Last episode "Yellowstone" aired Sunday night, and despite Kevin Costner Absent for the second half of the fifth season, fans were treated to a satisfying ending to the popular show.
Kevin Costner played the show's patriarch, John Dutton, for most of the series as he tried to save his ranch from greedy corporations looking to expand. However, his character was killed off midway through the fifth season after the actor fell out with the show's creator, Taylor Sheridan.
The last episode of "Yellowstone" reveals what happened to the ranch and other characters after his death.
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The fate of 'Yellowstone' Ranch and favorite characters revealed
Fan favorite Beth Dutton, played by "Flight" actress Kelly Reilly, and her brother Kayce, played by Luke Grimes, sold the ranch to the head of Rainwater and the Broken Rock Reservation, Diversity reports.
Siblings have sold a multimillion-dollar ranch for just $1.25 an acre ($1.1 million) to stop corporations from destroying the land - on the condition that Kayce Dutton and his family can stay in their ranch home.
Rainwater also agreed not to build on the land in order to preserve it. Both siblings have been spared the drama of protecting the ranch for most of the series, which has led to several deaths, and seem at peace with selling the ranch.
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Beth avenges her father's death
I love that Beth finally shut Jamie down, but I do wish we could have seen Rip kneel with that ass a little more. Throwing him around a bit wasn't enough for Jamie's sorry ass #Yellowstone https://t.co/JRWDl9btHR
— Taylor⚡️ (@TaylorMC_11) December 16, 2024
For most of the series, Beth has physically fought with her adopted brother, played by Wes Bentley, Jamie Dutton, who is responsible for the death of their father, John Dutton, among others.
After John's funeral, Beth went to confront Jamie with a large knife and a can of bear spray. Her husband, Rip, played by Cole Hauser, soon realizes she's left the ranch and follows her with cowboy Lloyd, played by Forrie J. Smith.
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Beth hid in Jamie's house and attacked him after he came home. The siblings had a knock-down fight and Beth was unconscious for a few moments before waking up and attacking her brother again as Jamie tried to wash the bear spray out of his eyes with two bowls of milk. Jamie ends up suffocating Beth before she is saved after Rip enters the house and throws Jamie away. Beth then stabbed Jamie in the heart and he died.
Beth called 9-1-1 while Rip and Lloyd made one last trip to "The Train Station," the place where they routinely dumped bodies and lowered Jamie off a cliff. Beth told police she confronted Jamie about missing his father's funeral and accused him of being responsible for his death, which led to his attack.
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She explained that Jamie had passed out and that when she came to, he had fled the scene. The police believed her explanation given the injuries.
"Yellowstone" fans enjoyed seeing Beth finally get her revenge on Jamie.
"I love that Beth finally shut Jamie down, but wish we could have seen Rip talk it out a little more. Throwing him around wasn't enough to get Jamie to apologize like #Yellowstone," wrote one fan on X.
"I've been waiting since the first episode of season 1 for Beth to destroy Jamie, and that moment has finally arrived #YellowstoneTV," added another.
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Rip and Beth buy their own ranch
Beth and her cowboy Rip buy their own ranch in a nearby town in Montana and bring along their "adopted" son Carter, played by Finn Little.
Rip invited Lloyd to come with them, but he refused.
There are rumors of a "Yellowstone" spin-off with Beth and Rip, and Rip told Lloyd that the door is always open to him.
Teeter and Jimmy go to work for Travis
Teeter, played by Jennifer Landon, joins cowboy Jimmy, played by Jefferson White, working for Travis (Taylor Sheridan) on his ranch in Texas.
Ryan (Ian Bohen) joined his girlfriend, Abby, played by country music star Lainy Wilson, on the tour while Walker (Ryan Bingham) and Laramie (Hassie Harrison) joined the rodeo.
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Kayce, Monica and Tate stay at the ranch
Kayce and his wife Monica, played by actress Kelsey Asbille, have settled into their ranch home with their son Tate (Brecken Merrill).
The youngest Dutton sibling planned to raise cattle on a smaller portion of the ranch and was relieved to leave the cattle commissioner job. The family looks happy as they settle in. The show ended with a narration by Elsa Dutton, a character from the "Yellowstone" prequel, "1883." Elsa noted that the ranch had been returned as her father had once promised.
"My father was told that he would come for this land, and he promised to return it."
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