This battle takes on more significance since Costner left "Yellowstone." Will Jamie's weasely wrangling put the kibosh on Costner's John Dutton, or will the hitman Jamie's been trying to hire snuff out his TV daddy once and for all? We see you, Jamie!
Please note that smooth operator Senator Lynelle Perry (Wendy Moniz), who set her onetime ally and former lover John on the governor's path, is at the bully pulpit with Jamie. Et tu, beautiful Lynelle?
But the family treachery doesn't end there, as Jamie has restarted the forever family war with his perfectly twisted sister Beth (Kelly Reilly), who hit him with a rock in the midseason finale. We all know who'll come out on top of that sibling battle, even before Beth's hunky hubby Rip (Cole Hauser) gets his meathooks on Jamie.
Costner has crossed swords and butted heads with "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan over creative issues and scheduling, a disagreement exacerbated by Costner's ambition to create, direct and star in the Western movie franchise, "Horizon: An American Saga."
In June, at the end of an extensive media tour for "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1," Costner posted an Instagram video confirming he would not return to finish the series.
"Simply with all the questions that were being asked, the longer I thought about that ... I just wanted to say that this is a stepping-off point," Costner later told USA TODAY. "Whatever I'd hoped for maybe was not in the cards. I don't want to keep saying, 'Yeah, I hope I can do it.' That's drifted to a place that I don't think is realistic anymore."
For a complete "Yellowstone" refresher course, check out Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" Labor Day Weekend marathon (starting Friday, 10 EDT/PDT; also streams on Peacock). In the meantime, check out USA TODAY for more "Yellowstone" First Look Week exclusives.
Taylor Sheridan and Kevin Cosner are both of very big egos..This was expected to happen They are both very talented men..Please let each do their own thing and let's get on with the shows..Before they comeback I will forget everything that's happened.I am sure the actors feel the same..get on with it.!!!
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