"My aim with every character is that, maybe I do strong-willed dastardly things with a lot of zeal, but at the end, I want to see her unraveled and broken apart.”

When seen earlier this month in the return of Paramount’s megahit, “Yellowstone,” Kevin Costner’s character was slumped on the floor dead, allegedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Fans of the show, angry that Costner bailed on the second half ...

Another major character's death on Yellowstone has shocked fans with one star saying Kevin Costner's departure ‘accelerated’ the show's end.

For now, though, fans are pretty much witnessing Taylor Sheridan treating the Dutton family patriarch as a narrative punching bag, with each episode whittling away at John’s proud, stoic and seemingly eternal influence.

Kevin Costner has left “Yellowstone,” and some viewers are not happy about it. The actor, who played the patriarch John Dutton on the hit series, addressed some backlash over his character’s exit. “Fans have a voice in things and they choose to follow stuff,” Costner told E! over the weekend.