Get off your horse.
The hit cowboy drama “Yellowstone” finale aired Sunday night, drawing more than 11 million viewers.
The show ends with John Dutton (Kevin Costner) being laid to rest with a funeral. Meanwhile, Kayce (Luke Grimes) sells the farm to local Native American reservation leader Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham). Beth (Kelly Reilly) has a brutal feud with her despised brother Jamie (Wes Bentley), which ultimately ends in Jamie’s death. Beth then finds peace with Rip on a new farm.
“The stakes were very high in that scene. I think both Kelly and Wes knew that this was the culmination of this story, this tragedy, this whole drama,” series director and creator Christina Alexandra Voros told The Post, referring to Beth and Jamie’s fight.
He added that although Beth and Jamie have fought before, “It had to be checkmate. It was incredibly difficult for the actors, because they weren’t just throwing punches and rolling around on the floor They have to be in that emotional space for hours and hours to shoot that kind of fight sequence, so I think it’s incredibly taxing on them. Was done.”
As for the fate of the farm, Kayes sold it to Rainwater for a mere $1.25 an acre, the same price his ancestors had sold it for several years earlier.
“My understanding is that this is where we were always going,” Voros said.
He said that thanks to the “Yellowstone” prequel series about Dutton’s ancestors, such as “1883” and “1923,” the farm going back to Native Americans was “a predetermined destination” and there have been “clues” along the way. ,
“I didn’t know until I got the scripts at the beginning of the season. But (creator Taylor Sheridan) always knew where this story was going … he always intended for the ending to go back to where the land came from,” she said.
Costner left the show between the first half and second half of Season 5, which aired a year later. Voros said that even if John Dutton had stayed, he would likely have died.
“I think Taylor always knew where the story would end. I think Kevin’s departure may have brought about some changes Howbut none of these WhatWhen you’ve created an emotional arc that’s wrapped around the shape of a family legacy that’s being upheld by a strong patriarchy, it’s almost Shakespearean – the death of the king.
Voros is also involved in “Yellowstone” spinoffs, such as the upcoming “The Madison” starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
It has been reported that Beth and her husband Rip (Cole Hauser) will also get their own spinoff show.
“Until one of Taylor’s scripts arrives in my inbox, I don’t know what the story is. I think they’ve done a really wonderful job of closing some doors very clearly and deliberately leaving others open,” Voros said.
Regarding whether Beth and Rip’s eponymous show or “The Madison” characters might appear in each other’s series, he said that at this point, “I can only speculate, and doing so would probably be a very That would be a stupid thing to do… I think (Sheridan) has left himself room to create stories in any direction.
Voros said she is looking forward to the future because “Kelly Riley is like a sister to me. And Luke and Kelsey (Asbille). We’re all a family. I’ve spent more time with them than some of my closest friends. And we’ve been very fortunate to have been able to create something together for a very long time, so I’d love to see a continuation of any of those stories.
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