Saddle up for the most intense and passionate moments between Yellowstone's most iconic couple! We're diving deep into Rip and Beth's relationship, exploring their unique love story that defies all expectations and showcases true devotion in the wild world of the Dutton ranch.
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00:00Welcome to MissMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most memorable and
00:05significant moments in the gritty neo-western's central love story. Look out for spoilers
00:11ahead.
00:1210. A Night Out – The Apocalypse of Change
00:22Naturally, Rip and Beth spend the first night of their Texas reunion in a fancy Amarillo
00:40hotel. But they don't just stay in bed, debating a life of adventure. They find their own in
00:45the hotel's hidden speakeasy. As they observe patrons from across the heartland, Beth realizes
00:49that not one is really a tourist in these parts.
01:07So much for Rip's accomplishment of leaving Montana for the first time. His, and the generationally
01:11wealthy Beth's, different perspectives on travel, luxury, and culture illustrate the
01:16divide in their adjacent upbringings. Their heart-to-heart speaks to how Beth pushes her
01:20husband out of his comfort zone, while he keeps her grounded. The couple's little differences
01:24only make their marriage fuller.
01:299. Dating with Wolves – Kill the Messenger
01:35You have to appreciate a first date that lets you know what you're in for. Even with their
01:38long history, Rip wants to begin his formal courtship of Beth with a music festival. His
01:52cold-blooded sweetheart would prefer a date more suited to her personality. She takes
01:57Rip up on his invitation to sit in a park, get drunk, and watch wolves attack an elk.
02:02It's a twisted outing, alleviated by the couple's sincere banter. Such will be the
02:17tone for a poignant romance amidst Yellowstone's savagery. As Beth scares off the wolves and
02:22remarks that it's only her loved ones who suffer for her quirks, there's a sense of
02:26reserved hope for the future.
02:338. Rooftop Rendezvous – Resurrection Day
02:47The Montana night sky can make even this couple sentimental. Rip joins Beth on her mansion's
02:51roof to drink whiskey and discuss their relationship. As the conversation turns to money, the humble
03:10ranch foreman says he'd spend his fortune giving his family proper burials, including
03:15an undignified one for his abusive father. It's in this vulnerable state that Beth predicts
03:20Rip will say he loves her for the first time, but she asks him to hold off.
03:32That moment tragically came later in the episode, after Rip lethally dispensed with Beck Henchman,
03:37who attacked Beth in her office. The parallel kisses on the rooftop and this bloody scene
03:41epitomize the ways these two protect each other.
03:487. Rip Makes Breakfast – Freight Trains and Monsters
03:55It's a long road to recovery for Beth following the traumatic Dutton Beck feud. She most notably
03:59turns a corner after spending a night at Rip's new house. She's uncharacteristically
04:16frail when she wakes up to her boyfriend serving a full breakfast just for her. No less surprising
04:20is the sort of anxious joy she shows at his gentle touch. This beautifully acted exchange
04:33represents more than Beth finding real peace and safety after her assault. It establishes
04:38a warm domestic dynamic, with the hyper-masculine Rip in the role of a considerate caretaker.
04:43This rare glimpse of Beth's vulnerability foreshadows that she will regain her strength
04:47while laying the foundation for a real home with her cowboy.
04:546. The End of Him – Going Back to Callie
05:08Both the future and the past come out after Beth lets slip that she wants to marry Rip.
05:14When he later breaks the awkward silence on the porch, he says that every day with
05:33Beth is a gift. She thus tearfully reveals a difficult truth. Rip asserts that she's
05:53all he'll ever need. This partially resolves the tragedy that has long held the couple
05:57back, though Rip will never learn that Beth secretly terminated a pregnancy at a Native
06:02American clinic when she was a teenager. At the time, this meant mandatory sterilization.
06:06But this is a couple who complete each other, regardless of whether their family grows or
06:10not.
06:115. First Family Meal – Phantom Pain
06:27The Wheeler home must go through a big adjustment when Beth takes in the orphan, Carter. The
06:32young stable boy is himself unsettled by this arrangement until he sits down to a hamburger
06:36helper dinner with his new guardians. It certainly sounds more appetizing than the tuna helper
06:45Carter reportedly enjoyed, but what's most important is the moving gesture of a happy
06:49family meal after the boy suffered abuses similar to Rip's tragic childhood.
06:53The cowboy also lightheartedly acknowledges that Carter has Beth's mean streak in him.
06:57This sweet scene, paralleling the more tense family dinners at the Dutton Ranch, hints
07:02that Beth and Rip will get to be parents after all.
07:054. Beth Presents John's Gift – Sins of the Father
07:13A tragic childhood underlines Rip's toughness, as well as this defining moment of vulnerability.
07:18I don't understand, Beth.
07:31He's saying it's yours.
07:33Beth reads to him a letter from her father John, who declares Rip a surrogate son entitled
07:38to the Dutton Family Trust. She then takes him to his very own house on their property.
07:42Well, there's no accounting for taste, but I guess it's the thought that counts.
07:46Rip can't help but break into tears as he comes to terms with John as the loving
07:51father he never had.
07:52Beth, being the one who brings him to this epiphany, affirms her as his anchor to both
07:56the family and his own emotions. As Rip grapples with his responsibility to protect the Duttons
08:01after the Beck feud, Beth in turn gives him grace.
08:04You can't be his son.
08:06Can't be.
08:08You sure didn't.
08:123. The Proposals – The Beating
08:14With this couple's complicated dynamic, fans had to wonder who was going to pop the
08:18question. They're traditional enough for Beth to wait for Rip to do it, after asking
08:22for her father's permission. John knows that his prospective son-in-law respects Beth
08:25too much for that.
08:26He wouldn't want to put me in that position even though he isn't putting me anywhere.
08:34He just won't do it, honey, so if it's what you want, you're gonna have to do the
08:39asking yourself.
08:41Thus, when the couple reunite on their porch, Beth makes the proposal. Rip's only reservation
08:45is that the marriage wouldn't be legally legitimate, as there's no public record
08:49of his existence.
08:50Marriage license is just a contract. It's just business. We ain't going into business
09:01together. So marriage to me is, you take me in front of those mountains.
09:11Beth's assurance sums up what this awkward proposal truly represents. For all their
09:15respect for tradition, Beth and Rip are a one-of-a-kind couple who needed this mutually
09:19respectful gesture.
09:21I mean, I... I would like some time with that.
09:34Fired up on tying up loose ends after a chaotic fourth season, Beth finishes the day by settling
09:40personal business. She realizes that life's too short for planning her dream wedding.
09:44I thought you wanted to find a place that was just ours.
09:47I do. And we will take that ride, I promise.
09:55Sweetheart, if it makes you happy, I'm happy.
09:57Really, it can't be any more perfect than her kidnapping a priest and dragging him to
10:01Yellowstone Ranch. There, Rip quickly gathers friends and family and marries his soulmate.
10:05You know, it's my mother's ring. We didn't have much, Beth. We were poor, but...
10:12It's yours. And so am I.
10:15Punctuating Beth's reckless stunts with Rip's romantic musings is a natural, oddly moving
10:20culmination for this couple. In terms of characterization, there is nothing spontaneous
10:24about this wedding. It's the right balance of priest-abducting abrasiveness and classic
10:28sentimentality, just like the new Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler themselves.
10:32How exactly did she kidnap you?
10:37It was just a little one.
10:39Okay.
10:40Tiny.
10:40Come on.
10:43Jesus Christ.
10:44Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honourable mentions.
10:48First kiss. Touching your enemy.
10:50Teenage Rip and Beth exchange guilt over the death of loved ones. Then exchange a kiss.
10:56I don't know how.
11:00Me neither.
11:14Remembering when they met. New beginnings.
11:16Beth affirms that Rip may never be a true Dutton, but she's always admired his passion.
11:21I remember the first time I saw you.
11:25So wild. So angry.
11:29God, you were beautiful.
11:31Dancing in the dirt. Freight trains and monsters.
11:34The couple ends a hard day dancing in the chorale to Tyler Childer's Lady May.
11:39I've seen my share of trouble and I've held my weight in shame.
11:46But I'm baptised in your name, lovely Lady May.
11:54Covering the past. 100 years is nothing.
11:56A tearful confession of old flames only reveals that Beth is her own worst enemy.
12:01But when this gets going, then this gets going too.
12:04You robbed us of so much time together because I was...
12:16It's still robbing us.
12:18Fireball therapy. Counting coup.
12:20Beth helps Rip through grief with a glass of whiskey and a fireplace.
12:24Now when you throw your whiskey glass in the fire, you get a big fireball.
12:29You really feel like you did something.
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12:471. The Perfect Meadow
12:49Cigarettes, whiskey, a meadow, and you.
12:51The love story of Rip and Beth comes full circle with the chance discovery of a picturesque meadow.
12:57I found it a year ago.
13:00And you said you wanted to be married in a place with no memories.
13:04So we made them.
13:05The couple plants down beside a tree, sharing a cigarette,
13:08thoughts of the future, and an intimate moment under the sunset.
13:10There is no drama, no business, no cowboy adventure.
13:14There is only this perfect moment of perspective
13:16for a couple that has been through a lot in five seasons.
13:19Darling, you have a warped sense of priorities, I'll tell you.
13:22No, I don't.
13:23Three things that make me feel good in the perfect meadow.
13:29I don't need anything else, do you?
13:31What could have been a passing philistine feels more like the
13:34summation of Rip and Beth's journey together.
13:36Whether it works outside of that context, Kelly Riley and Cole Hauser's chemistry,
13:40as well as the poetic writing,
13:42focus all the romance of the American West onto two people finding their paradise.
13:47You watch me.
13:48Sunsets are all graded anyway.
13:51What are your favorite arguably functional family moments on Yellowstone?
13:55Talk about it in the comments.
13:57I like leaving you sitting here on a porch like this.
13:59It'd be a whole lot better though, if you were here when I got home.
14:04Well, I'll see what I can do about that.
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