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This night is the fifth episode ofYellowstoneSeason 2, placing us exactly halfway through the second flavour. This is a live recap and review of "Touching Your Enemy."This article will have spoilers for the episode.
The synopsis for this evening's episode says: "Jamie tries badly to walk dorsum a previous mistake; Kayce tracks down bear witness; Monica and Martin attend a traditional Indian equus caballus relay." After the livestock officer showdown last week, I tin't imagine what volition happen this evening, merely here we go.
The episode begins with a flashback… A young Beth doesn't want a horse caught that killed her female parent. She and a young Rip have a tense chat. (I was very dislocated at first, wondering how I missed these young characters until I realized this was a flashback.)
A young Rip beats upwards a man who kept calling him "little orphan boy." Then another human tells the older human that if touches Rip again, he'll hurt him. I'one thousand not sure who this older guy is, but the actor looks familiar to me. Young Rip finds a Young Beth in his room and says, "I'one thousand not playing games with you." (All these years later and they're still playing games.)
That'south when Beth tells him that she killed her mother by existence scared. "I don't do scared anymore."
Then we get an awkward kissing scene between Beth and Rip, and I'chiliad left wondering only why they didn't terminate up together as adults. Why are things so complicated betwixt them? I didn't realize they had this kind of connection that went so far dorsum.
So at present nosotros're back in nowadays day, with Beth and Rip talking. And Rip tells her he knows in that location is good in her. Not all fans are convinced though:
Oh hey, after the intro we're dorsum at a happy Dutton family unit meal! This time it's breakfast, so talking business is OK. Just Beth is getting into lawyer-level technicalities, explaining it'due south a "dinner table" and then they should exist able to talk over whatever they want without John controlling the conversation. And she leaves in a huff.
John orders Jaime around, per usual now that Jaime gave up everything for the family. John coldly tells Jaime that he "lost the right to question me for now." So yeah…
Beth asks John to talk to her alone. Beth wants to know why Rip is living in the bunk house and cleaning out stalls. "Why isn't he sleeping … in this house?" Beth wants to at present. But John tells her that it's Rip'south option and it's up to her if he's in the firm.
Beth reminds him that Rip sees him as a son. Sadly, John tells her that Rip isn't his son, Kayce is, and Rip is sacrificing. Dang that'south cold.
I don't see things going smoothly with Rip the residuum of this season. His pain over all of this has got to have some kind of repercussion at some point.
Later on the commercial break, we run across a guy dressed in Native American article of clothing racing a equus caballus at summit speed. Monica and Martin are attending a traditional Indian horse relay and she's brought her entire course for the event. Martin says they'll have to participate if they want to really understand what'due south happening, simply he's actually just inviting Monica. Ok then, Kayce actually does have official competition going on hither.
Back at the ranch, Jimmy is asking for actress work and so he can get actress coin. Merely he's told he has to win the extra money in a competition. Since he'south salaried, he can't get extra pay.
Jamie and John are meeting with Cassidy about the livestock officer confrontation, only Jaime's distracted. "The boy pointed the shotgun at Kayce then the livestock agent, what does it say in the study?" Cassidy says the sheriff didn't specify what happened in the report and John is upset.
Jamie, yet distracted, leaves to answer the phone call from the reporter Sarah. "Things are different now," he tells her. But the reporter tells him that she needs to verify his statements before she talks to his dad. Jamie says he'south rescinding his quotes and will non confirm annihilation. He threatens to sue her if she quotes him in any way. "Fine, I'll have legal phone call and walk y'all through your lock of options," Sarah tells him.
John has no idea that the biggest issue is Sarah's story, non Kayce's case.
Now Dan Jenkins is getting lessons on shooting and fighting. (By the way, this show does a great job of making gunshots sound realistic. A lot of shows don't do that.)
Next, Kayce and a law enforcement officer pay Dan Jenkins a visit. Jenkins pulls his gun only isn't able to back up that motility when an officer threatens him. And so Kayce takes him abroad to have a talk. (Dainty apply of ability Kayce…)
Jenkins' bodyguard/trainer shows up looking for his boss and knocks out Kayce'south colleague. Look, I can't stand Jenkins, just I also don't like Kayce misusing his police force enforcement power similar this.
Ohhhh, just a reminder that Jenkins' babysitter is a constabulary enforcement officer also, and then no one is playing by the rules. (Surprise.) Kayce tells Jenkins that they only desire him to stop because they want to keep living their lives. "I thought I made that clear."
Jenkins says it was clear, but he's mad that Kayce keeps threatening him. "What do you want?!" Kayce tells him: "You lot killed our cattle."
No, Jenkins says, he has no idea how to impale cattle. Just he will crush his male parent. "Thank you for showing me the rules that you play by. I await forward to the claiming," Jenkins says. I call up they pushed him a picayune also far.
And at present I'g going to eat my words. Jenkins has a gun to Kayce's head, and the law enforcement guy (Kayce'due south colleague) shows up and pulls a gun on HIM. Then Jenkins loses the upper hand AGAIN and insists to Kayce that he has no idea how to kill cows.
So who did it?
Kayce tells Jenkin'due south officer friend to go back to California. "Rules are different around here," Kayce tells him.
Back at the Dutton ranch, things are a lot calmer than they were at Jenkins' abode. Kayce tells his dad that it was NOT Jenkins who killed the cattle. Kayce is all beat out upwards and he tells John that he's not fine just things went fine.
John says he doesn't always recognize Kayce and he wants to know what happened to him…
Kayce shows a fleeting moment of vulnerability in his optics and sits down. "You desire to hear a state of war story?" John says yes, if it explains how Kayce changed.
Kayce tells him that he was in Pakistan tracking a high-value target. They blew open his door and get into his house, and the homo is using his wife and his eight-yr-erstwhile daughter equally shields. He starts shooting and they froze. Kayce said he had to make a decision and fast. He killed the human being, his wife, and girl to save everyone else.
"Soldiers don't tell war stories anymore Dad because wars these days are just about trying to live through them," he says.
Next nosotros come across the sheriff and he'due south received a note with a bullet that reads: "Don't forget who you piece of work for."
The next day the Sheriff is saying the shooting was justifiable. "I'd similar to limited our sincerest apologies to the Montana livestock agent involved as well as the agency as a whole for our failure to respond, aggravating the dangers those agents faced."
Beth wants to know how Dutton got him to say that, and John simply shrugs. "I didn't."
Hmmm…. And so who did?
In a more lighthearted scene, Martin is talking to Jimmy almost the competition and giving him advice on how to compete. (I experience like this whole storyline is kind of an advert for The Concluding Cowboy, a reality show most the sport of reining, which was put together past Taylor Sheridan too.) Even if it kind of is for that reason, I'thou enjoying the intermission in the heaviness.
Jimmy just tin't win, even with his hail mary attempt at irresolute horses. The family offers non to have his money, just Jimmy isn't immune to take them up on that. Rip tells him that the lesson is that there are sharks and minnows and if Jimmy doesn't know what he is, then he's non a shark. Awww, that'southward too bad. He just wanted to brand some coin. :(
Some fans aren't also happy with how Rip handled that.
Simply others think it was tough love and merely what Jimmy needed.
Afterward the commercial break, the unthinkable happens and Jamie comes to Beth for assistance. When he did this a couple episodes ago it didn't go and then great… Jamie tells Beth that he was backed in a corner when he was kicked out of the business firm and opened upwardly to a reporter he thought he could trust. "I gave an interview…Not about what, who…"
Beth doesn't offer advice, just tells him he's selfish. And Jamie pushes Beth against a wall, trying to strength her to assistance. Beth is NOT going to accept that kind of physical abuse and she quickly gets the upper hand. Beth forces him to confess what he did to John. "I can take information technology from here," John tells Beth. "Go wait outside."
Considering that John branded Kayce for being rebellious, I wonder what'south going to happen now with Jamie? Beth thinks Jamie volition "Jamie" his mode out of it.
John asks Jamie: "What did you exercise to scare the only person I know who never gets scared?"
Jamie cries, and John tells him again: "What the f*** did you do to me?"
AND nosotros don't see Jamie tell John or the fallout. The scene ends and the episode is over.
Tonight's episode had some good doses of sense of humour to break up the drama and angst. The acting was top-notch as nosotros walked the characters struggle with the repercussions of their decisions.
Source: https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/07/yellowstone-season-2-episode-5-recap-review/