
The scene harks back to the very first episode of "Yellowstone," in which viewers get their first taste of Beth's quick-witted nature and talent for scathing takedowns when she perfectly shatters the ego of a man who tries to hit on her. When Beth rocks up there early for a solo drink, she also experiences a situation she knows rather well - being hit on by a man who happens to find himself passing through Montana on business. I will never choose that," he says.īeth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) in "Yellowstone" season five (top) and season one (bottom).Īfter being appointed John's new chief of staff, Beth arranges one of his first meetings at a place she knows rather well, the Deerfield Club. Monica then asks, "What will?" and Kayce's words suggest that it might be him who will end up causing the Dutton family's downfall. "When you said you saw the end of us, is this what you saw?" Monica asks, to which Kayce replies: "No, baby. In the second episode of season five, Monica quizzes Kayce once again on the premonition he had in season four, which made him utter the ominous words: "I saw the end of us." When John rushes to the hospital to be with them, Tate tells him the baby boy was going to be named after him. They get into a car crash after Monica experiences contractions while at the wheel and accidentally collides with a truck while trying to swerve a cow that's in the middle of the road. Kayce and Monica discovered they were expecting a second child at the end of season four, but their happiness doesn't last long as, in the first episode of season five, Monica loses the baby after she attempts to drive herself and son Tate (Brecken Merrill) to the hospital. Monica Dutton (Kelsey Absille) and Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) in "Yellowstone" season five. We'll have to see whether John does lose it all, but it does appear that, like Nero, he only seems to care about pushing for policies that benefit himself. Nero used the resources of the mighty Roman Empire for his own indulgences and, as the famous expression goes, "fiddled while Rome burned." Meanwhile, John - as viewers were reminded by Jamie earlier on in the episode - is a fifth-generation rancher whose family had always had a stake in Montana, even before it was recognized as a state.


The comparison is a fitting one given that Nero was the fifth emperor of Rome, who essentially wiped out the Julio-Claudian dynasty as a result of his ineffectual leadership. "Nero?" she answers, to which Rip responds: "This reminds me of that."Īs Beth contemplates what he means by this, Rip wastes no time in spelling it out for her: "He's going to lose this place." "What was the name of the emperor who played the fiddle while Rome was burning?" he asks Beth (Kelly Reilly) when she finds him not enjoying the party like everyone else but sitting on some grass nearby. It often indicates a user profile.īeth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) in "Yellowstone" season five. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
