Compared to the first two episodes, Dutton Ranch episode 3 almost feels like a walk in the park. Well, at least it does to everyone except Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser), who have just discovered an outbreak of foot and mouth disease among their cattle.
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I’m convinced that rival ranch 10 Petal has something to do with it. Back in episode 2, the pair took on no-nonsense rancher Beulah (Annette Bening) in a cattle auction battle for a bull, with Beulah pulling out at the last minute.
It’s now suspected that said bull is responsible for the disease outbreak… but did Beulah know anything about an unvetted auction entry? Given what else is happening on 10 Petal ranch, it’s absolutely possible.
While secretive Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) has been tailing Beth while she tries to secure business in Dallas, troublesome Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind) already has Carter (Finn Little) wrapped around her little fingers. But in episode 3 of the Yellowstone spinoff, one Jackson family member is missing.
Of course, that’s hot-headed Rob-Will (Jai Courtney), who has been shipped off to an out-of-state rehab after killing a wrangler during a drug-fuelled rage. Oops!
We’ve got no idea when he’ll be returning to future episodes on Paramount+, but judging by fan reaction, the later the better — or in fact, not at all.
Dutton Ranch fans are hoping that Rob-Will is killed by the end of the season… because of his name
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Take a quick scan through the Dutton Ranch Reddit thread, and you’ll find an unsurprising takeaway: most fans can’t decide how they feel about Rob-Will.
With minimal screentime, he’s already managed to commit murder, be fudging his cattle figures on 10 Petal’s books, make racist and homophobic threats to Rip’s wrangler, Azul (J.R. Villarreal), and just generally be an all-around loser.
Watching Joaquin ship him off to rehab felt like an early celebration, though Rob-Will is convinced he’ll be back in no time.
But alongside his jerk behavior, there’s another “dumb” reason why fans want to see the back of him — they cannot stand his name.
“I really like this show, much more than I expected to,” one fan remarks. “But I find myself hoping Rob-Will doesn’t survive the first season. And not because he’s such an a-hole, but because it’s the dumbest name for a TV character I’ve heard in a very long time!”
Another weighs in, “Southerners love the two-name thing, but Rob Will??? Ugh. Bobby Bill would have at least sort of made sense and sounded a tad better.”
“Omg I’m right there with you. It’s literally the dumbest name I’ve ever heard,” a third agrees.
But others think the name Rob-Will is foreshadowing for the Jackson family dynamics to come.
“The name is something. I like how dislikeable his character is tbh. Will be interesting to see how the family dynamic plays out between Beulah, Rob-Will, and Oreana,” one weighs in.
Another adds, “When Beulah was screaming his name in the house, at first I thought she was saying Roswell… because wtf is Rob-Will?! On another note, I think I’ll probably love-hate the character because I love Jai Courtney.”
We’ll be seeing Rob-Will return in the next few Dutton Ranch episodes, mark my words. It won’t be pretty, either. As one fan aptly sums up, “I see the first ‘passenger’ to Rip’s new train station [the Dutton’s body dump site in Yellowstone].”
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