The Ranch Episode 5
Beau tries to bond with Colt by picking him as his hunting partner for opening day, disappointing Rooster, who is used to being chosen. Rooster vents to Maggie, and ends up as her hunting partner. Rooster’s favorite hunting hat comes up missing, and Colt admits to losing it the night before. Colt’s constant complaining results in Beau kicking him out of the hunting shack, so Rooster and Colt switch places. Rooster complains that Colt abandoned the family, leaving Rooster no choice but to stay at the ranch. Colt tells Rooster that Rooster chose to stay instead of doing anything else. Beau and Maggie decide to head back to the house together, leaving the bickering Rooster and Colt to walk home in the rain. The next day, Colt attempts to retrieve Rooster’s hunting hat, but mistakenly assaults a neighbor and steals the neighbor’s hat. As the neighbor heads up the Bennett driveway intend on revenge, Rooster tosses the hat back to Colt and lock himself in the house, leaving Colt to deal with the angry neighbor.
The Ranch Episode 6
At Maggie’s, Abby apologizes to Colt for being drunk at his house party, and Colt teases her for trying to kiss him. Heather and Colt go to Maggie’s trailer to have sex and accidentally burn the trailer by causing the drapes to catch fire. Colt invites Maggie to stay at the Bennett house, but doesn’t ask permission, and Beau distances himself from Maggie. The following night, Maggie and Beau warm up to each other and spend the night together. The next day, Beau asks Maggie to move back in, but she declines. Colt considers whether to buy a birthday gift for Heather, and Rooster explains all the ways he has avoided giving gifts to his previous girlfriends. Abby buys replacement drapes as a gift for Maggie and meets Colt, who is still wondering whether to get a birthday gift for Heather. Abby realizes that despite the age difference, Colt and Heather’s relationship is more than just casual, so she advises him that he should. Colt gives Heather lingerie for her birthday gift, and as a result she believes that their relationship is more serious than Colt does.
The Ranch Episode 7
Beau is still upset because Maggie declined his invitation to move back in to the Bennett house. Abby continues to give Colt advice about his relationship with Heather and they conclude that Colt should end it. The breakup text he sends backfires and he has to go see Heather, who says she is fine with ending the relationship but still willing to see Colt casually. One of the calves is ill and Beau initially disregards Rooster’s advice to give it antibiotics. Maggie visits Beau, who gives his full attention to the sick calf, causing Maggie to storm out in anger. Heather and Colt arrive at the house, where Heather bonds with Beau over the sick calf, during which she reveals her 4-H and rodeo background. Maggie returns to reconcile with Beau, but says she doesn’t want to move back home, so he asks her for a divorce. Beau relents and gives the sick calf an antibiotic shot, but the calf dies. Beau breaks down in tears over the death of the calf and the coming end of his marriage to Maggie.
The Ranch Episode 8
With money short, Beau, Rooster and Colt apply for a loan to keep the ranch operating. The banker is a part time high school football referee, and Colt accuses him of making a bad call that cost Colt’s team a championship. The bank declines the loan, so Beau has the electricity turned off and looks for other ways to reduce expenses. Colt tells Maggie about the problem, and she offers to put her bar up as collateral for a loan, but Beau declines. Beau complains to Colt for telling Maggie about the difficulty at the ranch and accuses him of spending too much and not doing enough to help with the ranch work. Colt responds that Beau is too stubborn to change or ask for help, but expects that Colt and Rooster should. Beau talks with Maggie again and confesses that he does not want her to put the bar up for collateral because if the ranch fails, he would also ruin her financially. Maggie says she believes in Beau and is sure he will succeed, and he agrees to let her help with obtaining the loan.
