‘Yellowstone’ Midseason Finale: Jamie Puts His Life – And Beth’s – At Risk By Going After John Dutton

02.01.2023 - 05:23 / deadline.com

SPOILER ALERT! The following story contains plot points from the midseason finale of Yellowstone.

Well, it’s war. Again.

Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) followed through with his threat by calling for the impeachment of his dad John (Kevin Costner), who blocked the construction of an airport that would have brought jobs and tourist dollars to Montana. John learns about his son’s betrayal while speaking against the planned installation of a pipeline through the local reservation –John’s latest attempt to keep progress from reaching his beloved home state. Someone seems to be fighting a losing battle.

In fact, that’s the very message that Jamie gives to Beth (Kelly Reilly), who broke into her brother’s home in an attempt to get him to reverse course on the impeachment. After futilely threatening to make public that Jamie killed and disposed of his real dad in season 4, Jamie enlightens his sis about how he’s not the only Dutton to discard a body at the so-called Train Station. Beth finally learns another deep family secret: John Dutton has been chucking corpses on the Montana border for years; in fact, the episode began with a young Rip (Kyle Red Silverstein), who at the urging of a young John Dutton (Josh Lucas), discards the body of a cowboy who got a little too lippy about his beloved Beth.

“There are centuries worth of our family’s secrets at the bottom of that canyon,” Jamie explains to Beth. “Ask your husband where the train station is and how many times he’s been there.”

She can’t right now: Rip just left with his fellow cowhands to transport the herd down to the Mexico panhandle. So she confronts her father, who confirms her worst fear.

“It’s a trash can for everyone who’s attacked us,” he explains. So Beth has an