Kevin Costner is on his way to the station.
Costner, 69, left the hit ranch drama Yellowstone before the end of its fifth season amid rumors about an alleged feud with showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
The show, now in its fifth and final season, follows the Dutton family, owners of Montana's largest ranch. This includes patriarch John (Costner) and his adult children Casey (Luke Grimes), Jamie (Wes Bentley), and Beth (Kelly Reilly). and Beth's husband Rip (Cole Hauser). According to Paramount, 17 million viewers watched the first half of season five.
Where the show ended, John became the governor of Montana and Jamie played a full-fledged villain against his family.
The second half of season five premiered on Sunday, November 10 (8 p.m.) on Paramount Network. There are rumors that there may be a sixth season, but Paramount has not confirmed or announced it.
So how did the show handle Costner's exit? Did you send John on a business trip? Did it take him to the “station” or was it the show's version of a murderer? Have you found another way to write around Costner-type holes in the story?
There are spoilers below At the “Yellowstone'' season 5B premiere.
The second half of the final season begins with an episode revolving around the death of John Dutton. Well, it turns out Yellowstone made up for Costner's absence by quickly and brutally destroying his character. ah.
The episode begins with Beth getting out of her car at her father's house and being surprised to see a swarm of police and ambulances outside. “That's my father, what happened, is this a crime scene?” she asks. She frantically called her brother Casey and told him, “I don't know anything, but I know he's gone.''
When Casey arrives, a pair of brothers enter the house. The police officers with strange faces say they don't want to see it, but let's take a look anyway.
There was a dead body on the ground, a pool of blood and a gun on the floor, and blood splatter on the wall – John had died from a gunshot wound, but his face was not shown (he was clearly a shadow figure, like Costner). (because he was not on set for filming).
As Beth and Casey tearfully hug each other, Beth wryly says, “It was Jamie.”
The scene cuts to a local newscaster reporting that John's house is under siege by police, but John makes no statement. “It's looking more and more likely that Montana's 26th governor is dead,” said one local newscaster. (This anchor is correct, but a real anchor wouldn't say something like that without reporting more thoroughly and getting confirmation. Well, it is.)
“Yellowstone” then reaches out to Jamie, who receives a phone call and is sad. The audience cannot hear who called him or what was said, but it appears to be news of John's death. Since Jamie is the Attorney General, he holds a press conference to inform the public that John has passed away. He chokes and struggles to get the words out. Jamie's feelings about John's death seem genuine.
So it's still unclear whether Beth's claim that Jamie killed John is correct.
The scene switches back to Beth and Casey. Beth is shocked to hear that John's death has been ruled a suicide.
Beth repeats that Jamie did it. Casey agrees with her that suicide is not a possibility, but says, “I don't think Jamie is capable of suicide.”
Even more hysterical, Beth calls Lip, who is in Texas, and says, It's my daddy. ”
The episode then cuts six weeks in advance.
Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri), an unscrupulous lawyer who is sleeping with Jamie, is filmed meeting with a sophisticated hitman.
They discuss killing John. The killer tells her that the cleanest way is to commit suicide in stages, as a staged heart attack would be riskier and could get caught in the toxicology report.
After she gives him permission to act, we see a scene of Jamie crying in his room.
Sarah comes into the bedroom wearing lingerie and holding a glass of champagne, ready to celebrate John's murder. She is confused as to why Jamie is crying.
“We talked about this and said you move forward,” she said.
So we can see that Beth's opinion is correct in a sense, but not completely correct. John's death is Jamie's fault, albeit indirectly. He seems shocked and disappointed that Sara actually booked the hit.
Jamie wasn't the one who pulled the trigger, and he wasn't the one who hired the hitman. His tears aren't fake. Especially since I started crying alone before I realized Sarah was there. He doesn't seem triumphant over John's death.
Given the show's setup, it seems like the final part of the episode will be about Beth seeking revenge by shooting Jamie.
The episode ends with Rip arriving home and Beth crying in his arms.
“Yellowstone” airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Paramount Network.
