Yellowstonecontinues to spark discussions with its fifth season going strong at the moment.
However, whenTaylor SheridancreatedYellowstoneand its characters, he never promised they’d all be good people.
Becoming Governor for him meant only one thing - saving Yellowstone.
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Whoever tried to suggest things that would better Montana, he’d dismiss them or reject their ideas.
Despite this, John would still bully Jaime and create a competitive atmosphere between them.
The land is valuable, but to him, seemingly even more than somebody’s life.
The first-ever example of witnessing John’s ruthlessness was in the second episode of the series.
This may be an instance someone might find defendable, but murder rarely is.
When Beth learns about this, she’s in denial butaccepts the fact pretty quicklylater on.
This was obviously depicted in his treatment of Jamie versus Beth.
By branding his employees, John owns them in a way.
This could have such connotations, though it’s obvious it’s a loyalty trick.
He would emphasize his incompetence and lack of loyalty while putting himself up for running.
In Kayce’s example,it wasn’t a matter of pride as much as imposed shame by John.
Jamie was adopted when his biological father ended up serving a 30-year sentence for murder.
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