Why did Rip let Kayce win the fight?

Then, Rip challenges Kayce to a fight in the corral with all the wranglers watching. Rip proceeds to give up his pride and his position on the ranch and let Kayce win out of respect for John. Who asked him to give it up.
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Why is Rip so loyal to John Dutton?

His abusive father killed his mom and brother, which led to Rip killing his father. But instead of ending up as a ward of the state, John Dutton took Rip in and gave him a second chance at life. As he grew up on the ranch (and lived in the bunkhouse), Rip became extremely loyal to John.
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Why did Kayce Dutton get branded?

Why is Kayce branded? As a branded man, Kayce is “bound” to the ranch. John branded Kayce out of spite for Kayce leaving to be with Monica when she got pregnant with Tate.
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Why did John Dutton give Rip the house?

After growing up at the ranch house Rip became extremely loyal to John and would even handle John's enemies through any means necessary. Therefore, the patriarch had accepted Rip into his family and in season four he asked the ranch hand to move in.
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Why did Rip let the horse go?

Monica might be in some trouble we can't really tell but Kayce will save her. Rip was also known to have said a famous quote in the series - "I would rather kill 1,000 men than shoot a horse". With this in mind, viewers have suggested he has given up on humanity, which is why he put down the horse at the end.
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Why is Kayce doing the Indian ritual?

As Kayce undergoes an Indigenous ritual to seek answers and be accepted as a full member of his wife Monica's (Kelsey Asbille) tribe, audiences get a sneak peek into what's in store for the Duttons in Yellowstone season 5.
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What did Casey tell Monica he saw?

The plotlines won't be inconsequential, as Kayce later explained the visions to Monica, saying he saw “the end of us.” One Redditor took the vision as an indicator for a potential Yellowstone demise.
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What was Beth's promise to Rip on Yellowstone?

And since the aborted baby was Rip's, and since Rip will never be able to have a family now, Beth tells Jamie her husband will find him no matter where he runs, and tear him apart with his bare hands.
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Is Rip Wheeler John Dutton's son?

Rip Wheeler, fan-favorite cowboy leader and surrogate son to John Dutton, came to the ranch as a teenager in a situation that mirrors Dutton's adopted son Jamie. Rip was discovered hiding in a barn covered in blood in the aftermath of murdering his own father, who had killed his mother and two brothers.
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What did Beth text Rip before she was attacked?

Beth has really been through the wringer more times than one, but in season two she gets brutally attacked at her office by two masked gunmen. She manages to get a text sent to Rip saying "office help" just before they start savagely beating her and her assistant, Jason.
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Is Kayce Dutton's son?

Kayce John Dutton is a horseman and ranch hand, son of ranch owner John Dutton and his wife Evelyn Dutton, married to Monica Long.
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Who is John Dutton's favorite child?

So much has happened in Yellowstone's first few seasons that it's easy to forget John Dutton had four children in the series pilot. His oldest son Lee was his favorite, and he was the heir to the family business.
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Why does John not love Jamie on Yellowstone?

For the entire run of the series, all John has done is abuse and manipulate Jamie. He took away his support for Jamie's run at attorney general and turned him to a pariah on the ranch. Then Jamie became a real pariah after learning John had lied to him his whole life; Jamie was actually adopted—he is not a Dutton.
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Why did the Duttons adopt Jamie?

Why did Jon and Evelyn Dutton adopt Jamie? Yellowstone fans found out in season 3 that Jamie was adopted by John and Evelyn Dutton when he was just three months old. The story goes that Jamie's biological father murdered his mother, and was then sent to prison.
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Does Rip become foreman again?

Rip works his way up as time passes, eventually gaining authority over other ranch hands and even becoming the foreman of the ranch. John tells him to do "what is best for the ranch." Rip identifies his job as protecting the family.
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Is Jamie Dutton adopted?

As if the family dynamics on Yellowstone weren't twisted enough, the Paramount Network drama added a new complication in Season 3: Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) isn't a biological son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner). Turns out, John adopted Jamie, and Jamie's real father is a man named Garrett Randall.
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Does Elsa get pregnant in 1883?

1883 not only suggests that Elsa (Isabel May) is pregnant with Ennis' (Eric Nelsen) baby, but that the Duttons could soon face a huge tragedy.
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Is Elsa The Dutton's mother?

Elsa Dutton - John's great aunt

Elsa is the sister of John Dutton Senior, but her relationship with Costner's character is more complicated. As John Dutton Junior came into the mix, Elsa is Costner's character's great aunt.
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Who does Elsa Dutton marry?

Congratulations are in order: 1883's Miss Elsa Dutton has gotten herself hitched. And because this is one of the few shows in which that phrase might be taken literally, allow me to clarify: Elsa gets married in Sunday's episode. The groom? Handsome Sam, the Comanche man she met [checks notes] last episode.
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Why wont Beth let Carter call her mom?

In the scene, you can tell that she wants to be considered his mother so bad when she responded “hi baby” to him, but her nature won't allow her to do it. After she collects herself and says he can't call her that, she responded: “You lost your mother, kid. You don't get another.
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Who does Beth marry in Yellowstone?

After a tumultuous whirlwind romance, wedding bells are chiming in the Yellowstone season 4 finale. Rip (Cole Hauser) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) tied the knot in expectedly unexpected fashion, and the stars opened up to ET's Cassie DiLaura about the surprising milestone in their characters' relationship.
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Who ordered the hit on the Duttons?

Early on in season 4, we find out that the perpetrator of the Dutton attacks was a prisoner named Terrell Riggins. Riggins apparently hired a local militia to gun down, blow up, and ambush John, Kayce, and Beth. Later in the season, John has Jamie interview Riggins to find out more.
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What did Kayce mean by the end of us?

After he gets home, he tells Monica, “I saw the end of us.” This means Kayce will finally choose between his two lives in season 5. He'll either be a member of the reservation with his wife and children and help take back their ancestral land. Or, he will accept his life as a Dutton and help save the ranch.
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Are Monica and Kayce divorced?

Proving that there's a fine line between love and hate, the marriage didn't end there, and Kayce redeemed himself in her eyes by finding them a new home to call their own. That said, they no sooner got moved in when a new twist on conflict reared its ugly head. Namely, a little green monster.
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Why did Jimmy leave Yellowstone?

Jimmy left the Duttons' ranch during season 4 to work on the 6666 Ranch in Texas. He got engaged to Emily (Kathryn Kelly) and received his boss John Dutton's (Kevin Costner) blessing to settle down at the southern ranch.
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