What happened in Yellowstone Season 5, Part 1? A plot refresher ahead of Part 2

It’s been a long ride. The hit ranch drama “Yellowstone” is finally ending, as the second half of Season 5 premieres Sunday, Nov.10 on Paramount Network at 8 p.m.

ET.It will be the final stretch of episodes – unless rumors of a Season 6 come true, but Paramount has not confirmed or announced that. “Yellowstone” premiered in 2018.The story follows the Dutton family, owners of the largest ranch in Montana, including patriarch John (Costner) and his adult children Kayce (Luke Grimes), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Beth’s husband, Rip (Cole Hauser). The show has been a sensation, spawning several spinoffs.

According to Paramount, the first half of Season 5 drew in an eye-popping 17 million viewers.Costner left after the first part of Season 5, so he won’t be in the final stretch of episodes, despite appearing in the trailer.If you forgot what happened in Season 5A ahead of Season 5B, here’s what to know. When the show left off, John Dutton had risen to become the governor of Montana. In doing so, he said that he’d protect Montana’s land from the ever-encroaching threat of outside forces.

This forged an unexpected alliance between John the local Native American reservation leader Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham), who had previously often been at odds with John.Elsewhere in the plot, John helped his former lover, environmental activist Summer Higgins (Piper Perabo), get out of prison and finish out her sentence under house arrest.Naturally, John’s volatile daughter, Beth, got into a physical fight with Summer.

Meanwhile, Beth and Rip are married (as of Season 4).However, Rip doesn’t know why Beth is unable to have kids, so that might be a revelation that comes out.

She can’t have kids because Jamie secretly got her sterilized as a teenager, and that’s an explosive secret that’s a loose end in the story.It’s possible Rip could find out, and react to this news with violence towards Jamie.Rip and Beth are also rais...