.

When the new episodes return, Costner won't be a part of them. During the break it was reported that scheduling conflicts with Costner's new western movie Horizon: An American Saga were a point of contention with the production schedule. It was officially confirmed by both Costner and Paramount Network he would not be returning to help close out the series.

It was thought that this would be the end of the flagship Yellowstone series. Two prequel series, 1883 and 1923, have already premiered and it was announced that a modern day spinoff, The Madison, is coming starring Michelle Pfeiffer. However, there are now reports that a Yellowstone season 6 is possible, with Reilly's Beth and Hauser's Rip returning to lead things, though that's not confirmed at this time.

It was a new mission for the Lioness team, as the Paramount Plus spy drama Lioness season 2 was part of a busy Taylor Sheridan fall TV slate..

This was one of three Sheridan-created shows that is premiering new episodes this fall, joining Tulsa King season 2 starring Sylvester Stallone and the new series Landman with Billy Bob Thornton. There's also of course the much-anticipated return of Yellowstone season 5 on Paramount Network.

Read on below as we've got everything you need to know about Lioness season 2.

Lioness season 2 how to watch

All episodes of Lioness season 2 are now available to stream exclusively on Paramount Plus (subscription required).

Lioness season 2 cast

The Lioness team is back, headlined by Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman as the leaders of the CIA special ops program. While you'll be able to watch Saldana and Kidman on the small screen with this series, they are also going to headline a couple of the biggest movies of fall 2024, with Saldana starring in Emilia Perez and Nicole Kidman starring in Babygirl.

Most of the season 1 cast is returning for this new batch of episodes, including Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Thad Luckinbill, Hannah Love Lanier and Morgan Freeman.

The one confirmed new cast member for Lioness season 2 thus far is Genesis Rodriguez, who is best known for playing Sloane Hargreeves on The Umbrella Academy.

Lioness season 2 plot

After the Lioness season 1 ending brought their previous mission to an end, a new threat is going to be at the center of season 2. Here is the synopsis for Lioness season 2:

"As the CIA's fight against terror moves closer to home, Joe, Kaitlyn and Byron enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides, Joe is forced to confront the profound personal sacrifices she has made as the leader of the Lioness program."

Lioness season 2 recaps

Here are the synopses and recaps that we have for Lioness season 2 to date:

Lioness season 2 episode 1, "Beware the Old Soldier"
" Joe, Kyle, and the QRF team embark on a timely extraction after a high-ranking government official is kidnapped by a cartel." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 1 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 2, "I Love My Country"
" After a new Lioness is identified, Joe and her team travel to Iraq to close the asset." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 2 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 3, "Along Came a Spider"
"Kaitlyn works to drum up support for their plan. Meanwhile, Lioness training begins for Captain Josie Carrillo." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 3 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 4, "Five Hundred Children"
"Joe and Kyle make contact with a potential new source of intel. A newly expanded team conducts a hit with unanticipated results." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 4 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 5, "Shatter the Moon"
"The warehouse discovery rattles the team. Joe is torn between two urgent missions." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 5 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 6, "2381"
"Events come to a head at the Carrillo estate faster than expected. Josie makes her move." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 6 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 7, "The Devil Has Aces"
"Despite Joe's weakened state, the team is forced back to Iraq to make a point." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 7 recap.

Lioness season 2 episode 8, "The Compass Points Home"
"Operation Sky Hawk is a go as Kaitlyn and Westfield pressure Pablo to side with them." Read WTW's Lioness season 2 episode 8 recap.

Lioness season 2 trailer

What are you willing to give for your country? That's the question in the official trailer for Lioness season 2, which you can watch directly below:

Here's an additional sneak peek at the new season of Lioness:

The sun may not be setting on Yellowstone after all. After months of the assumption that the remaining episodes of Yellowstone season 5 (set to premiere on November 10) would be the final ones in Taylor Sheridan's flagship neo-western, a new report indicates that a Yellowstone season 6 is in discussions, with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser potentially set to lead. This is according to an initial report by Puck and then followed up by multiple other outlets.

The saga of Yellowstone season 5 and its future has been one deserving of its own one-hour drama. The first eight episodes of Yellowstone season 5 premiered in the fall of 2022 and wrapped up in the first couple days of 2023. Then the Hollywood strikes in 2023 delayed production on the remaining six episodes. Also during the hiatus, it was revealed that series lead Kevin Costner would not be returning for the second half of season 5 because of scheduling conflicts with him making Horizon: An American Saga. Then there have been various reports of Yellowstone’s favorite characters continuing the series in some way. But rather than a spinoff, it may just be Yellowstone season 6.

To be clear, nothing is finalized on this front. Reilly and Hauser, who play Beth Dutton and her husband Rip Wheeler on the show, are reportedly in talks to lead the potential new season, but a deal is not currently in place. There's no indication of whether any other characters from the series would continue on. Should this come to pass though, it would be a relief for long-time fans of the series to know Yellowstone season 5 would not in fact be the end.

Of course, Sheridan's Yellowstone universe has already grown beyond his flagship series. Already there are the prequel series 1883 and 1923, with 1923 season 2 expected and another prequel series set 21 years later in 1944. A present-day spinoff series has also been confirmed, The Madison, which is set to star Michelle Pfieffer.

Outside of the world of Yellowstone, Sheridan has created shows like Mayor of Kingstown (awaiting word on Mayor of Kingstown season 4, Tulsa King (Tulsa King season 2 is premiering in September), Special Ops: Lioness and Landman, which is having its series premiere in November.

We'll be keeping an eye on the news surrounding the potential of Yellowstone season 6. In the meantime, get excited as Yellowstone season 5 returns on Sunday, November 10. You can catch up with all episodes of the series right now on Peacock.