Yeah - and when they do it I figure it'll be one of those "Oh yeah...those guys" sort of moments.

It's honestly been telegraphed almost the entire show. There's really no other reason to have kept Rainwater and company tagging along. Or having the shit with Kaycee and his indian visions or whatever.

The whole idea that these ranches are inevitably doomed to extinction has just been overdone, though. I mean there are privately owned 500,000 acre ranches all over the country. This idea that they're just drawing dead is, frankly, kinda silly.

So RIP gets to throw people off a cliff for 20 years and that's ok? What bullshit is that.

Can he give it to Tate as he’s 50% native?

I'm going to go way out on a limb here--because it's a TV show?

:hmmm: thats an interesting theory

If not him, then maybe his wife who is full blood

It seems improbable that they can wrap this story up in just one more episode. Man, I feel like Sheridan really Justin Tucker'd this final season with his bs hubris. Ah well.

I have no idea how Indian Law works in the Yellowstone Universe, but a Tribe operates as a 'domestic sovereign nation' so he should be able to just give it to the tribe.

Tate's still a US Citizen. I presume Monica is as well. I'm not sure any of that would actually work.

But I'd imagine the tribe could take ownership of it pretty easily.

I'm hoping for the best, it'll likely be a two hour deal which gives some extra time to wrap it up decently

I predict (duh) the ranch goes to the native tribe, they've pretty much telegraphed it with previews of the finale showing the natives on horseback in warpaint... likely there to take over

A nice portion of the ranch will be set aside through a legal loophole, so the Duttons can keep up the cowboy way for future generations

Jamie isn't killed but ends up with a huge prison sentence, having to live with what he's done

Thats my best guess

Almost feels too warm/fuzzy for me f it ends that way.

I almost wish that the entire ranch would just go to the tribe and Jaime ends up being a permanent guest at the train station. Basically, the Dutton's lose everything. Maybe Rip and Beth ride off into the sunset. Or go to TX to start a new ranch.


Somehow though, I feel like that corporation that sent the team to kill John Dutton needs to be dealt with. Which should be Beth's job. But those bastards need to be taken to the woodshed. Or the train station.

Yeah I'm just spitballing

You're likely right, my take doesn't have any bloodshed

We need some of that for a satisfactory ending

If this show is going to end without Costner, I feel like we need an obligatory blood-letting as just payment for putting up with this shit, lol. Some mfrs needs to die gory and awful deaths, and I need Beth orchestrating it. Hopefully in a blood-red leather dress and black metal bustier. Maybe with a samurai sword in hand. Maybe get Uma Thurman to cameo?


If no bastards die terribly, you definitely owe me a beer, just saying.

Just a thought, but I could forego the bloodshed for some Kelly Reilly full frontal nudity

Now yer talking my kind of show.:evil:

But she's wearing thigh-high boots and a spiked collar, right?

Oh of course, and a sword too