Yellowstone and Succession are drastically different in tone and represent different political ideologies. However, both shows are essentially about dysfunctional families at their core. Another aspect the Taylor Sheridan-produced Western drama shares with the Jesse Armstrong-created black comedy is a strong female protagonist.
In Yellowstone, Beth Dutton serves as the fierce force to reckon while Siobhan “Shiv” Roy is a shrewd political fixer in Succession. As a result, both women have different methods to get their way in a world that consistently undermines them. Therefore, Yellowstone fans have come up with the perfect idea for a crossover between the two shows, and here is how they hope it would test Sheridan’s writing ability.
Yellowstone fans have the perfect idea for a Succession crossover
Yellowstone was co-created by Taylor Sheridan and recently concluded its run after five seasons. The series stars Kelly Reilly as Bethany “Beth” Dutton, a financier and master manipulator who is emotionally volatile. Following the show’s conclusion, fan perception of Beth drastically changed because of Sheridan’s writing in the later seasons.
On Reddit, the show’s fans discussed how Western drama should crossover Beth with another strong but flawed female character. User @Joyfuljag suggested the idea of Beth crossing paths with Sarah Snook’s Siobhan “Shiv” Roy from the HBO black comedy series Succession.
Either Beth Dutton Vs. Shiv Roy. Or Beth Dutton and Shiv Roy work together to take someone else down. Either formula is a show that needs to happen!
The user made the above statement, proposing a crossover between the two shows where the two characters meet, either in a team-up or a straight face-off.
The post received more than 150 upvotes on the subreddit, suggesting that Yellowstone fans were on board with the idea of Shiv and Beth sharing screentime. Moreover, such a crossover would also test Sheridan’s writing skills given the vastly opposite political views of both characters as established in their respective shows.
Yellowstone fans reveal who would come out on top in a Beth vs Shiv matchup
While nothing is impossible in the modern Hollywood landscape, a crossover between Yellowstone and Succession seems unlikely given both shows aired on different networks and concluded their runs. However, that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating who among Beth and Shiv would come out on top in a face-off.
Here is what fans had to say about a Beth vs Shiv matchup in the same Reddit thread.
As the comments suggest, most fans feel that Shiv would easily outsmart Beth and have the latter arrested given the latter’s ludicrous choices, especially in the show’s later seasons, which bookmarked the decline of Yellowstone.
Most fans feel that Beth was largely protected by the show’s inconsistent writing. However, fans also agreed that if it was a one-on-one fight between the two women, Beth would easily come out on top as her brawling skills are amply displayed in Yellowstone. As a result, the fan comments only make a stronger case for the two shows to crossover.
Yellowstone is streaming on Peacock and Succession is available on Max.