Yellowstone's Most Frustrating Moments In Season 4 Ranked
Sophia Hammond
Updated on March 07, 2026
Another character "Yellowstone" struggles with is Jamie Dutton, the lawyer and adopted son of John Dutton who is either running a campaign, protecting his family's land, or building his own life — depending on the season. At the end of Season 3, we learned that Jamie's biological father is Garrett Randall (Will Patton), who murdered his wife (Jamie's mom) and was sent to prison for it. John took pity on the child and raised Jamie as his own son, though it's clear that John always looked at him differently than Lee, Kayce, and Beth. As the third season comes to a close, the Dutton family is attacked, and they barely escape with their lives.
Of course, Jamie is the only one not attacked and because of this, Beth believes that Jamie was behind it. As it turns out, Jamie's biological father planned the whole thing, and after finding out, Jamie just — let it go? No matter how much John or Beth had hurt him, there's no excuse for that, especially since Kayce (who had done nothing to Jamie) is still his brother and was also brutally attacked. While Jamie might not be as frustrating as Beth typically is, at least Beth's loyal to her family. Jamie's constant disloyalty gets him into more trouble than he's worth. Had he just revealed the truth, he wouldn't have been blackmailed so easily by his sister.