The title of the 13th episode of season five of the series “Yellowstone” says it all. On the ranch, the horses and cattle go under the hammer and tragedies have to be dealt with…
Spoiler warning – This message may contain hints about the continuation of the plot!
Everything has to go
The Duttons only see one way out of their financial crisis. At a major auction, the expensive horses and prize-winning livestock should be sold for as much as possible. The Cowboys realize that almost all of their time on Yellowstone is up. Beth (Kelly Reilly) wants to visit Rip's (Cole Hauser) old friend Travis Wheatley (series creator Taylor Sheridan) at his Bosque Ranch to borrow his expertise.
At the same time, the threat posed by the large-scale construction project on the property of the neighboring reserve is also increasing. His boss Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and police chief Mo (Moses Brings Plenty) come up with a plan to do their part to stop the project.
Discover Magenta TV’s offer now (affiliate link)
exacerbations
For Jamie (Wes Bentley), however, the situation is becoming increasingly dire. Police officer Dillard (Rory Cochrane) investigates the murder of Sarah Atwood and discovers the first information about the connection between the two, which puts the attorney general in a dangerous dilemma. During a phone call with Beth, he openly threatens her that revealing his dark secrets will also mean the end of the Duttons.
Farewells
The Yellowstone cowboys around Teeter (Jennifer Landon) have now also returned from the 6666 Ranch. Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) gives her the hat of her slain lover Colby, while Walker (Ryan Bingham) tries to comfort her.
Strip poker and high stakes
At Travis' ranch, Beth witnesses his highly unusual, yet incredibly effective business practices. In doing so, he drives up the prices for the horses immensely. After a small (almost) game of strip poker against the Dutton daughter, he finally agrees to help her.
Unexpected help
Jamie asks his former assistant, ex-girlfriend and mother of his son James Christina (Katherine Cunningham, Condor) for help in his current crisis. Christina gives him valuable advice on how to get out of his dilemma.
Everything for sale
The big auction later takes place on Yellowstone, where, apart from the party atmosphere, Beth once again proves to be a comforter, this time for the grieving Teeter. Kacey (Luke Grimes), on the other hand, finally comes up with a potentially saving idea.
melancholy
Give The World Away conveys a sense of vague melancholy. Not just because of the recent deaths, but of course also the fact that with the end of the fifth season, the end of the successful series as a whole is most likely approaching. This is particularly clear in this episode. Especially with Cowgirl Teeter (Jennifer Landon, who plays brilliantly as before), the viewer (preferably country music savvy) suffers.
Either way, the coming finale has been prepared for a long time. On the one hand, the current episode is rather quiet compared to the official episodes, but on the other hand, it offers the full range of what Yellowstone has been about over its six-year run.
As expected, the focus is on the future fate of the titular ranch. Their continued existence in the series has been hanging by a thread for a long time and together with the Duttons we hope and fear that they will at least be saved in one way or another. Of all people, it is the youngest offspring of the Duttons who ends up sniffing out a hitherto unthought-out possibility after his business-savvy sister.
And along the way, we also learn a little more about the friendship between foreman Rip and the horse specialist Travis Wheatley, played by series creator Sheridan himself. While this was simply presented to us so far, there are a few background reasons. These are of course not very surprising, but they are all the more fitting.
Bad game
Another question that should concern series fans is what will become of adoptive brother Jamie. He has maneuvered himself into a trap that is now about to snap shut. Whether his ex-lover, of all people, can help him out again or whether his laboriously constructed structure of lies and intrigue will ultimately collapse on him remains one of the most important matters at the end.
What is also remarkable is the skillful drawing of the ambivalent character, who, despite all his misdeeds, cannot be completely viewed as a series villain. Rather, we experience him until the end as a man who struggles with his inner demons. However, his machinations cannot go well in the long term. At least that's how it should be.
The little son James, whom Jamie brought into the world with his former assistant Christina, was a little neglected in all of this. Does the father's ultimately emerging sense of responsibility for his son have an impact on what becomes of the corrupt attorney general?
Conclusion
The penultimate episode of what is most likely the last season of the series “Yellowstone” as the “mother ship” of various spin-offs gently prepared for the proverbial big bang that awaits us. However, it doesn't do this with the leisureliness of a classic filler episode, but rather with a mixture of farewell pain and building tension. Finally, there are still a few doors to close before the last thing is done on the ranch (or not).
There are once again four out of five horseshoes for the all-round successful preparation sequence.
