When The Golden Bachelorette‘s Joan Vassos isn’t watching reality TV, she’s rooting for the return of one of her favorite scripted series: Yellowstone.
There’s lots to love about of Taylor Sheridan’s hit Western drama, which is nearing the end of its nearly two-year hiatus. But for Vassos, her celebrity crush Kevin Costner is a major selling point.
For four and a half seasons Costner played Yellowstone‘s main man John Dutton, a father, ranch owner, and eventual Montana governor. After a long-running (at times dramatic) saga, however, the actor revealed that he wouldn’t be returning for Season 5, Part 2, which left fans like Vassos devastated.
“I will truly miss him being on it. I think he kind of got brought back with that show, and now I’m in love with him. I think all the women are,” Vassos said. “So I’m disappointed he’s not coming back.”
While details surrounding Yellowstone‘s final Season 5 episodes and John Dutton’s fate on the series remain unknown, after such a long wait and such a massive Season 5, Part 2 hype, Vassos — like so many other Yellowstone stans — confirmed she’ll still be tuning in when the show returns to Paramount Network on November 10.
“I think it’s still a great show, honestly,” Vassos told Decider. “I bonded with other characters like John Dutton’s daughter and the ranch hands. I have a love for the show.”
Despite Kevin Costner confirming he won’t be returning to Yellowstone, Vassos will be thrilled to know that an intense Season 5, Part 2 trailer heavily features John Dutton.
In the 1:24 teaser released by Paramount Network, we see Rip (Cole Hauser), Beth (Kelly Reilly), Kayce (Luke Grimes), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Monica (Kelsey Asbille), and more fan-favorite fixtures returning to fight on behalf of the Dutton family legacy, the beloved ranch, and perhaps even John himself. The tagline for Yellowstone‘s “epic return” is “Generations of blood have led to this,” so brace for bloodshed, tears, surprises, sacrifices, and one heck of a Season 5 conclusion.
That same week, on November 13, The Golden Bachelorette finale airs on ABC. So Joan and other joint Sheridan-verse and Bachelor Nation fans are in for quite the treat.
Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2 premieres Sunday, November 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET on Paramount Network. If you’re looking for a refresher on the entire series or Season 5 ahead of the big return, Paramount Network also shared a 34-minute video that recaps Seasons 1-5 and a 17-minute video recapping the latest Season 5 drama.