Why does Rip break Lloyd's hand?

Rip broke Lloyd's hand as he was ordered to make an example out of the last man standing by John Dutton. John originally steps into the pen as he knows that Rip is close friends with Lloyd, but Rip stops John saying that everyone will hate him if he beats up Lloyd.
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Why did Rip smash Lloyds hand?

Rip physically destroying Lloyd felt unjustified

When Rip destroys his best friend's (very necessary) hand, it's because he refuses to back down from a fight that John Dutton ordered Rip to have Lloyd and Walker undertake until they could "work out" their issues.
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What did Rip Do Lloyd?

By the time Season 4, Episode 6 rolls around, the conflict has a political taint. After Lloyd stabs Walker in the chest — in case you can stomach additional details, yes, he nearly hit the artery — Rip and John Dutton (Kevin Costner) punish Lloyd. First up, John has a heart-to-heart with the bad-tempered ranch hand.
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What did Walker do to Lloyd?

—in a pawn shop, but it turns out to be a guitar for Walker, replacing the one Lloyd smashed before throwing his knife at the singing ranch hand. As it turns out, Walker is very pleased with the instrument, which he says is far better than the one that got broken. "As it should be," Lloyd assents.
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Why is Lloyd in trouble on Yellowstone?

Early on in the fourth run, Lloyd couldn't stop himself from brawling with Walker on John Dutton's (Kevin Costner) ranch - resulting in Rip beating up his close pal for instigating violence on the ranch.
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What happens to Lloyd on Yellowstone season 4?

Lloyd (Forrie J Smith) is still on thin ice after stabbing one of the ranchers as the rivalry in the bunkhouse spun out of control. His boss John Dutton (Kevin Costner) delivered his final warning in the latest episode, and Rip gave him the beating of his life to settle him down.
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Are they getting rid of Lloyd on Yellowstone?

Lloyd isn't leaving Yellowstone just yet but his future on the ranch has definitely been called into question by recent events. However, the brutal fight in episode 6 should hopefully be the end of Lloyd's feud with Walker.
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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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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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Is Lloyd on Yellowstone a real cowboy?

As it turns out, the actor behind the long-time Dutton employee, Forrie J. Smith, is a real-life cowboy with decades of experience under his large-buckled belt.
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Why did rip hit Lloyd and not Walker?

Rip explains that this is for Lloyd's own protection and he's right. Breaking Lloyd's hand means that he won't be able to fight, hopefully getting Lloyd to calm down and end his feud as any more fighting could well end up with Llord being taken to the Train Station.
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Why does rip on Yellowstone not have a birth certificate?

John had to erase Rip from the public record for his own protection. Meaning he has no birth certificate, so he cannot just go down to the courthouse and get a marriage license. But, a “real wedding” doesn't really matter to the couple.
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Did Walker and Beth sleep together on Yellowstone?

After sporadically sleeping together throughout the first two seasons, the couple have finally settled down and made their relationship official.
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What is Lloyd's story on Yellowstone?

Lloyd, played by Forrie J. Smith, is an old timer who works at the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. He is one of the ranch hands with the ranch brand marked on his chest, which means he took a second chance in life by taking the job. Forrest Smith played Lloyd in his younger years.
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What promise did Beth make rip?

She promises him that his woman-killing father will quickly turn on his biological son and take an immunity deal for testimony that will send Jamie to prison. She forecasts a short stay for him, since he will likely commit suicide after his first prison rape.
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Does Beth adopt boy?

Since Beth now has a husband and still can't have kids, she's essentially adopted Carter, who reminds them both of a young Rip.
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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 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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Why did Kayce 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 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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Is Lloyd Jimmy's father?

While discussing Jimmy's fate at the end of season 3, the fan shared that they believe Sheridan's western will reveal that Lloyd is actually Jimmy's real father.
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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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Who beats up Beth Dutton?

The Paramount Network program seems poised to introduce a new character soon, albeit one in Montana's state prison. Riggins is the guy who hired the militia to attack John, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly), as well as the ranch, but his motives are still unknown.
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What did Beth apologize to rip for?

Hell, neither might the Yellowstone, and if it was gone, Rip would be, too. So “you break your promise to me, then it stays broken.” In response, Beth marched into John's room to apologize for setting up Summer. “Your ranch, your rules,” she told her daddy.
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Do Beth and rip marry?

'Yellowstone' Season 4 Episode 10: Beth and Rip's marriage brings fans to tears. The Season 4 finale of 'Yellowstone' saw one of the happiest moments in the life of Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) when the love birds finally said 'I do'.
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