Warning: SPOILERS for Yellowstone season 5, episode 14, “Life Is A Promise.“WhileYellowstoneseason 5 has a monumental finale to top off Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western series,the announcement that Beth and Rip’s stories would continue ruined one ofYellowstone’s most significant conclusions.Beth and Rip’sYellowstonespinoffwas announced just days before the season 5 finale, further muddling the ongoing conversation about howYellowstone’s story would evolve. While it was good news to hear Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser’s characters weren’t done yet, it spoiled a significant outcome ofYellowstoneseason 5’s ending.
Spoilers aside,Yellowstone’s cathartic finale wrapped up all its best stories. After thedeath of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton III, Kayce followed through with his plan to sell the ranch back to the Broken Rock Tribe, returning the land to Montana’s Indigenous people. After negotiating the terms ofKayce’s freedom from the Yellowstone, he settled at East Camp with his family while Beth and Rip bought a ranch in Dillon, Montana. Unfortunately,Beth and Rip’s happy ending was majorly spoiled, with their spinoff announcement cheapening the payoff of Beth surviving the finale’s Dutton sibling war.
The Spinoff Report Confirmed Beth’s Survival In The Yellowstone Ending
Beth & Rip’s Spinoff Announcement Spoiled The Yellowstone Season 5 Finale
Beth and Jamie’s sibling warwas one of the richest storylines heading into theYellowstoneseason 5 finale. Beth and Jamie Dutton have been at odds of Shakespearean proportions sinceYellowstoneseason 1, with Beth having it out for her brother since her first days back at the ranch, and vice versa. The conclusion of their war had high stakes, with existing conflicts and their lack of trust in one another at the core of their struggle. Heading into the finale, Beth vowed to kill Jamie. While her prevailing was likely,the spinoff announcement prematurely confirmed Beth’s triumph.
DuringBeth and Jamie’s final scenein the finale,Yellowstoneconfirmed that Beth made it out of the sibling rivalry alive. After her father’s funeral, Beth drove straight to her brother’s house in her Bentley with her signature road rage. When inside, Beth violently attacked Jamie, intending to kill him. While her brother fought back, Rip showed up at the perfect time.Beth ultimately killed Wes Bentley’s Jamie, following through on her promisethat she would bring justice to John’s suffering. Beth’s last words to her father were,“I will avenge you.”
Why Sheridan Couldn’t Stop Beth & Rip’s Spinoff News From Coming Out
The Announcement Was A Product Of Contract Negotiations
TheDeadlinereport confirming anewYellowstonespinoff starring Beth and Ripspoiled Beth making it out ofYellowstoneseason 5 without a doubt. While her bloody battle with her brother was ultimately predictable, the report left no room to interpret whether Beth would survive the fight. While the screenwriter did his best to keepYellowstone’s ending under wraps,Sheridan couldn’t keep the news about Beth and Rip’s spinoff a secretforever, since contract negotiations were underway. Still, while the spinoff announcement spoiled the flagship’s ending, it made Beth and Rip’s ending all the more significant.
One good thing about the report was that fans, knowing Beth and Rip would live to see another day, could interpret the couple’s ending as a new beginning.
The announcement suggested that Beth and Rip’s story would share the most DNA with Sheridan’s flagship, including theYellowstonemoniker in the title and characters from the original series, filling out the story with familiar faces. One good thing about the report was that fans, knowing Beth and Rip would live to see another day, could interpret the couple’s ending atBeth and Rip’s Dillon, Montana, ranchas a new beginning, teasing where theirYellowstonestory would pick up in the distant future.
Yellowstone
Yellowstoneis a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, centered on the Dutton family and their fight to protect the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch from various adversaries, including land developers and nearby reservations. Premiering in 2018 on Paramount Network, the show has been praised for its depiction of power struggles, family loyalty, and rural conflicts. It has expanded into a franchise with spin-offs such as1883and1923, and an upcoming sequel series is in development.
