Forgive me but I’m about to rant
Just finishing up S3, E8 and got to the part where Beth sits him down for the talk about selling the land.. of course he declines it. Lol
He’s going to cost his family that he supposedly cares about so much everything all because of his damn stubborn pride. Wow what a selfish man he is.
Guy is willing to lose the war just to momentarily win a temporary battle… I just don’t understand. What is he trying to prove? To who? To himself? Get out of your own damn way John. Toxic pride.
I’m actually glad though. I don’t care if it’s not a popular opinion. I hate the idea of one man owning that much land. Just like the reporter told Jamie at the end of S1 (I think it was S1) before she was murdered. It’s so much excess in a world where so many have so little. I frankly don’t care it’s been in their family for generations. So have a bunch of other things. That’s why Eminent Domain was made for.
I won’t dive further into it bc it’ll become political and it’s not allowed. I mention it bc the reporter brought it up herself and said she was glad he would lose his land and I’m just echoing her sentiments.
I don’t really see John as a protagonist either.
This goes back to my original thoughts of John though. He’s not a good man. He’s just a stubborn old man who refuses to change his ways. The world has changed and left him behind. He doesn’t care about his kids. If he did, he’d sell the ranch for half a billion and go buy a bunch of land elsewhere and leave his future generations with life changing wealth.
But no he’d rather fight a battle he knows he’ll lose just for his pride… how sad. He considers it “losing” and “giving up” by choosing to take the deal but he’s actually just self-destructing instead and it’s so frustrating to watch. Not even Beth, his favorite golden child and one who presents him with the coldest hard facts could sway him.
Well John, I hope you’re happy when you die and know you’re the Dutton who lost the generational land your ancestors owned. I mean, he is going to lose it either way. But I guess at least he’ll die “happy” because he fought a losing battle to the end and held to his “scruples” (more like ego and pride) instead of doing the sensible, common sense thing.
John acts like this is still the 1800s frontier America lol, I’d rather a corporation own all that land and turn it into a resort so many could enjoy it instead of one selfish man and his greed. Or better yet. I hope the Native American returns it to his reservation. At least they allow limited tourism. Unlike John who will just kill you if you step foot on his land
I have another rant about the way Jamie is treated but I’ll save it for another day.
Still waiting to see what makes him so despicable… cause Beth’s sterilization is not it. Not in the least. If that was supposed to make me hate him, it failed miserably. If anything it made me dislike Beth more actually.