SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 14 episode of “Yellowstone,” “Life Is a Promise” which premiered Sunday, Dec. 15 on Paramount Network.

Even if Paramount Network isn’t calling it the series finale, Sunday’s “Yellowstone” episode certainly felt like the end of the show fans have known for five seasons.

Coming in the wake of last week’s fire sale of nearly everything on the ranch, the series’ wandering souls were left adrift.

There were some goodbyes early on, as Jimmy (Jefferson White), Mia (Eden Brolin) and Travis (Taylor Sheridan) headed back home to the 6666 in Texas, with Teeter (Jen Landon) promising to come down in a week looking for work. Walker (Ryan Bingham) says he’s going to follow his rodeo champ girlfriend around the circuit. Beth (Kelly Reilly) announces she bought a ranch outside of Dillion — far away from tourists and airports — for her to live with Rip (Cole Hauser). Rip offers Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) a job on their new ranch, but he declines, saying he needs to find himself.

Meanwhile, Beth and Rip prepare for the funeral of her father, John Dutton (Kevin Costner). At the same time, Kayce (Luke Grimes) tells Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) of his plan from the end of the last episode, specifically to let the Broken Rock Reservation buy the Yellowstone for $1.25 an acre, as it was sold to the Duttons originally.

It’s a nice moment, as Chief Rainwater and John Dutton were always the men most concerned with keeping the land pristine. And given how their conflicts in the past were always mild, it’s a sensible partnership. Additionally, Kayce works out a deal to keep his small ranch with Monica (Kelsey Asbille) and Tate (Brecken Merrill), which is a sweet touch.

Cut to everyone on the ranch preparing for John’s burial — and the metaphorical funeral of the Yellowstone itself. Jamie (Wes Bentley) spends the time prepping for how he’s going to start an investigation into both John and Sarah’s (Dawn Olivieri) murders, hoping to wiggle out of any political repercussions, as was discussed in the previous episode.

The funeral was classy and small, with Beth promising retribution to John’s coffin, and then Rip burying it himself and saying he’ll take care of Beth. Of course, immediately after, Beth tears off in her car, armed with bear spray and a big ol’ knife.

After sneaking up on Jamie at his house, Beth and her estranged brother have a bloody, knockdown brawl. It looks like Jamie might choke Beth to death, only for Rip to interrupt, grab him and free up Beth to deliver a fatal stab wound to Jamie. Farewell, Jamie — your scheming always kept things interesting!

Rip and Lloyd take one more trip to the Train Station with Jamie’s body as Beth promises to work with the police to tie him to both John and Sarah’s murders.

As things wrap up, cowboy Ryan (Ian Bohen) apologizes to country star Abby (Lainey Wilson) and heads off with her for life on the road. Rip walks through the empty grounds of the ranch, shutting the door on the bunkhouse, while Beth surveys the big, empty main house one more time with Kayce.

As the episode ends, the tribe takes over the land and starts to remove the Dutton signage, while preserving the graveyard. The closing voiceover is from Elsa Dutton (Isabel May), their ancestor who appeared in prequel series “1883” and “1923,” as Kayce’s family starts ranching on their own terms, as does Rip and Carter (Finn Little) on their land with Beth.

As for the future of the show? Just this week Reilly and Hauser signed up for a new spinoff of the series, so it’s clear “Yellowstone” will return — even if it’s in a different capacity.

Happy trails, “Yellowstone” fans!

Clean-up operations have begun in the French overseas territory of Mayotte, a day after Cyclone Chido barrelled across the archipelago.

Footage released by the French Civil Protection agency showed rescue services and armed forces cleaning up debris and trees strewn across the streets.

The French Interior Ministry said it was proving difficult to get a precise tally of the dead and injured in Mayotte but so far 11 deaths have been confirmed.

Speaking to a local TV station earlier on Sunday, Mayotte Prefect François-Xavier Bieuville said, “I think there are some several hundred dead, maybe we’ll get close to a thousand.”

A hospital in Mayotte reported that nine people were in critical condition there and 246 others were injured.

Cyclone Chido blew through the southeastern Indian Ocean, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar.

Mayotte was directly in the path of the cyclone and suffered extensive damage on Saturday, officials said.

Chido brought winds in excess of 220kph, according to the French weather service, ripping roofs off houses in the archipelago which has a population of just over 300,000.

In some parts, entire neighbourhoods of metal shacks and huts were flattened, while residents reported many trees had been uprooted, boats flipped or sunk and the electricity supply knocked out.

Officials in Mayotte said it was the worst cyclone to hit the territory almost a century.

The French Interior Ministry said 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers have been deployed to “help the population and prevent potential looting.”

More than 100 rescuers and firefighters have been deployed in Mayotte from France and the nearby territory of Reunion and an additional reinforcement of 140 people was sent on Sunday.

France has also sent aid to the island aboard military planes.

Mayotte is France’s poorest department and has previously struggled with drought and lack of investment.

It’s also been plagued by gang violence and tensions spiked earlier this year due to a widespread water shortage.

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The cyclone has now made landfall on the east coast of Africa, slamming into northern Mozambique.

UNICEF said Cabo Delgado province, home to around two million people, had been hit hard.

“UNICEF is concerned about the immediate impacts of this cyclone: the loss of life, the damage to schools, to people’s homes, to health care facilities,” said Guy Taylor, UNICEF Mozambique’s chief advocacy and communications officer.

“We’re also worried about the longer-term impacts: children potentially being cut off from learning for weeks on end, people unable to get access to health care and the potential spread of waterborne diseases like cholera and malaria,” said Guy Taylor, UNICEF Mozambique’s chief advocacy and communications officer.”

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The only thing the Chiefs had to worry about in the final minutes Sunday was Patrick Mahomes’ ankle.

Mahomes threw two touchdown passes before limping off with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter, Xavier Worthy ran for a score and Kansas City finally had a relatively easy win, 21-7 over the mistake-prone Cleveland Browns.

Mahomes connected for TDs in the first half with Juju Smith-Schuster and Noah Gray as the Chiefs (13-1) built a 21-0 lead and then slogged their way through an ugly second half.

The defending Super Bowl champions have 10 wins by seven points or less, with six coming on the game’s final play.

Mahomes didn’t finish the game, leaving when he got his ankle rolled up on while being tackled by Dalvin Tomlinson on a fourth-down incompletion. Carson Wentz replaced him for the final 5:23. Mahomes finished 19 of 38 for 159 yards.

After the game, Mahomes said X-rays were negative. He said he would have lobbied harder to stay in if the Browns had gotten within one score.

“We’ll get into the rehab part, the treatment part and try to get back on a short week,” said Mahomes, noting the Chiefs will play again Saturday — the second of three games in 11 days. “With all the adrenaline from the game, it’s hard to tell now (if he can play). Usually, it’s the day after when you get a good sense of it.”

Before Wentz went in, Mahomes had his left ankle re-taped while on the bench. He walked gingerly off the field but didn’t favor it while in the locker room or going to his postgame news conference. He was driven to the Chiefs’ buses on a cart.

Coach Andy Reid was relieved Mahomes was not more seriously hurt.

“It’s not broken, that’s all I can tell you,” Reid said. “We’ll have to see how it goes down the road.”

The Browns (3-11) tried to put up a fight, but had six turnovers. Other than a 62-yard TD run from Jerome Ford, Cleveland had few offensive highlights and too many self-inflicted miscues.

Jameis Winston threw more three interceptions — two in the end zone to give him eight in his last three games — and the Browns had two fumbles. The five turnovers made things much easier on Mahomes and the Chiefs, not that they needed a lot of help.

Cleveland running back Nick Chubb suffered a broken foot. It’s another setback for the star, who had a devastating knee injury last season.

Winston was pulled after his third pick and replaced by second-year QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who also was intercepted. Coach Kevin Stefanski would not commit to a starter for next week.

“You can not turn the ball over six times and expect to win,” Stefanski said. “At any level.”

Cleveland’s Jerry Jeudy had 11 catches for 108 yards and went over 1,000 for the season.

The Chiefs’ second TD — Mahomes’ 6-yard pass to Gray with 4:46 left in the first half — came on the same play Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett left the field in extreme pain with an apparent eye injury.

Garrett was rushing Mahomes and being blocked by Chiefs left tackle Joe Thuney when he suddenly stopped. The league’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year immediately grabbed his face mask and pulled off his helmet, flinging it away before dropping to the turf.

He was face down for several minutes before being helped off. As Garrett walked toward the locker room holding a towel to his face, Thuney came over and patted him on the back. Garrett was only gone for a short period before he ran back on to the field and finished the game.

“Thank God, he’s OK,” Stefanski said.

The Chiefs took a 21-0 lead early in the third, capitalizing on a pick by Winston that went off Chubb’s hands. Four plays later, Worthy took a deep pitch from Mahomes, turned the corner and scored.

Kansas City’s first score was set up by Cleveland’s first turnover.

After the Browns forced a three-and-out on Kansas City’s first possession, Cleveland’s James Proche II fumbled during a punt return and the Chiefs recovered at the 21.

Mahomes then connected with Schuster for a 7-yard TD with 12:12 left in the first quarter.

Notable no-show

Taylor Swift ended her world tour. She decided not to hit the road in the NFL just yet.

The pop superstar had been expected to attend the game to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce, the Chiefs tight end who grew up in Cleveland. But Swift, who turned 35 on Friday, wasn’t on hand despite rumors she would make an appearance.

Taylor has been at several Chiefs games in Kansas City the past two seasons since she began dating Kelce.

Injuries

Chiefs: S Chamarri Conner suffered a concussion while making a tackle in the second quarter. … Kelce came up limping after an early play, but walked it off and stayed in. He left the locker room before reporters had access.

Browns: CB Martin Emerson Jr. went to the locker room in the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion. He did not return. … DT Shelby Harris (elbow) went out in the second quarter.

Up next

Chiefs: Host Houston on Dec. 21 before visiting Pittsburgh on Christmas Day.

Browns: At Cincinnati on Sunday.

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