John Dutton's favorite child is generally considered to have been his eldest son, Lee Dutton, as Lee was the natural heir, dedicated to the ranch, and John's intended successor before his tragic death; however, his relationship with Kayce Dutton evolved, with John eventually seeing Kayce as the one to carry on the legacy after Lee, though marked by complex love and regret, while Beth and Jamie played different roles.
The John/Kayce estrangement is based on Kayce going into the military to get away from the family, getting Monica pregnant, John telling him to get Monica an abortion, Kayce refusing, John branding Kayce, and Kayce leaving the ranch to be with Monica and Tate.
Regret = Kayce (youngest)
When Kayce tried to defend his mother's body with that little knife and scream bravely, he became John's favorite.
Lee is the oldest having been born in 1980 (from his gravestone), Jamie is said to be 36 in season 1, Beth is said to be 34 in season 1, and Kayce is 28 in season 1 having been born in 1990. Therefore, Lee is 2 years older than Jamie, Jamie is 2 years older than Beth, and Beth is about 6 years older than Kayce.
Brecken Merrill as Tate Dutton, Kayce and Monica's son and John's only biological grandchild, and heir to the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch.
John Dutton III
He's the eventual governor of Montana and a father of four: Lee, Beth, Kayce, and (the adopted) Jamie. His wife, Evelyn, died in a horseback-riding accident. He was the patriarch of the Dutton ranch until his tragic death in Yellowstone season 5.
Reilly plays Beth Dutton, the daughter of John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner.
Actor Kevin Costner got into a physical altercation on set during the filming of the hit cowboy drama Yellowstone. The altercation resulted in a temporary pause in filming of the series, shocking fellow castmates. The fight began between Costner and co-star Wes Bentley, who plays Costner's son in the series.
He accused Jamie of acting selfishly for wanting to advance his own career even as viewers saw evidence of the opposite. John, it often seemed, only wanted his kids to work for his gain, and he'd conveniently couch that desire as a request for them to work toward their inheritance.
In Season 5 of Yellowstone, we can expect love to be in the air not just for newlyweds Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, but for Beth's son-not-son, Carter (Finn Little). For those of you who need a refresher, Beth invited Carter to live and work on the Dutton ranch after he lost both his parents.
In the final episode of Yellowstone, John Dutton's remaining two children, Beth and Kayce, sell the Yellowstone Ranch to their Broken Rock Indian Reservation neighbors for pennies on the dollar, if the tribe agrees never to sell or divide it.
Beth's mom wanted to toughen her up. So she could succeed in a man's world. In season one episode seven, when Beth 'becomes a woman' her mother says “I have to turn you into the man most men will never be … You're gonna hate it, sweetheart.”
1 Elsa Dutton
Elsa Dutton's death is doubtlessly the saddest in the Yellowstone franchise.
Love life. When Monica and Kayce were on bad terms and she had to go in physical therapy, Monica took her relationship with her therapist Martin to the next level. However, it did not last as Monica and Kayce gave their marriage another try.
All of Beth's cigarette smoking. "I don't smoke, so all those cigarettes are the herbal cigarettes," Reilly told ET in an interview back in January 2022. "I hate them so much and he [Taylor Sheridan] has it in the script when she's smoking and when she takes a drag, it's all written.”
The long scar on Beth's left cheek came from the first brutal attack and beating that she received from the henchmen of the brothers who were trying to bully John Dutton off of the land. The second bruising and cuts came from the bomb explosion in Beth's office.
Yes, Kelly Reilly and Kevin Costner had a strong, respectful, and supportive relationship on the set of Yellowstone, with Reilly often praising him as a generous actor and mentor, and she remained a loyal friend to him even as he departed the show amidst conflicts with producers. Their on-screen chemistry as father and daughter was built on real-life mutual admiration, creating a powerful dynamic that fans loved.
What did Beth whisper to the casket? The Dutton family finally has a service for John, where Beth once again promises to avenge her dad. After laying a white rose on his casket, Beth leans down and whispers, "I will avenge you," then leaves the service.
"Perhaps Rip Wheeler's passionate love for Beth Dutton is not just a product of the script – it is also a reflection of the sincere love that Cole Hauser, who plays Rip, has for his real-life wife, Cynthia Daniel.
We never got to really know Evelyn (Gretchen Mol), as she's the deceased wife of John Dutton III. The mother of his four children (Lee, Beth, Kayce, and Jamie) died just as the kids were young after encountering a horseback riding accident.
Elsa's indian name "Lightning with the yellow hair" in Comanche is pronounced: "eka kwitsu baitʉ̠ (pronounce: bahita) oha (pete?) papi".
The cast of Yellowstone does their own riding on screen, and even perform some of the stunts themselves. However, in certain, more extreme instances, stunt doubles are utilized for their safety.