8 Burning Questions for Yellowstone’ Season 5
After the third season ended with quite a few bangs, the fourth for Yellowstone ended more with a whimper but still left us eager to see more — and wanting to rewatch it, which we can, now that it’s streaming on Peacock. Plus, we already know it will be back for a fifth season in November.
The Season 4 finale ended with that face-off we’d been waiting for between Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Jamie (Wes Bentley), the aftermath of which saw the latter killing his biological father Garrett (Will Patton) when faced with three options. Plus, Beth and Rip (Cole Hauser) got married, and John (Kevin Costner) set Jimmy (Jefferson White) free to return to Texas with his fiancée.
So what’s next? That’s what we’re wondering. Scroll down to see the burning questions we have after the fourth season.
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Will Jamie face any legal ramifications for killing Garrett?
The good news: Not many people knew about Garrett. (In fact, that had been a point of contention when it came to Jamie’s run for governor: the truth about his biological father and his prison time). The bad news: Beth not only does, but she also snapped a photo of Jamie disposing of his body after essentially putting the gun in his hand and his finger on the trigger. Is it only a matter of time before the whole truth comes out?
Is it at all possible for Beth and Jamie to reconcile?
Honestly, it would take a lot for Beth and Jamie to even be able to be in the same room without one making a move against the other at this point. What’s happened between them — she didn’t know he’d taken her to a clinic that sterilized a patient for an abortion, and now she’s made him kill his dad — may be too much for them to ever get past. “I’m sorry” definitely won’t cut it.
How's married life going to go for Beth and Rip?
Was the path to the wedding an easy one for the couple? No. But they’ve formed their own little family on the ranch with Carter (Finn Little), even with Beth’s harsh words that she’s not his mother. Last we saw them together, they were happy. Let’s hope it stays that way.
What did Kayce mean by "I saw the end of us"?
Kayce’s (Luke Grimes) attempt to get answers about that wolf he’s been seeing led to him having a vision of two paths, neither of which seemed like one he’d want to go down. When he returned home, he told his wife Monica (Kelsey Asbille), “I saw the end of us.” But who’s “us” exactly? The couple? There is the matter of Avery (Tanaya Beatty), who has made her feelings for Kayce clear. The Duttons? The family could lose their ranch and land sooner rather than later.
Will Jimmy be back?
Though Jimmy planned to work off what he owed John before returning to Texas, the Dutton patriarch put the decision about his future in his own hands — and he chose to leave behind the Dutton ranch. Considering White is returning for Season 5, we’re now just left to wonder for how long he’ll stay away.
Is John going to become governor?
After John decided in Episode 7 to accept Governor Perry’s (Wendy Moniz) endorsement to be Montana’s next governor — so Jamie wouldn’t get it — that sort of fell to the wayside with everything else going on. (John even wanted Beth to help him find a way out of it.) But could we see Governor John Dutton in Season 5?
Should Jamie still be worried about Rip?
Before sending Jamie to kill Garrett, Beth had given him two options, one of which included “I’ll tell my husband that you had his child cut from me and then you had me sterilized so he can never have a family of his own, and you, no matter where you hide, he will find you, and he will tear you apart with his bare f**king hands.” But just because Jamie chose option 3 doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t still be worried about that part of option 2.
Should Beth be worried about Summer?
Beth used activist Summer Higgins (Piper Perabo) to fight back against the construction of the airport, and as a result, Summer was ultimately sentenced to eight months (assuming that the judge does change that 15 years in the appeal after John’s conversation with him). But will Summer leave Montana behind after those eight months (if she gets out of prison then), or will she be using her time behind bars to plot revenge against Beth?
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Please tell me we won’t have to wait a year to see Season 5…. and 10 episodes a Season? Give me and every other true fan a break 😏
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Well beings Summer is getting 8 months i see the show back around that time!
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She will be pregnant!
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I aree
agree
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The Summer storyline was a waste of time. She has no depth. She’s a multi-issue protester. Certainly, no match for John. Never saw them have even one moment, one conversation that would attract her to him. Too bad she’ll probably be back.
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Totally agree… I see no chemistry between them , as actors or as characters…
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agree. what a waste of the show. thrown in bc the writers took a vacation? the last episode was good but the ones before that were bland
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One string never addressed… what happened to the lady with the flat tire and her son. There has been no mention. This needs more mention or closure some how
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They were dead a long time ago
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The mom was killed.
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The lady was shot, but the kid was down in the weeds collecting the lug nuts. No further mention of him or any sign he was shot too.
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i thought maybe that kid that showed up was the boy. never any mention of them nor the person that opened the package
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In the final episode of Season 3, three additional murders were committed: CA tourist with the flat tire, Beth’s assistant who opened the bomb package and Kaycee’s assistant who worked in the front lobby of the Livestock Commissioners office.
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John asked Beth to find him a way out of running for Governor. After she took the pic of Jamie she told John he owned him. I think this is the way out. Now they can let Jamie run for Governor and they own him.
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Such a solid show. So well written. The characters are so well crafted. I enjoy every episode and loved the S4 finale. Love John, Rip and Beth. Can’t wait for S5. Best show on TV.
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But the biggest question is ,,,,, will season 5 be on Paramount Network (free) or a pay service?
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My thoughts exactly. We live in a rural area and can't stream because lack of internet. Wish they would put all the shows on Paramount Network. But they always want more money.
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Checkout skylink internet owned by Elon Musk. Only for rural areas
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Do you know that they played season 4 on CMT? 8:00 on Sundays.. just like paramount. I saw it for free
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Hughesnet , also internet
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We would have liked to see 1883… but we pay for DISH, to be able to see Paramount…why would we pay more to see Paramount+?? 🙄
They had a choice, and their audience has a choice…
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You can get 1 months free and just do a couple with diff email address
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I pay a fortune for cable so I don’t see Paramount as free
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I think this my be the best Prime Time Soap Opera since Dallas. That being said, 10 episodes a season does not allow for necessary character or story development. With so many trees for the woods, I would like to have seen more development with the romances before and after leaving for 6666. Things are well written and are greatly hampered by the inability to really build the storyline. The end of season three was a cliff hanger yet nothing like “Who Shot JR?”
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Never cared for Dallas , but love love Yellowstone !!
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Season 4 was a disappointment. Too much time wasted in trying to develop spin off shows. So many rushed answers that don’t add up. I don’t get why Beth blames her abortion on Jaime. She asked a kid to help her out and he did. Maybe he didn’t do what a mature reasonable man would do but he tried to help her not hurt her intentionally. Someone else already asked about the mother and son that weee with John when he was shot. They spent way to much time on Lloyd and Walker and Carter and didn’t give enough time to Monica and Tate and even Jaime abs his family.
Hope Season 5 sticks to the story instead of spending 8 of 10 episodes on introducing new characters
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Jamie was thinking in the immediate time and trying to protect the family name at any cost when he took Beth to that clinic. He just didn’t realize what the outcome would do to Beth in the future.
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But he did know. The lady at the desk asked him very pointedly if he knew they would sterilize Beth during the procedure and he said yes and then didn’t tell her.
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I agree. They were kids. But then again, if he had asked Beth what she wanted to be at that moment, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
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It was Jamie who took Beth to the clinic for her abortion. But he didn’t tell her that they would sterilize her. Big mistake for Jamie.
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That was the only option Beth had at that time. The only option Jamie had to helpHer. "Help".
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I understand Beth being hurt but she should was brought up like the rest of the family it's always someone else's fault , they had others do the dirty, harmful work for them AKA there slaves and they never treated Jaime as part of the family. I noticed how they hardly treated each other like family especially Beth when she walked in front of her brother child not showing any happiness or love
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Another big question: will we see Christina and Jamie's son again? I don't remember hearing his name, and it seemed Christina left Jamie again after they quarreled about him and his dad. I'd be curious to know how the rest of the Dutton family--especially John--would react to the news that Jamie is a father.
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I’m interested to see how Beth will respond to Jamie having a child of his own
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I imagine she'd have a field day with that. While I don't know if she'd actually go so far as to harm the child, she could be satisfied with keeping Jamie out of his son's life (which it now seems will happen, given that her blackmail will essentially bind him to the ranch and Christina had left him while pregnant when he didn't sever ties with the Duttons). As for Jamie, it would be a good opportunity for him to grow as a character and show spine if he tells Beth he'll do whatever she wants as long as she leaves his son out of it.
I see a parallel with The Godfather Part II in that Pacino's character didn't have his treacherous brother killed until after their mother died. I doubt either Beth or Rip would try to kill Jamie as long as John lives, since John made it clear in the finale that he still loves Jamie and views him as his son despite everything.
Beth's comments to Carter about not being his mother and that Jamie was never John's son shows that she only thinks of blood bonds as family, whereas John's comment to Jamie in season 3 in that he earned the right to call him son shows that he knows family bonds can exist even without blood connections, which makes me think that if John learns of Jamie's son, he could well embrace the baby as his grandson.
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I don’t think it’s Jamie’s baby
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The best show ever! Can’t get enough of it! Love John, Beth, R.I.P., Kasey, Jimmy, Lloyd ! All the bunk house gang! I have all seasons recorded!! Please bring on season 5!! Can’t wait!! Hope Beth & R.I.P. stay happly married!! Got to be one of the best shows I’ve ever seen!! I give it 5 stars plus!! I’m from Mechanicsville, Va.
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All I can say is season 5 is gonna be good can’t wait.. there could also be a season 6 which would be great also, I absolutely love this show.. but one thing is certain there are way to many unanswered questions..
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That's how they keep us on our toes 😂 and keep us entertained each Sunday. We need more, more, more Yellowstone 🥰🥰🥰
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Why didn't Beth just ask the prisoner who he took the order for the hit from?
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the final episode of Yellowstone was a complete disappointment. So sick of Beth. Hope Jimmy is gone for good. Can’t believe you’d even consider a spin-off about him. Kayce and wolf story waste of time.
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Jimmy was the bright spot of Season Four. One of the best and most likable characters on the entire show. Hate to see him go but looking forward to any future spinoff that may involve him. His scenes with John and Lloyd in the finale were two of the best in the four years of the series.
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I agree love jimmy seeing him grow. Gaining confidence he is one of my favorits. Looking forward to seeing a 6666 show with him and how his family grows.
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Amen!!
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too much time spent on the brawl between the barrel racers and the ranch hands. the thing with kayce and the ever whiny monica. the wolf? get rid of that lot. and for f sake kayce wash your hair
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I am over Beth, she is just a bully. I enjoyed Jimmy's storyline and looking forward to the new series. I have watched from the beginning but, not sure if I will be back for season 5 Beth hating for Jamie without taking any of her responsibility is old. On a side note however, The Last Cowboy was great!
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I agree. Too much filler with Jimmy and They’ve overdone Beth’s character. Jaycee storyline is weak also. Disappointed in this season. Writers are struggling.
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Monica's character is very boring. The show is still awesome. I wish it is was more that 10 episodes each season. Why do shows try to do spin offs when you have a great thing going. Jimmy will be back. Best characters are John, Rip, LLoyd, Beth, Tetter, Ryan, Jake, Jimmy, Kayce... Get rid of that blonde in the bunk house. She really does not talk anyway.
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I think there needs to be more shows in a season. Too long between seasons
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It’s always been 10 episodes! Can’t wait Season 5! 🙂
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I think Jamie needs a camera in his office for his own protection. Beth took a photo of him at the Train station, probably a bad move! If the photo comes out everyone with secret dumping can be exposed.
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Another consideration, Jamie can be implicated/blamed for all of those at the bottom of the train station.
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I think that Beth is betting that Rip will put all the blame for the abortion/sterilization on Jamie- I disagree- I think one thing about Rip is he puts the blame where it lies- I think first he will blame the two of them for her getting pregnant, I think he will blame her for going to Jamie instead of going to him, I think he will blame Jamie for not being up front with Beth about what was going to happen- lots of blame to go around and I don't think Rip will have Jamie shouldering it all-
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I think they need to tame Beth just a little. How can someone so hateful ever be happy or is that the point? Love her tho.
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I think they will soften Beth . But not entirely . Carter will soon call her Momma .
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Jimmy will return to episodes of Yellowstone as a trained horseman & show prize horses to John .
Rip & Beth will keep Jamie on his knees where he deserves to be .
Beth will apologize for her comment about not being called Momma .
I don’t know what to think about John being Governor .
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I think they, Rip, Beth and the kid, should get a spin-off of their own.
The Dutton Ranch gets taken/lost. Does John Dutton die? I don’t know! We should follow Rip, and the kid to a new ranch of their own. We watch as they thrive as a family. The bunkhouse crew should go with the three and begin a new “Rips the shit ranch! “. Now that’s the spin-off I want to see! The kid said when he grows up he wants to be John Dutton. Let’s watch him thrive to become the New John Dutton!
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I LOVE THIS SHOW. I HOPE FOR SEASON 5 😍🥰
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I love the show! And that is something for me to say after working with the”Longmire” cast when more of them made personal appearances for “Longmire Days” at the beginning of the celebration in Buffalo (Durant) Wyoming. I truly enjoyed doing their makeup for certain shots for interviews! Great folks, and treated folks that came to see them very natural and friendly! I miss them! Especially Craig Johnson, author of the “Walt Longmire” books from which the TV show was inspired by. Wish they’d come back.
Now about “Yellowstone”. After still living in Wyoming and at one time living in Miles City, MT I love the settings of both shows! The only thing I find I don’t care for in “Yellowstone” is the constant use of the word f—k!! It’s like it’s the only cuss word they all know and use unsparingly in the show. A little goes a long way. See ya on Season 5.!!
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Just because he saw 'the end' doesn't mean it happens anytime soon. I do hope Summer is gone. Can't wait to see what's next. Will be great whatever it is.
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Jamie was given info that he should take Beth to the other clinic in the area that did not have this sterilization policy. He chose not to. At the very least he should have presented Beth with info and let her make the choice.
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Summer is pregnant with John’s baby.
Beth’s gonna hate that.
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I think that Beth is betting that Rip will put all the blame for the abortion/sterilization on Jamie- I disagree- I think one thing about Rip is he puts the blame where it lies- I think first he will blame the two of them for her getting pregnant, I think he will blame her for going to Jamie instead of going to him, I think he will blame Jamie for not being up front with Beth about what was going to happen- lots of blame to go around and I don't think Rip will have Jamie shouldering it all-
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I am soooooo tired of Beth blaming Jamie for the abortion and sterilization! She asked Him to take her to take her, he just tried to help his little sister! It is about time he tells her to blame the person that is responsible for the sterilization, HERSELF!
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Well I agree with everyone has said in comments..very disappointed in season 4 ending of season 3 wow what a end ..then season 4 comes along.. Jimmy is a joke he cannot act... Summer character waste of our time... Excited about Rip and Beth finally getting married.. Question what did Beth even accomplish with her job that was skipped ..Beth is the ROCK of this series .. Beautiful , Stunning Woman who has tough exterior.inside she's got lots of trauma..let's just have only her .and would like to see Jamie and Beth make up .. still love the show. ..thank you. Taylor Sheridan on great series
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What I will never get is ppl saying how much they DON’T like a show but still watch .
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Walker is a star. He needs to have a bigger storyline.
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Best night soap since Dallas. Every character has an interesting aspect about them. Season 4 ended good with less violence many unresolved questions. Good way to keep a story line going. I can see this show going a couple more years.
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Just to give a strange twist to think about!! John helping Summer with her sentence and Summer finds she is pregnant from her brief encounter with John!! Would make Beth crazy!! Now, remember John's short conversation with Garrett at the diner........Garrett said his wife was a drug addict and selling herself for drugs John said u made her that way!! Maybe that was John's sister that was disowned and that would explain John being there after the murder and Jamie is really his nephew! Making him a blood Dutton!! Really piss Beth off!
Just a crazy twist!!!
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I thought for quite a while John somehow was related & IF Jamie has a DNA to find out if the baby is his , the results will bring it out .
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I liked the idea of the Jimmy story but it seemed rushed. He went from goober to cowboy too quickly. They need to be careful with Beth and give her a chance to be soft once in a while. The mom scene could have been done better. Does anyone still care about kayce? He was a waste this season and I could not bring myself to care about the whole wolf story at all. I hope we have seen the last of Summer but I am sure we have not. Decent season but not great.
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SOmeone please remain me about this event - "you had his child cut from me and then you had me sterilized so he can never have a family of his own"
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When Beth found out that she was pregnant (age 14?), she begged Jamie to take her to get an abortion. He took her to tribal doctor/clinic. Their condition for abortion was sterilization. They told Jamie that but he did not share with Beth before she consented. This came out in reminiscing scene in earlier season.
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Thank you..... Did they say who the father was?
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No... confusing huh?
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RIP
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Rip is the father
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No, that was decades ago..........she was only 14.
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Rip is the father. The story came out in flashbacks that Beth and Rip were sleeping together when Beth was just 14 y.o.
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The clinic should have told Beth she would be sterilized,
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We watched season 5 episode 1 tonight, entertaining/addictive as usual.
When I saw the very first episode of season 1 watching the intro, I wondered why the large wheel earth excavator was running backwards?
To this date I do not know why this excavator is running backwards ?
Any thoughts...this civil engineer is curious to know.
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I care where she is from! I think it's nice to know where different fans of the show live. And we ALL root for the characters' happiness even though we are aware that they have committed murder and a whole slew of awful sins/crimes!! We all know it's a show, not the 6 o'clock news!
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no he won't. He's on a spinoff.
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he was only 16.
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First of all no one cares where you are from. Secondly these are not good people VIcky. You shouldn't be rooting for their happiness. They are entertaining characters but that is IT.
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You have to know there will be a lesson eventually the you can love and adopted child as much. To not do that? Is kinda cruel. I had the thought that someone how Christina is going to die and Jamie is going to give his baby to Beth.
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Now Beth owns Jamie
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I still want to know what happened to the guy KC dumped in the cattle guard hole-
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I have no idea what...or how...but something in me thinks that somehow Jamie will get the upper hand on Beth. And why do I see a feud coming between Carter and Tate in the years to come?
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Why don't Jamie tell Rip about him helping Beth, Rip will leave Beth because their suppose to have a pack between them, that they don't have any secert ...
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This show is so very well written and the cast is fabulous and it keeps the wife and I guessing to what will happen next. As far as Jamie, well he was going to shoot his dad before, but Beth pushed him to it to get the job done, making her happy with the outcome and needless to say it will make John happy as it is one less he will have to worry about. Beth will have second thoughts about what she has told Carter and her and Rip will most likely adopt him. Kacey and Monica will stay together and keep Tate safe. John will become governor of Montana leading to Jamies downfall.
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how did beth or Jamie know where train station is?
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I think summer is pregnant with John’s kid
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I don't see one redeeming quality about Beth! She is so unlikable, coarse, rude, self-centered. I despise her. I guess Rip saw her as more vulnerable since he knew her as a young girl. It's hard to see both of them ever being nice people. Both of their characters are needed for the show to be successful, but I like Kayce's character and even Jamie's better. Monica leaves me a little cold too. I love John and can see his loneliness.
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The Beth vs Jamie storyline is TIRED! It is unrealistic for a States Attorney General to have someone just show up at their offices whenever they want and he should be used to Beth’s threats by now, everyone should she makes a threat every other minute she’s on screen. Finally there would be no blackmailing Jamie in real life by the Duttons. He knows about the cliff in Wyoming over which all the bodies are and to whom they belong.
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TV. Not reality
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My favorite show
Disappointed
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John needs a love interest
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I was so disappointed in season 4. If 5 isn’t better will probably stop watching it
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I already stopped watching. Just wanted to see how season finale ended. Total waste. How could anybody fight over Jimmy. He is so unappealing. Duttons must be super hero’s to walk away from being shot numerous times to being blown up to taking cover with turned over table with gun fire coming right at you. Should have made more realistic. Show sucks. There is no character on it that you’d really like in real life. Maybe Kayce but no one else
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Get rid of Beth
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Beth is my favorite character.
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If they don’t get rid of Beth. I’m not going to watch anymore filthy mouth abb no d mind. Rip is so weak around. Her Kay e segment was so stupid I like Jimmy his character is real. John needs a love interest when the workers talk in their house is so real
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Beth is here to stay
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