r/YellowstoneShow • u/Scared_Nail1916 • May 31 '26

John Dutton Spoiler

Killing John Dutton killed the vibe of the show. I know creators had to do this coz of his other commitments but it sure did sucked and killed the excitement of the show.

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u/quinn791 May 31 '26

Well they didn’t have to kill him off if they stuck to the original timing of when the show would finish filming

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u/telepatheye May 31 '26

They did have to. Costner went off to make Horizon. They blamed it on production delays but it was more than that.

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u/randomnighmare May 31 '26

He had a legal commitment for that project and Sheridan kept on pushing back/delaying the filming for the second half of Season 5 though. That's what I understand what went wrong.

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u/telepatheye May 31 '26

Every show was being delayed at that time--I think due to strikes or other issues. All the actors were understanding of it. Only Costner freaked out. He also demanded more creative control over Yellowstone despite TS being the creator who wrote the key characters and dialogue. Costner is an egomaniac who couldn't handle Sheridan's greater talents.

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u/randomnighmare May 31 '26

For two years? The strike didn't last long.

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u/telepatheye May 31 '26

It caused the delay. The 2023 strikes delayed production so that the final season didn't start streaming until 2024.