Yellowstone season 5 teased some big ideas for how Beth and Rip’s saga could continue while detailing the fate of John Dutton III in flashbacks surrounding the events of his death. After Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone exit ahead of season 5, part 2, the show set up its most important conclusions while filling in the timeline from part 1. Ultimately, Kayce sold the Yellowstone Ranch to the Broken Rock Tribe and resettled at East Camp with his family. In conjunction with Kayce’s decision, Beth bought a ranch in Dillon, Montana, and moved in with Rip and her adopted son, Carter.

Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2 Flashbacks Tease Beth & Rip Moving To Texas

Beth And Rip Are At Home In Cattle Country

Beth & Rip’s New Ranch Rules Out Their Texas Future

Beth, Rip, And Carter Will Stay In Montana

The couple was still bound by the ranch when we saw Beth and Rip’s flashback in Yellowstone season 5, episode 10. In the past, when the flashback occurred, Beth and Rip’s loyalties were to John Dutton and protecting his legacy. In present-day Yellowstone season 5, after John’s death, the couple is all the more obligated to the ranch before Kayce decides to sell it. Therefore, Beth and Rip never formally discussed moving to Texas. When Kayce chose to sell the ranch to the Broken Rock Tribe, Beth and Rip could live freely. Still, Beth chose something other than Texas.

Despite Texas leaving a massive impression on Beth, she buys a ranch in Montana. Beth and Rip’s ranch in Dillon will anchor the couple to their home state, which is fitting, even though the decision ignores Beth’s desire to leave the state with her husband. Yellowstone shows Beth, Rip, and Carter settling into their new ranch, which comprises seven thousand acres of land, a little house, and a big barn as the flagship wraps up. The finale shows Beth’s new reality, with her husband satisfyingly planting the seeds of her vision to ranch around 600 pairs of cattle.

Why Beth & Rip’s Yellowstone Spinoff Can’t Be Set In Texas

Yellowstone Is A Montana-Based Franchise

While it was neat to see Beth and Rip in Texas, their spinoff couldn’t occur there. Taylor Sheridan has already teased a different spinoff of the Yellowstone flagship called 6666, which will appear at the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, following Jimmy’s decision to work for Travis permanently. With another Texas-themed Yellowstone spinoff pending, Beth and Rip’s story couldn’t go there. Having two Yellowstone spinoffs in Texas would completely shift the franchise’s tone, making its fascination with Texas more of a staple than a novelty, which convoluted the show’s association with the National Park it borders and Montana in general.