Warning! Spoilers ahead for Yellowstone season 5, episode 14.Yellowstone season 5, episode 14, "Life Is A Promise" offers a tribute to the late Bob Avila before it begins, but it is not clear who he was or what his connection is to the series. The tribute consists of a black placard with white text that says: "This episode is dedicated to Bob Avila. See you down the dusty trail, Amigo." It fades away into the first scene of the ironically-named "Life Is A Promise," which depicts Indigenous people throwing pipes into a body of water as Yellowstone season 5, part 2 begins to draw to a close.

Avila was not directly connected to the events of the episode, which reveal the fate of every member of Yellowstone's Dutton family. However, while Avila had not been involved in Yellowstone season 5, part 2, he did have a cameo during a previous season. Additionally, the tribute demonstrates how important cowboy culture was to Yellowstone,...