'Yellowstone' Season 5 Episode 7: Craziest moments and burning questions, from murderous cowboy to show's first gay kiss

SPOILER ALERT:This post contains spoilers for Season 5, Episode 7 episode of "Yellowstone", "The Dream Is Not Me", which aired Sunday, December 18 on Paramount Network.

Last week's "Yellowstone" was a leisurely walk through the ranch, which served to exemplify the culture of The Gather, which is essentially a community feast celebrating cattle branding. But in this week's episode, things get academic, as there's a lot of talk about pipelines, land deals, livestock disease and the future of the beef industry. Let's get to the recap:

Maybe I'm just bad coastal elite, but Young Rip (Kyle Red Silverstein) beating a cowboy almost to death just because he talked about the woman he loved crossed the line of "chivalrous to “psychotic”. Even with a knife drawn on him... defuse with your words, pardner! Also, this rude cowboy (Kai Caster) is called Rowdy?!? Young Rip: Rowdy's reputation precedes him with a name like that, so maybe only fight him in dire circumstances. He is known to be rowdy! Correction: Young Rip actually beat Rowdy to death. Ouch! This anecdote pretty much explains the bond between Rip and John (Kevin Costner). Good story! Jamie (Wes Bentley) would definitely benefit from therapy - but not from someone he sleeps with. Ugh, Jamie is a sucker for Sarah (Dawn Olivieri) and her bullshit…how can he not understand he's being played?!? Wow, is Brazil really going to overtake the US beef industry as dramatically as Sarah describes? Apparently if... "Look at all your bitches…" Ah, Beth, never change. Of course, Summer (Piper Perabo) has a really boring view of marriage. It's too early in the morning, Summer! No one has had coffee yet! Big question out of nowhere to Beth from poor, sweet Monica (Kelsey Asbille): "Why are you so mean?" I googled "brucellosis" and it sounds pretty mean. It can also make humans sick! In related news, "Yellowstone" is set to have Pop-Up Video-esque notes on the screen to explain cowboy things to townspeople on occasion. that would clear things up! Do cowboys and cowgirls make fun of Summer by having her help with the cattle? Clearly, she's traumatized and awful. There's no way Rip could come down and live with the cattle in the new land, is there? Beth would kill him. Doesn't the Yellowstone Ranch have $1.4 million a month to spend on that cattle move? I thought the Duttons were rich as hell! They have their own helicopter! Oh oh, John is going to be bullied politically for taking out a loan. Have Beth and John...never talked about finances before? Why is Beth so offended by the business model? Jamie, listen to your assistant, Kate (Maria Julian). She's probably the only person on this show who has your best interest in mind! I love a good old Jamie freak-out. Oh no, they're going to try to impeach John! In fact, come to think of it… maybe it's better? He really doesn't seem to care about labor or his constituents. So…the ranch's finances could be collapsing because John never Googled competitors to see if they were doing business online? Beth didn't do any extensive research and cracked the code pretty quickly. It's disappointing that Yellowstone's downfall may be that John is a fuddy-duddy boomer. Make your bets: who will fight to the punches at the county fair? Ah, Teeter (Jennifer Landon): Your incomprehensible accent and shocking libido are a gift for this show. I guess Summer is right: it's the cutest kidnapping ever. Wait… is Clara (Lilli Kay) engaging in this show's first queer makeup session? GREAT NEWS ! "Yellowstone" has always been boring and straight...let's spice things up a bit! Jamie's speech is repetitive...practice it when you're less excited! I know the episode technically ended, but I'm obsessed with who else should have a gay romance on "Yellowstone." Could Martin Sheen become one of John's long-lost cowboy friends, hoping for one last ride? Will Summer and Beth get into another fight that turns into something…more? Will one of Jamie's Harvard fraternity brothers (played by, say, Ian Somerhalder) come to help in a legal fight against John and offer him...unexpected companionship? The possibilities...