It’s Not Like (He) Didn’t Deserve It

Almost as surprising as the death that put an exclamation point on Episode 6 of Dutton Ranch was the man responsible.

The actor who plays the trigger man admits that when he first read the script, he was heartbroken.

“I’ve been on the other side of that in a couple of my previous shows,” he tells Taste of Country.

Spoiler Alert Warning! If you’ve not yet watched “A Cowboy Saint” you may want to bookmark this page for later.

READ MORE: Dutton Ranch Episode 6 Ending Explained

Dutton Ranch Episode 6 – A Surprise Death

Toward the end of Ep. 6, Chet (the recently fired foreman of the 10 Petal Ranch) confronts Joaquin, Beulah Jackson’s adopted son.

Series villain Rob Will had just fired Chet up with a speech about loyalty, so he was feeling strong as he points the gun.

Chet is preparing a kill shot after firing a round that hits Joaquin in the hand, but a bullet strikes him in the head and he drops dead.

“It’s not like Chet didn’t deserve it,” says Berto Colon, the actor who plays Miguel.

To this point, viewers only knew Miguel as Oreana’s driver and Beulah’s security detail. He saves Joaquin’s life during a dramatic moment that surely foreshadows more like it.

“I mean, once you start killing, you know you’re going to be next, right?” he adds.

Berto Colon Interview

Prior to Dutton Ranch, Berto Colon is best known as Cesar from the Netflix hit Orange Is the New Black.

He spoke to Taste of Country from his home in New York and he admitted that discovering he kills Chet (played by Hart Denton) was heartbreaking.

“I remember getting the episode,” he says. “There’s always so much mutual respect. I love Hart, but I just like, he got out of a cab, I was going in the hotel or coming out and I just like dropped what I was doing and I just f—ing went up to him and I just gave him a big hug and it was like, such a bummer, right?”

“In real life, these things happen. And I’m sure he knew what was coming, but I didn’t,” Colon adds.

The two new friends got through a scene that ultimately sent Denton looking for a new job.

Emerson Miller/Paramount+

Could Miguel (Colon) be next?

“I’ll tell you personally, from the way my career has worked thus far, I’ve been lucky enough to be put in a position where sometimes my work in a series or in a movie starts off smaller, and for whatever reasons, it becomes a little bit bigger,” the actor shares.

TL;DR version: don’t count Miguel out yet. He may very well be behind the wheel once again if and when Season 2 of Dutton Ranch begins.