(crowd cheers)
- Hand in there like we showed you.
- [Jimmy] I'm a little nervous.
- I bet.
- [Announcer] 111, you ready?
- I think Jimmy's a survivor, really,
and he's starting to flourish.
- Jimmy's storyline is so great.
- I mean, how can you not love Jimmy?
Everybody loves Jimmy.
- We're with the Yellowstone, no one's gonna mess with us.
(upbeat music)
- My knowledge of Jimmy also starts
in the trailer when Rip comes to get him.
- You Jimmy?
- Jimmy's given one last chance by John Dutton
to sort of straighten out, but it doesn't come easy.
- [John] Let's go, kick him.
(horse braying)
- Whooee, I don't miss being low man.
- Low man's what turns you into cowboys.
It'll make him one too.
- Jimmy manages to mess everything up once or twice.
- Jimmy, hand me the rifle.
- I thought you said you were gonna grab the rifle.
- Yeah, Jimmy's one of my favorite characters on the show.
(Jimmy screams)
- Help me!
(bear growls)
- What kind of friend is this son' bitch?
- It's almost like Rip and Walker and Jimmy
have the most in common, just being
like these orphan-type characters
that get adopted by Yellowstone.
- Cows can swim.
- Ya I can't. I don't know how to swim, man.
- Do you know how to shut the fuck up?
- Well as you know, Rip is one of those
tough love guys when it comes to Jimmy.
- Do they get any when it freezes?
- Jimmy, quit asking fucking questions.
Go put it back.
Get on the horse Jimmy.
(zaps)
- Jimmy, quit looking at fish.
- This is Saturday.
- I know what fucking day it is Jimmy.
I know what fucking day it is Jimmy.
(laughs)
I'm constantly cursing.
(cow moos)
- Wonder which one's his momma.
- Gee I fucking wonder Jimmy.
- It's as cowboys as it gets right there, Jimmy.
(cow moos)
- But Jimmy comes to Rip and basically I say to him,
look, these guys they just work here Jimmy.
You'll see a thousand of them come and go,
but not us, this is your family.
We're your family.
- But I think if anyone believed in him enough
to teach him and spend that time and energy
with him, he's a pretty quick learner.
- So there was Kayce, and there was Jamie,
and now I've got Jimmy.
And I think I'm part of everybody's growing up
process on the ranch.
Keep ridin'
(groans)
You're a winner.
- Rip, you see that?
Eight seconds.
- Ya Jimmy, I saw.
- I think Jimmy, because he doesn't have much family,
I think he's looking for father figures,
to some extent.
- There's a bucking horse fortuity
at the fair grounds.
Sittin' a bucking horse is the only thing
I've seen you do well.
Maybe that's your talent, Jimmy.
- And I think that's what comes to happen
between him and Lloyd is Lloyd sticks
around and that means the world to Jimmy.
How much does it cost to enter?
- I'll spot you.
- Why would you do that?
(soft piano music)
- Why do you think?
- So I think for Jimmy it's tremendously meaningful
for Lloyd to take the time and energy to try to teach him.
- Is there like a mechanical bull or something that
I can try first?
(laughs)
- It's gratifying, you know hey, I get to share
some of my wisdom with Jimmy.
Okay, stick your chest out, tuck your chin.
Jake, pull it.
(grunts)
(crowd cheering)
- Jimmy's journey thus far has been about how
much can he take and stick with it.
Every other opportunity he's had in his life
he's sort of squandered and quit and run away from.
And this is sort of his last chance,
and it's really about whether or not he has it in
him to become someone who can live in this world.
- Hey you just won, cowboy.
- Okay so what, what do I do now?
I don't think Jimmy's ever won anything in his whole life.
I don't think he's ever been good at anything in his whole
life because he's never had a chance.
So that belt buckle comes to represent this new life
and a foothold in this new life,
like some recognition of the effort that he's made.
- [Forrie] It's just a beautiful thing for Lloyd, I think.
He's kind of like the son I never had.
- What's wrong?
- Not a thing.
- Kind of helps keep Lloyd grounded, that relationship.
- You know and of course, Jimmy is now a tough guy.
He's a bad ass.
- So just to clarify, Colby's mom, that's a cougar?
(laughing)
- And we're just sort of playing off
each other all the time.
- He brings so much joy to the show
and you feel for Jimmy because you know what
that would probably feel like, not knowing
any of this stuff and then just having to learn
it the hard way.
(country rock music)
(crowd cheering)
- What's next?