- Turn that off.

- I can only turn it off when he meets his attorney.

- I am his attorney.

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Jamie is really clever.

He's an incredibly clever survivalist,

which makes him a good lawyer.

- City people find out really quick

that country people have been to college,

understand the same books, and can be formidable

in the legal world just as well.

- But in this situation, he's created the mess

and needs to get himself out.

Do you recall the events I am repeating to you?

And he's fighting with you know the same rush

that caused what happened in season two

with killing the reporter.

I think he has the same rush of anger, anxiety,

and poor decision making.

There's a full panic, I think, going.

- Are you out of your fucking mind?

- But this time it's a little different.

This time Jamie realizes he's only thinking

about himself to dig himself out of this hole.

And it goes into more of I think a self-preservation mode.

(slow, country music)

- In this world, in the world of Yellowstone

and in the world of John Dutton, everything is bigger.

He's a big character and Yellowstone is a huge place.

The idea of it for a man like the character of John Dutton,

it's just so important to keep

what you've built and what your father has built

and just pass it down and keep it alive.

- You know, Governor Perry has got a lot of angles to play.

The major antagonist this season,

the financial group that comes in

and wants to buy up everything,

everything around and want to turn it all into a ski resort.

They come in with this proposal

with the idea that this would be better for the state.

- That's progress, Governor, and progress has a price.

- As the governor of Montana, she has no choice

but to think about the people of Montana

and what that means and that means change probably.

A lot of people to please and a really big bear to

(laughing) to keep happy in John Dutton.

(slow guitar music)

- Lynelle and John are continuing their sort of romance

and their sort of business relationship

in a way that still serves her

because she still wants to be the boss.

But she really cares about John

and she wants to meet his needs too as far as that legacy

and keeping his family on top and involved.

John Dutton admitting that he can't do everything?

- I admitted no such thing. (laughing)

- I love working with Wendy.

We've had a great time since our very first scene together.

- In season two, you really got

to see my character get fleshed out

and really understand more of her backstory

and who she was and what her relationship was with John.

And then in season three, we took that to the next level.

It was really exciting to see more of that.

And also that I got to cross paths with other characters

and into other parts of the Yellowstone world

where typically the governor doesn't go.

- Often, I feel like Governor Perry steps in

to take care of Jamie, help advance him

'cause she sees promise in him.

More than that, as a politician, she can use him.

(laughing)

- And we do all this with what goal in mind?

- To negotiate an acceptable surrender.

- Money speaks louder than anything in this country.

They're wanting to build an airport,

basically a city, where the ranch is.

And any sensible human being would take the money.

But of course that's not who we are or who he is

and we're gonna hold onto it, but that means fighting.

It's not a person.

It's this sort of invisible tsunami of power.

I drive this road every single day.

You're never here and now you're here every day

while attorneys decide what properties to condemn.

- People see him as a villain from one perspective.

But from my perspective, he is inevitable.

And to progress, you will run into a Roarke eventually.

He's bigger.

This is what he does.

People make toast for breakfast.

He crushes companies and makes cities.

So it's absolutely normal for him to do this.

And he knows that he's bringing so many jobs

and so much financial influence to an area

that if the people don't want to sell,

they'll just condemn it anyway.

So it's kind of like that,

the truth that is inevitable.

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- Oh shit, Jimmy!

- It's really amazing for Jimmy I think

to have found this sense of identity in rodeo

and to have found this sort of sense of pride.

Since he was a kid he's been told and shown

over and over again that he's a piece of shit.

So like to be able to feel that pride in himself

and then to have that affirmed by his like newfound family,

by this new community, for John Dutton to show up

to watch Jimmy rodeo is like the closest thing

to Jimmy's dad showing up to a tee-ball game

that he's ever felt in his life.

Like I think it's profoundly meaningful for him.

And all of that just goes right

out the window the second he meets Mia.

As soon as he sees Mia,

I think he forgets that John Dutton's even there.

John Dutton and Rip had been the center of Jimmy's world.

And then as soon as he sees Mia,

I think they just go right out of his head.

- Mia is a barrel racer that met Jamie at a rodeo.

And she's somebody that's like very sure of herself,

very decisive, very grounded in what she wants

and who she is.

- I'm trying really hard to think of something

to say and just nothing's coming out.

- You could ask me on a date.

- She only knows him in the context of the thing

that brings him the most pride in himself

and the thing that makes him feel most like a person

with something to offer.

- Jimmy!

- That your dad?

- Kinda, yeah.

To see himself through her eyes,

I think is like an incredible thing for Jimmy.

- Good luck!

I think the initial interest sort of came

from him as a bronc rider and like his talent.

But I do think that when they have the moment

of like first meeting eyes and seeing each other,

I do think that there's this sort

of like miraculous thing that happens.

Jimmy's a little taken aback by her directness but.

- He has tremendous respect for these various rodeo sports.

And then to see that she's an athlete,

that she like lives and breathes this lifestyle,

I think that he looks up to her in a lot of ways.

Like he's just getting started

in the rodeo world and he sees her

and he imagines this whole other life,

this life in the rodeo, people that value him

for what he values in himself.

- It's that moment that you like can't deny

and you need to just follow your heart.

And I think that happens for the both of them,

but especially her.

Having the first little moment with Jeff

and then them just putting me on a horse

and giving me a flag and saying,

"Okay, run around the arena" in front

of these like pretty legit like extras

that have seen plenty of rodeos

and are watching me do this and are probably like,

"Oh my God."

(whistling, cheering)

But it was really lucky

because it couldn't have gone better and smoother.

And it's really nice when there's sort of

already a family dynamic in place with cast.

And it's even better when, when they're so welcoming

because you just get to sort of fall into their arms.

(dramatic music, cheering)

All those bronc riding events,

those kinds of accidents happen all the time.

(dramatic music)