Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley fought most of the fighting in Yellowstone by themselves

Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley went all out in an intense battle between Beth and Jamie in the Yellowstone final.

“Obviously, there are places where you put their understudies, who have also been with us from the beginning,” executive producer Kristina Alexandra Voras said of the choreography of the fight scene between Reilly and Bentley’s characters in an interview Diversity published on Tuesday, December 17th. “They learned how the actors move and studied it, so you have that element for the places where you want to pull the set and someone has to hit the ground and Kelly has 12 more days of shooting and nothing can happen to her . But Kelly and Wes fought most of that fight by themselves.”

During the finale on Sunday, December 15, fans saw Beth (Railey) make her move against Jamie (Bentley) in their battle for their family’s farm after her father’s funeralJohn Dutton, who played Kevin Costner. Beth attacked Jamie with bear spray, leading to a violent altercation that eventually resulted in Jamie’s death.

“Even if they don’t take a hit and throw it, the energy required to emotionally hold that space is exhausting,” Voras continued. “So what I think people don’t realize when they see this fight is that yes, it looks real and bloody and gruesome, but just to keep that kind of brutal mindset requires a lot from the actors to stay in their heads.”

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Voras applauded Riley, 47, and Bentley, 46, for their ability to keep their composure amid all the intense choreography.

“Forget milk and bear meat and stabbings and all that. This is the easiest,” she said. “My credit to Kelly and Wes for being able to stay emotionally grounded in such an extreme state of war for the duration of this scene.”

Following the finale of the Paramount Network drama, Reilly shared a photo of her and Bentley on set after a fight scene had wrapped.

“Me and Wes Bentley after this scene…One of the best scene partners I’ve ever had,” the actress wrote on her Instagram story on Tuesday, along with a selfie of the pair covered in fake blood. “Love you Wes X.”

Reilly also opened up online about how much she’s worth Yellowstone the character grew from the first season of the series, which premiered in 2018.

“(Beth) has definitely changed. In the early seasons, (the farm) was a place with too many bad memories. This place haunted her,” she wrote on Instagram on Sunday. “She was devoted to her father because she loved him so much, but she also felt such responsibility and guilt for the death of her mother, his wife.”

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Riley continued, “It almost became her reason to live, to fix it, to do it for him. She became his most faithful soldier. Over the course of several seasons, you’ve seen her fall back in love with him. She did it for him. For the land. And for a piece of her soul.”

Ever since it was announced that Yellowstone would end in season 5, they have been several reports about the spinoff the works starred Reilly and Cole Houserwho played her love interest, Rip Wheeler.

“I enjoyed this season. There were some really different areas to explore, so I’m not clinging to her,” Reilly said. City and village in November about a possible recurring role. “I’m happy to put her back in the locked hanging box.”

Yellowstone is available to stream on Peacock.