Rainwater is a great antagonist because he is not by nature an antagonist. He is someone who is trying to do right by his people and give them a better and safer life so how can you root against that? By far the best antagonist this show has had and I just hope they start focusing on him more. And likewise John is a great protagonist because there are both good and bad sides to him. High emotions and confrontations made the end of this episode great, but again, this whole thing with Jamie and Beth doesn't make sense. There's no way the clinic Jamie brought Beth to didn't explain what was going to happen to her. Jamie was also still a kid at the time and clearly in over his head and not the right person to make that kind of decision. That does not excuse what he did, but maybe if John wasn't such an authoritative parent then Jamie would have gone to him for help (or Beth for that matter). And even when John discovers what Jamie did the first thing he worries about is that there will be less people to fight for the ranch and his legacy in the future, not about how this has affected Beth. John continues to show that he cares more about his family's legacy than their actual happiness or well-being. Or that he thinks the two are one in the same.
Review by Justin NumerickBlockedParent2022-07-01T00:17:54Z
Rainwater is a great antagonist because he is not by nature an antagonist. He is someone who is trying to do right by his people and give them a better and safer life so how can you root against that? By far the best antagonist this show has had and I just hope they start focusing on him more. And likewise John is a great protagonist because there are both good and bad sides to him. High emotions and confrontations made the end of this episode great, but again, this whole thing with Jamie and Beth doesn't make sense. There's no way the clinic Jamie brought Beth to didn't explain what was going to happen to her. Jamie was also still a kid at the time and clearly in over his head and not the right person to make that kind of decision. That does not excuse what he did, but maybe if John wasn't such an authoritative parent then Jamie would have gone to him for help (or Beth for that matter). And even when John discovers what Jamie did the first thing he worries about is that there will be less people to fight for the ranch and his legacy in the future, not about how this has affected Beth. John continues to show that he cares more about his family's legacy than their actual happiness or well-being. Or that he thinks the two are one in the same.