This will likely lead “Yellowstone” fans to wonder about two different possibilities, both of which could play out in Season 5, Part 2. The first is how Rip might react to finding out he had a child at one point and didn’t even know it. Is this revelation enough to put a solid dent in the trust between Rip and Beth on “Yellowstone”? Furthermore, if he also discovers that Jamie robbed them of the chance ever to have a biological child, what would he do to the adopted Dutton son?
These questions become even more tantalizing when you consider that Season 5, Part 2 will likely be the final run of “Yellowstone” episodes. Now, with Jamie seemingly considering the murders of Beth and John (Kevin Costner), two things he was once accused of, could Rip fall into his crosshairs as well? After all, Jamie knows Rip well enough to know what his brother-in-law would do if he decided to pull the trigger on the plan.
Either way, though, with so many plot threads dangling in advance of the final run of episodes, it looks like it’s pretty clear that not all of the Duttons are going to survive the inevitable “Yellowstone” series finale. Whether Rip learning the truth will contribute to that body count, however, will have to remain to be seen.
