Hold your horses, everyone.
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It's no secret that many are either disappointed or upset with how Yellowstone ended. The problem seems to be over the cliche ending of the protagonists letting go of what they've tried so hard to save. By selling the ranch back to the native Indian tribe, the Duttons managed to save the land from commercialization. But many saw this as a "woke" move instead of the "right" move.
Or least were sad to see the ranch being dismantled and the graves of Dutton past being disrespected. Not the happy ending for the ranch many expected.
Series director and producer Christina Alexandra Voros spoke to The New York Post to address the viral backlash of the finale.
"My understanding is that this is always where we were going," she said of selling the land. She said it was a "predetermined destination," and points toward both sequel series 1883 and 1923. The "clues" were definitely present along the way, with the fate of the ranch being outright said in 1883.
"I didn't know until I got the scripts at the beginning of the season. But [Taylor Sheridan] has always known where this story was going...he had always intended this ending for the land to go back to where it came from," Voros added.
Taylor Sheridan Always Planned To Sell The Land Back in 'Yellowstone'
Some have said how Kevin Costner's departure ruined the final season. Without him to co-write the scripts, Taylor Sheridan was given free rein, which spelled doom for the series. However, Voros says that the ending wasn't changed post-Kevin Costner.
"I think Taylor always knew where the story ended. I think Kevin's departure may have changed some of the how, but none of the what. When you have created an emotional arc that is draped on the shape of a family legacy that is being upheld by the strong patriarchy, it's almost Shakespearean - the death of the king."
"I don't know what the story is until one of Taylor's scripts shows up in my inbox. I think he has done a really wonderful job of very clearly closing certain doors and very intentionally leaving others open," Voros concluded.
Some wanted a 'happily ever after' ending, where all the problems were resolved and the Duttons could continue to live happily on the ranch. Unfortunately, that's not usually how things go down in real life.
