Spoiler alert! We're breaking down the pivotal first "Yellowstone" episode from Part 2 of Season 5. It didn't take long to find out Kevin Costner's "Yellowstone" fate. Sunday's Paramount Network premiere of the long-awaited second half of "Yellowstone ...

While it remains to be seen how Taylor Sheridan will write Costner off the show (besides Sheridan saying, "I don't do fuck-you car crashes," referring to the death of Patrick Dempsey's Grey's Anatomy character), the decision about why Costner isn't in Yellowstone anymore was reportedly his own.

How did the show handle Kevin Costner’s exit? Did it send John off on a trip? Did it kill him? Did it find a different way to write around the Costner-shaped hole in the story?