Step 1: Discovery p. 60 – 71

The centrepiece of the final act of the Yellowstone pilot is an action sequence that plays at night.

In the finished episode, it starts around the 61-minute mark, and runs for seven minutes. This equates to five pages in the screenplay.

Here are a few questions you may consider:

• How does this sequence stand up to other action sequences you know?
• What makes it work?
• What can you say about the finale of the sequence in story terms?