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Western Heritage Awards
Awarded in 2025
Yellowstone: “Desire Is All You Need”
Fictional Television Drama
Season 5, Episode 9
Director: Christina Alexandra Voros
Producer: Taylor Sheridan
SPOILERS AHEAD
In the “Yellowstone” episode titled “Desire Is All You Need,” the central plot revolves around the revelation of John Dutton’s death, which is staged as a suicide, with Beth and Kayce discovering the body at the Governor’s mansion and immediately suspecting Jamie as the orchestrator behind the act, while flashbacks reveal that Sarah Atwood, Jamie’s lover, was the true mastermind behind the plan to eliminate John, manipulating the suicide narrative to cover her tracks; the episode also features scenes of the Dutton ranch hands, including Rip, stationed in Texas, as they grapple with the news of John’s passing.
SPOILERS AHEAD
In the “Yellowstone” episode titled “Desire Is All You Need,” the central plot revolves around the revelation of John Dutton’s death, which is staged as a suicide, with Beth and Kayce discovering the body at the Governor’s mansion and immediately suspecting Jamie as the orchestrator behind the act, while flashbacks reveal that Sarah Atwood, Jamie’s lover, was the true mastermind behind the plan to eliminate John, manipulating the suicide narrative to cover her tracks; the episode also features scenes of the Dutton ranch hands, including Rip, stationed in Texas, as they grapple with the news of John’s passing.
