“The way that Jamie gets treated really pissed me off”: Taylor Sheridan Must Redeem a Major Character in Yellowstone That Can be the Perfect Ending for the Series After Kevin Costner’s Exit

Taylor Sheridan has perfectly helmed the Yellowstone saga,

bringing about such twists and turns that fans couldn’t imagine

in their wildest dreams. But even then, there have been certain elements

of the Western lore that even fans couldn’t help but point out seemed incredibly biased and unsatisfactory, like the mere existence and character arc of Wes Bentley’s Jamie Dutton in the story.

Taylor Sheridan in a still from Sons of Anarchy | FX Network
Taylor Sheridan in Sons of Anarchy. | Credit: FX Network.

As fans have already seen one too many times in the blockbuster series, Bentley’s character hardly ever gets treated right, especially by his adopted father, John Dutton. That being said, since the show is already on the verge of its end, Sheridan needs to redeem this very character to bring a perfectly satisfying ending to the smash-hit saga following Costner’s leave.

Although most of the series has been a true masterpiece that had viewers unable to put their respective devices down, this particular character arc written for Wes Bentley‘s Dutton had a lot of fans quite disappointed with the storyline. This is because they feel that this particular character has just never been made to be enough despite him giving his everything to prove his worth.

Yellowstone. | Credit: Paramount Pictures.
As Redditor r/MyCrazyXX pointed out in their post on the r/YellowstonePN subreddit, Jamie has always been treated offensively by the people he considered the closest to him. Not only is he “a double Harvard-educated lawyer who did everything asked of him,” but he was also “the good kid growing up, becomes Attorney General, and keeps the Duttons out of all sorts of messes.”

In response, he was met with nothing more than Kevin Costner‘s John Dutton “calling him his ‘greatest failure’ and ultimately refusing to acknowledge [him] as a son to his assistant, Clara.” Plus, even when he finds out that he isn’t John’s real son, John responds most insensitively toward him, telling him he “should be grateful we raised you instead of bouncing through the system.”

Wes Bentley as Jamie in the series. | Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Further pointing out other sick examples of just how brutal of a character arc Taylor Sheridan has written for Bentley’s character, the Redditor continued to say:With all of this being discussed and acknowledging the fact that the series is about to hit its finale soon with Costner’s exit from it, it sounds like just about time that Sheridan finally redeems this particular character instead of further berating him at the hands of the other Duttons. If anything, this could be the perfect end to his story and the entire saga, and fans agree to the same.Throughout the entirety of this series, Wes Bentley’s character has tried really, really hard to gain his adoptive father’s approval, but seems to never quite succeed. This is because no Dutton has been willing to treat him with the love and respect that he deserves and yearns for all along.That said, fans have pointed out in the comment section just how they are pining for Bentley’s character because of the character arc written for him so far. Here’s what they’re saying:

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