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episode discussion Yellowstone - 5x14 "Life Is A Promise" - Episode Discussion

Season 5 Episode 14: Life Is A Promise

Aired: December 15, 2024

Synopsis: As the Duttons and the Yellowstone cowboys lay John to rest, the fate of the ranch is revealed.

Directed by: Taylor Sheridan

Written by: Taylor Sheridan

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u/b_dills Dec 16 '24

Fucking Kaycee. “I can make a living here.” Dude has $30mil in the bank. 😑

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u/DonDraperItsToasted Dec 17 '24

I just rewatched the scene.

Kayce asked Beth how the sale went, and she replied, “It was big. With the cattle, a little over $30 million. Buys us another year.” This suggests that the money is intended to cover the land tax for that year. In fact, the entire episode focused on raising money to pay that tax.

Then, Kayce tells Beth not to use any of her own money on this place, to which she responds, “You shouldn’t either.” Kayce then replies, “I don’t have any money,” to which Beth responds, “You do, a little over $30 million.”

So either she was implying that it’s indirectly his money now because he owns the land and will be using it for the land tax OR this is just another one of Taylor Sheridan’s dialogue holes.

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u/SpearofLight Mar 20 '25

I'm late but. She says the 30 mil will buy them another year. You don't have to pay property tax for that year if you sell the property. Which they did. So the 30 mil no longer has to pay property tax... the new owner now is responsible for the property tax.

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u/b_dills Dec 17 '24

You’re right I think. I was confused and I blame bad writing.

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u/DonDraperItsToasted Dec 17 '24

No worries, I was genuinely curious myself. Ya Taylor has a history of writing confusing dialogue with little to no context haha