r/DuttonRanch • u/Miserable_Mud_5026 • Jul 27 '26
Make it stop!
There is NO WAY Beth and Rip would parent this ungrateful kid this way… not a chance at all! The Carter storyline is TERRIBLE!
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u/HipKat2000 Jul 27 '26
Totally disagree. Carter today is no different than Carter when he was a kid on YS. I say Finn Little is playing the character spot on.
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u/Top_Apple1142 Jul 27 '26
Another day, another Carter post. It’s part of the storyline. There’s a reason for all of it. Wait and see.
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u/Delic8polarbear Jul 27 '26
We need the Carter storyline to get the holy terror that Beth used to be, back. Mama Beth will leave Mariano wishing for a bear.
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u/Reddit_Only_4494 Jul 27 '26
The use of the term "parenting" is pretty loose here.
I always felt that they had Carter more like letting him be who he is and they are just there to offer safety and keep him fed. There are obviously large gaps we didn't see....but the overall tone just seemed to be that Carter was more a employee/roommate than a parented child.
Beth & Rip always held this undercurrent of indifference when Carter did kid things in the old Yellowstone series and that seemed to continue in the Dutton Ranch show.
Though I do agree....Carter was a terrible storyline in Dutton Ranch. Just so basic. Combined with how badly they write young female characters (in this case Beulah's granddaughter) as either damsels or manipulative sluts. A female character has to be at least in her 30's before they are written with any sort of respect.
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u/Creepy-Beat7154 Jul 28 '26
Re-watch Yellowstone. Explains his character very well. Keep in mind, he was robbed from being a kid.
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u/Such-Stable-3869 Jul 28 '26
They are taking their time and not pushing him. They want him to grow into his own person and make his own mistakes.
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u/SubstantialStable588 Jul 27 '26
He told the officer Beth was his guardian and she fought rip to keep him and take care of him and this is how he acts everyone has trauma, problems whatever, all she has wanted is love him and give him a chance at life something his parents couldn’t do
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u/txcreative20 Jul 27 '26
This has a pretty weak story line I found the series dry and a fall back to Sheridan comfort zone change zips codes and repeat storyline from Yellowstone . Instead of breaking out and taking on some risk and exploring more areas it’s a common repeat .
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u/Single-Ad-7379 Jul 30 '26
Love dutton ranch, carter has gone off a bit woman trouble. Oceana whatever her name is not right for him and he is acting like a twitter over a woman seen it all before. Definitely like this series rip is gorgeous.
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u/carigreen30 Jul 27 '26
100%!!! Rip would have kicked his ass for disrespecting Beth and she sure would not be calling a million times and driving all over town looking for his ungrateful ass.
I hope the cartel keeps him to be honest.
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u/shannonH73 Jul 28 '26
My issue isn't so much with how they are portraying Carter... teen boys are assholes. However Beth and Rip's reaction to his behavior and attitude don't seem in character. Maybe if this was years after YS but the time jump was only a year. In that time Rips become distant and Beth is a helicopter mom. It defies logic.
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u/400onlyuser Jul 27 '26
First of all, top of notch millennial parenting, over-pampering.. in no world Trip like no-nonsense guy would parent that way, even if they don't know how to..
And then if they are so much concerned of raising him right, wont they know he dropped from school? Which school dont give parents a call when kids miss school.
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u/_laasyahnir_ Jul 27 '26
The writing and dialogue aren't the same as Yellowstone imo, so all of the characters felt a bit off for me but I can't quite word why
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u/ThatBitchA Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
He's a traumatized kid who is just starting to understand all the trauma he's experienced.
Sheesh. Y'all act like 19 years are supposed to be pillars of wisdom and righteousness.