SPOILERS ABOUND: Taylor Sheridan just wrapped the Yellowstone saga — at least for now — with tonight’s just concluded final episode. Deadline offers our usual recap, followed by a back and forth discussion between Mike Fleming Jr and Lynette Rice, who has spent a lot of time covering the Taylor Sheridan Universe. First, Fleming’s recap:

"Yellowstone," the hit show by Taylor Sheridan, was once one of the best shows on television, but if you ask die-hards fans of the program, it's been going downhill for a while now. Season 5 of the show - which is expected to be the final season - ended on Sunday evening.

The Dec. 15 episode will also be super-sized, running one hour and 26 minutes. Titled, “Life Is A Promise,” the logline for the Sheridan-penned ending reads, “The fate of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is revealed.”