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.

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan has crafted a franchise that's breaking the mould, but what's the scoop on the man behind the scenes of this legendary Western? When Yellowstone galloped back onto screens for season five,