At the end of Season 5, Episode 9, “Desire Is All You Need,” the words “In loving memory of Billy Klapper” flashed on-screen, leaving fans of Taylor Sheridan’s hit Weste

Regardless of what you thought of Yellowstone’s direction moving forward—which fans are certainly not happy with!—one moment in the mid-season premiere was surprisingly heartfelt. The scene takes place in the latter half of the episode,

Lloyd Pierce mentioned Billy Klapper while talking to Rip and later we see the latter admiring a pair of spurs made by him.

One of those could very well be "Who is Billy Ray Klapper?" There was a title card dedicating the episode to him, which puzzled viewers who didn't know him as a member of the cast. Additionally, he wasn't a member of the crew,