The end of Yellowstone Season 5 is near, but if it makes fans of Taylor Sheridan’s hit Western drama feel any better, some Season 6 theories have been floating around ever since Paramount Network marketed the upcoming finale as a season finale rather than a series finale.
While we’ll have to wait to learn what Sheridan’s plans are for the future of the ranch and the Dutton family, at the end of Yellowstone Season 5, Episode 13 on December 8, a short preview for Episode 14 (aka the Season 5 finale) aired, giving viewers a first look at all the drama, conflict, and emotional encounters ahead.
Yellowstone‘s Season 5 finale preview teased a funeral for John Dutton (Kevin Costner), tears from Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes), saw Rip (Cole Hauser) and Mo (Mo Brings Plenty) up to something at night, and showed Beth making a promise to avenge her father’s death.
Looking for a frame-by-frame breakdown of Paramount Network’s newest Episode 514 teaser trailer ahead of the premiere on Sunday, December 15? We’ve got you covered. Just be warned: Spoilers lie ahead.
What‘s In The Yellowstone Season 5, Episode 14 Preview?
Whether or not Yellowstone continues beyond Season 5, after such a unique two-part season and a series of major deaths, the Season 5 finale has several loose ends in need of tying and should ideally bring fans and characters alike to a satisfying place of closure.
The quick look into Season 5’s final episode — marketed as “the special season finale event” — kicks off with Beth telling Rip, “Funeral home called, he’s ready. We’re doing it today.”
We see people walking to the Dutton family cemetery; Beth standing outside crying with her hand over her mouth; and Rip, Kayce, Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) and others carrying John Dutton’s casket out of the barn. Longtime Yellowstone fans — love or hate the way Season 5 handled the powerful patriarch’s death — are sure to shed some tears when the series lays Costner’s character to rest and officially marks the end of an era
As the episodes following his death reminded us, though John Dutton is gone, he’s never forgotten, so the fight to uphold his legacy and protect his land will carry on long after he’s in the ground.
“I made a promise to your father once. Your people are buried in that land and so are mine,” Dutton ally Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) tells Beth or Kayce.
Speaking of Kayce, from the looks of the finale preview, he’s taking his dad’s funeral incredibly hard. We see Monica running to hug him, followed by another shot of him breaking down in tears.
The shot of Kayce crying transitions to Rip standing alone at the cemetery tossing a shovel on the ground. A voice, which sounds like Rip’s, explains, “Some people deal with death differently,” and with that, the preview’s energy shifts.
The vibes go from mourning to revenge, with shots of Mo wearing face paint with a group of supporters behind him on horseback at night, a determined Beth walking as though she’s on a mission, a shirtless Kayce, Jamie driving a car, and a man in a cowboy hat emerging from his truck at night and lighting a match.
As the original Season 5, Part 2 trailer showed, Rip is the one who lights a match, tosses it in the back of an SUV, then hops in his truck with Lloyd and drives away from the flames.
Whose car was it? We’ll have to wait and see, but the final Episode 14 teaser shot shows Beth leaning down to her father’s casket, whispering, “I will avenge you,” so Jamie is likely in for a rude awakening before the season concludes.
When Does Yellowstone‘s Season 5 Finale Premiere On Paramount Network
The next new episode of Yellowstone (Season 5, Episode 14, aka the Season 5 finale) airs on Sunday, December 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Paramount Network. Mark your calendars to ensure you see what Sheridan has in store for Yellowstone‘s final hour. Until then, catch up on all of Decider’s Yellowstone coverage here.
