‘Yellowstone’ star Denim Richards addresses Colby’s death

Like viewers, Denim Richards is mourning the newest “Yellowstone” sufferer.

Colby Mayfield, Richards’ fan-favorite character on the hit Paramount Community present, was killed throughout the newest episode of the sequence’ fifth and alleged last season.

The Dutton household ranch hand unintentionally died in a horse stall. He was fatally struck by a horse after saving younger ranch hand Carter (Finn Little).

Richards, 36, took to Instagram to mourn the demise of his character that he performed for the reason that present’s first season in 2018.

The actor shared an image of his on-set chair together with his identify on it. Colby’s signature apparel, together with his white cowboy hat and black boots, had been additionally within the picture.

“Grateful🙏🏾✊🏾🙏🏾 #yellowstone,” Richards captioned his submit.

On his Instagram Tales, Richards shared a number of posts that honored Colby, together with one from a Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser) fan account that stated, “RIP Colby you’ll be missed.”

Richards additionally reposted a tribute from his co-star Jennifer Landon, who performs Colby’s girlfriend Teeter.

Landon, 41, shared a photograph of the pair in Montana the place the present movies. “You’re so beloved,” she wrote.

One other fan submit that Richards shared stated, “freaking BAWLING proper now. I’m so f*cking pissed.”

Richards had a recurring position on the present’s first two seasons, earlier than he was upgraded to a foremost solid member for Season 3 and on.

Colby is the newest “Yellowstone” character to be killed within the second half of Season 5, following John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and Sarah (Daybreak Olivieri), who orchestrated John’s killing.

Government producer Christina Voros, who has directed all of the Season 5B episodes thus far, spoke to the The Hollywood Reporter Sunday concerning the affect of killing Colby.

“The factor that I feel is such a gut-punch about Colby’s demise is that in a season the place there are all these twists and turns and darkish forces and large narrative swings, Colby’s demise is so highly effective as a result of it’s so easy,” stated Voros. “For anybody who actually understands the life-style of cowboys and dealing with animals and the dangers of the roles — and Rip says it about himself — it’s a harmful job, and this type of factor occurs and it occurs in a split-second.”

“In a world of very high-stakes drama, this demise comes as a shock as a result of it’s so easy and it’s so grounded on the earth through which all these characters work that it’s profoundly tragic as a result of there’s no enemy right here,” she continued. “It’s the chance of the job. And particularly due to the best way that Colby and Teeter’s relationship has been enjoying out — absence makes the guts develop fonder; and their relationship had actually simply begun to take root otherwise — the timing of it’s simply gut-wrenching.”

Voros was additionally requested if the ultimate episode of Season 5, airing Dec. 15, will really mark the top of “Yellowstone.”

“I don’t assume I can reply that any in another way than after we talked about it earlier than. It’s difficult,” she stated. “The deeper you get into the season, the extra chess strikes have already occurred and so it turns into more durable to speak about what’s coming.”

“A lot care and a focus went into this narrative, that the will to not tip our hats to what’s coming may be very actual.”

“Yellowstone” airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Paramount Community.