‘Yellowstone’ Ending Explained: What Happens to John Dutton’s Ranch?

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Yellowstone And 1883.

The inevitable end Yellowstone It has finally arrived. Famous series Taylor Sheridan Everything ends in episode 14 of season 5 (5×14). Chapter entitled Life is a promise who was supposed to offer a solution for the future of the ranch John Daton and all his ancestors before him. Character Kevin Costner He is no longer on the show, but his children had to find a way to save his legacy in an extreme situation in which there were no positive options at all.

However, at the end of the previous episode Casey He said he was making a plan. The strategy is so secret that he didn’t even dare share it with Monica and with Tate. Bethfor his part, he seemed to understand perfectly well what his brother was doing. And the only way to save Yellowstone Ranch was to sell it. This is how the final chapter of the series begins.

Casey meets with Thomas RainwaterChairman of the Broken Rock Confederated Tribes and leader of the Indian Reservation. For five seasons Thomas always showed himself as a character, at times associated with Duton and sometimes an enemy. His last wish was to take over the land since it once belonged to his people. In the last episode Yellowstonethe series fulfills the prophecy made in the prequel 1883.

Promise 1883

In this series James Dutton He was forced to cancel his trip west due to his daughter’s imminent death. Elsa Dutton (Isabelle May), the main character and narrator. At the end of the series, the father of the family had an important conversation with the chief of the tribe, assuring him that he would settle with his entire family, wherever he lived. Elsa died The location chosen was the enclave of Montana, where the entire series took place Yellowstone. There, Duton They built their ranch and their empire, as seen in the series 1923. But in this distant conversation, the indigenous leader made a promise.

“In seven generations, my people will rise up and take it from you again,” he said. The prediction before which James Dutton He didn’t deny: “Then you can keep it.” Seven generations have passed, and fate has taken the main characters Yellowstone fulfill this unknown promise to them. Casey And Thomas They agree to sell the land and ranch for the same price as when their ancestors arrived, $1.25 per acre of land.

This terrible proposal finally solves the ranch’s financial problems. The land of Yellowstone no longer belongs Duton with the exception of a small area reserved for Casey, Monica And Tate. So at the end of the episode the voice Elsa returns from the dead. “One hundred and forty years ago my father learned of the existence of this valley, and it is here that we remained for seven generations. My father was told that they would come for this land, and he promised to return it. This promise was not written anywhere. . It faded with his death, but somehow it is still alive in the spirit of the place,” he recalls.

“People cannot take over wild lands. To take possession of them, they need to be filled with cement and buildings built. Underground them with houses so small that people can smell other people’s food. To sell them, they must be raped. Wild land, wild land, free land cannot be property. But some people pay dearly for the privilege of caring for her. They will suffer and sacrifice themselves to live on and with it, and hopefully teach the next generation to do the same. hesitating, they will find another person ready to fulfill this promise,” the monologue ends. So, Yellowstone He reaches his final destination when the natives return to the site and begin to dismantle the entire ranch. The only thing left is the graves Dutongiven that months prohibits their removal because they have protected the land for so long.

Who dies in Yellowstone 5×14?

This bittersweet ending ensures that the lands that John Daton He vowed to protect them from falling into bad hands that could corrupt them. This is not the result that the family expected, but it was the only possible one. This is how he explains it Beth at my father’s grave at the funeral. “You made me promise that I wouldn’t sell an inch. And I hope you understand that I hold it. There may be no cows, but there will be no residential buildings either. We won,” she whispers. , I’m crying. Of course, soon after he makes a new promise. “I will avenge you.”

Therefore, after the funeral Beth She leaves, determined to put an end to the family’s great misfortune once and for all. Duton. Tear He understands what he wants to do, but his wife is already at some distance from him. daughter John Daton comes to the house Jamiehis half-brother, with the firm intention of killing him. After telling him that the ranch has been sold, everything leads to a violent fight in which he seems to have the upper hand. Spectators Yellowstone They can only wait for death Bethbut at this moment it appears Tear.

In a new and brutal attack on the renegade Duton, Tear He starts beating him for seriously injuring his wife. But Beth she stops him, she wants to be the one to deal the final blow. So he nails Jamie a large knife to the chest, which finally killed him. “I’ll be the last one you see,” he says, grabbing her face until her lifeless body falls to the ground. He had to endure his whole life and the murder of his father, but Beth he finally got his revenge Jamie in the most cruel way. This is the final death Yellowstone.

What happened to Casey and Beth?

In this situation, everything indicates that Beth And Tear They will go to jail. But Duton They are experts in erasing all traces of blood that stain their hands. Tear takes the body Jamie to the station to get rid of the body next to Lloyd. For my part, Beth He calls 911 and reports that he ran into his brother and confronted him about not coming to the funeral. John Daton. Moreover, he tells them that when he accused him of murder, Jamie He became very violent and left her completely injured and unconscious. When she woke up, he was gone.

This version is easily accepted by investigators who already suspected that Jamie was responsible for the death John Daton and maybe also Sarah Atwood. Therefore, a search and arrest operation is launched. They won’t find it, because the train station remains a secret, known only to those who worked at the Yellowstone Ranch. But thanks to this, Beth And Tear they are free.

His future will certainly continue. And fortunately for lovers Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan is already developing a new spin-off series that will focus on the future of the marriage after they leave the legendary ranch and start a new, smaller and more manageable one. Actors Kelly Reilly And Cole Houser They have already signed an agreement to return. There’s no word yet on when it will be released, although it likely won’t arrive until 2026 or 2027 at the earliest. This will also be the first sin-off to have the word “” in its title.Yellowstone“.

For my part, Casey, Monica And Tate They manage to stay at Yellowstone’s East Camp as part of a deal with the Confederated Tribes. There they also buy livestock to continue the lifestyle they lead. John Daton he instilled in them. But they do this completely freely, without the ties of the ranch and the sins of the past. Together they can build a new future.