Director Christina Voros dives into the highly anticipated return of the hit Paramount Network series to reveal how they kept John Dutton's fate a secret (there were code words), how it propels everything forward and how the cast "shouldered the weight of [Costner's] absence in such a bold and beautiful way.

While some series likely would have waited until the final moments of the midseason premiere to pull the blood-spattered bathroom rug out, Yellowstone dropped its biggest blow on viewers before the opening titles even started.