yellowstone season 5 has been putting its viewers through the wringer with several sad twists for the dutton family episode six was no different as tragedy struck on john duttons cattle ranching trip but before we get any further into plot details take this as your spoiler warning if youre not yet up to date on the dramacigarettes whiskey a meadow and you saw the whole dutton clan taking a break from politics as they headed out on the ranch and it was muchneeded for the family whove been getting themselves in a lot of trouble so far this season as the sun set on their excursion john longtime friend emmett walsh buck taylor marveled if it wasnt perfect but it was damn closesadly it seemed like an omen for the yellowstone owner who didnt make it through the night while john pointed out its the perfect way for a cowboy to go he had to break the news to emmetts devastated widow in a heartbreaking momentit wasnt only the duttons who were tearful over the storyline either as viewers reacted to the moment on social media my god that crushed my soul watching emmetts wife lose it when john rode up to her wrote one on twittertonight on yellowstone leave it to john to put a tear in your eye continued a second viewer i had a strong feeling that when he and emmett drifted to sleep emmett wont wake up an entertaining episode with a sad twistseveral viewers were left in tears over the moment too one simply wrote so sad i was balling eyes out another agreed adding damn you yellowstone for making me cry again john dutton might refuse to be sad but i cant help ityellowstone season 5 is building up to its midseason finale make sure you dont miss a moment with our yellowstone season 5 release schedule as well as our guide to how many episodes in yellowstone season 5