Except, of course, he did. In Season 5, Episode 9 — the long-awaited return of “Yellowstone” after a two-year hiatus — creator Taylor Sheridan revealed the John Dutton is dead. Police at the Governor’s mansion inform his children, Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes), that John died by suicide. Obviously, that isn’t true. John is too proud to take himself out of the saddle, and this is still “Yellowstone,” so viewers know a twist is coming.