Yellowstone
Spoilers forYellowstoneseason 5 , part 1 .
Summary
Kevin Costner’sYellowstoneseason 5 , part 2 absence seizure will hurt the popular show ’s ending in several ways . theme of the neo - Western ’s adept chafing at the serial ' creative charge cropped up in the wake of the fifth mid - season close , withCostner allegedly refusing to commit to the last muckle of episodesuntil he read an end for his character , rancher John Dutton , that he like . Created by Taylor Sheridan , the drama ’s on - screen stakes are just as high as the behind - the - scenes I , especially asYellowstonenears its finale . Now , just forwards of filming , it ’s beenreported that Kevin Costner wo n’t look inYellowstone ’s final episodes at all .
While the routine of event has n’t been officially confirmed by Costner , Sheridan , or any of the show ’s representative , thelikelihood of John Dutton dying inYellowstoneseason 5just increase tenfold . DespiteYellowstone ’s impressive cast of come back season 5 character , Costner ’s Dutton paterfamilias - rick - governor of Montana is the personality around which everyone else ( and their problems ) seems to orbit . Losing him ahead of schedule will be a bump to the show . task with hand John Dutton a proper send - off ( potentially sans Costner),Yellowstone ’s squad will have to get originative . Even so , no amount of ingenious writing will be capable to account for the emptiness at the serial ' marrow .
10John Dutton’s Potential Impeachment Will Feel Underwhelming
In the mid - season finale , Jamie Dutton ( Wes Bentley ) made it vindicated that he is n’t afraid to leverage John ’s preceding indiscretion against him . As Jamie ’s feud with his sister , Beth ( Kelly Reilly ) , approaches a ( plausibly ) violent culmination , it seemed likeJohn was bound to end up in the cross - hairsof his kid ' conflict . If Jamie were to reveal John ’s retiring involvement in murder ( andYellowstone ’s fabled Train Station dumping ground ) , the newly minted regulator of Montana would have much more to lose than his ranch . regrettably , an impeachment sans Costner would n’t play as well .
9Thomas Rainwater & John Dutton Won’t Have A Proper Resolution
In addition to being the chief of the Broken Rock Reservation , Thomas Rainwater ( Gil Birmingham ) is a casino baron and mellow - visibility bourgeois who ’s had a long - standing feud with John Dutton . Eager to reform the stolen state the Dutton ranch stand on , Thomas has face menace fromYellowstone ’s central kinsfolk as well as the hawk - like real - estate developers who are eyeball the land . Given the draw - out nature of Thomas and John ’s battle , it seemed likely thing would come to a head inYellowstoneseason 5 , part 2 . Unfortunately , without Costner , a Western - manner finale shootout would n’t have the same wallop .
8John Won’t See The End Of Jamie & Beth’s Feud
As mentioned , Jamie and Beth Dutton have been at odds for years . AsYellowstonehas progressed , Jamie and Beth ’s rivalry has contact new , terrifying heights . While it ’s not yet clearwho will die inYellowstoneseason 5 , part 2 , it seems incredibly probable that the out - for - line of descent siblings will either gun each other down or get everyone else caught in the middle of their fight . leverage the siblings ' Church Father , John , asa pawn in their secret plan — or as an unintended dupe of their violent actions — would sure ramp up the show ’s drama . However , if Costner is n’t returning for the serial closing curtain , that changes this compelling apparatus .
7The Potential Train Station Reveal Won’t Carry The Same Weight
As viewers have view in the show ’s four and a half season , the Train Station is a killing ground for the folks aligned with Yellowstone Ranch . A remote canyon that lies just past the Montana perimeter , the Train Station has been used as a dumping groundby the Dutton family for decades . " It lays in a jurisdictional dead geographical zone in a county with a population of incisively zero , " John explains in time of year 5 ’s first one-half . " Hence , no jury of your peers . " That allege , Governor Duttons seems pretty convinced that he and his sept are dependable from effectual backlash .
Yellowstone ’s Beth has long kept the understanding for her hate of buddy Jamie from husband Rip , but that secret could pass to a major feud in season 5 .
On the other deal , Jamie is eager to try those sound limits . In his feud against Beth , which has now grown to embrace her friend John , Jamie does n’t seem to take return with implicating his father(and menage on the whole ) in a slew of past law-breaking . However , if Costner ’s John is n’t on the cover to take answerability — or distribute with Jamie — the Train Station reveal wo n’t stockpile as much weight . The reveal could also feast into the impeachment possibility , which , as mentioned , just wo n’t toy out satisfyingly if Costner is absent .
6John & Jamie Won’t Be Able To Reconcile
Some viewer theorize thatYellowstoneseason 5 will see Jamie returning to the family fold . While his death might be what people ( include Beth ) are gun for , plenty of serial do n’t kill off the villain . It ’s possible that John ’s absence seizure will agitate the author to take Jamie ’s level in a new direction — one thatpossibly involves a salvation spark . At the same time , Jamie rejoining the Duttons and not being able to make up with his father is frustrative in its own right hand . This one representative is proof that Costner ’s absence will be experience deep in other role ' close too .
5Kayce & Monica Might Permanently Take Over The Ranch
While John is the paterfamilias of the Dutton home , he ’s also the one responsible for head the ranchers . Of naturally , John ’s time as governor reshaped his relationship with Yellowstone Ranch . presently , Rip Wheeler ( Cole Hauser ) , Beth ’s husband , has step into a leaders function , with the mid - season finale ascertain him steer the other puncher to Texas . Meanwhile , John ’s other Logos , Kayce ( Luke Grimes ) , has been leave to start the ranch with his wife , Monica ( Kelsey Asbille ) , and Logos , Tate ( Brecken Merrill ) . Regardless of the division of travail , John ’s permanent absence will leave voidsthat need pick .
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4Environmental Activist Summer Higgins Wouldn’t Have Any Allies Left
John ’s girlfriend , Summer Higgins ( Piper Perabo ) , is an unlikely catch for the sum - and - potatoes rancher . An environmental activist ( and vegan ) , Summer has found herself under stop many clip for protest various unjustness . In time of year 4 , she ’s condemn to nearly 40 age in prison . However , once John is elected regulator in season 5 , he commutes her sentence and takes her on as an advisor in his efforts to better understand his opponents in an upcoming courtroom case . Even after a fight with Beth , Summer remains at Yellowstone Ranch as John ’s node . Of of course , if John is n’t in time of year 5,Summer may outlive her purpose .
3John Dutton Won’t Live To See 1883’s Prophecy Come To Pass
Inthe spin - off,1883 , a prophecy revealsYellowstone ’s cease — or so viewers mean . While looking for a station to locate , the Duttons take on Spotted Eagle ( Graham Greene ) , a Crow elder who suggests the sept essay Paradise Valley . However , taking the soil for the creation of the Dutton family ranch do at a price . " In seven generations my people will stand up up and take it back from you , " Spotted Eagle warns . It ’s suppose that Tate Dutton , whose mother , Monica , is an autochthonal soul , will bridge over the long - put up water parting between the Duttons and the the great unwashed of Broken Rock Reservation . lamentably , John wo n’t be around long enough to see how the prophetic moment plays out .
2John Dutton’s Legacy Project Will Probably Falter
Eager to find a way to stop developer from involve the cattle ranch ’s land , John Dutton devises a design he hopes will help them in the short- and prospicient - terms . for make Yellowstone Ranch a more well-thought-of institution , John decides to keep racehorse . At the end of time of year 4 , John arrive his first champion bangtail , but the fight against Caroline Warner ( Jacki Weaver ) , the CEO of Market Equities , is as pressing as ever . Without John at the helm , it ’s unbelievable that his legacy program would continue to be crucial to the cattle ranch ’s fight , though it ’s possible his loved ones would comport the bangtail bequest project on in his name .
1An Off-Screen Death Will Undercut John Dutton’s Impact On Yellowstone
Undoubtedly , an off - CRT screen death would be fabulously underwhelming for a character as important as John Dutton . Costner ’s definitive role as of late , John has become the kind of anti - hero who ranks among video ’s most dear personalities . Outside of John ’s pop - ethnic impact , he ’s also the series ' protagonist . While killing him off seems to be the best , least clunky room to deal with Costner ’s absence , looker will still be robbed of a proper , meet sendoff . In many ways , that ’s the most inauspicious part of Costner ’s reportedYellowstoneseason 5 , part 2absence .
