Beth, like most of the Duttons, is an anti-hero. There are not any pretenses or some misguided sense of morality with regards to Beth — at the same time as a businesswoman, she is resistant to pleas of mercy when she squares off in opposition to a competitor and is hell-bent on profitable. Within the newest season, Beth is nowhere close to a “redemption arc,” and albeit, she doesn’t want one, because the core of who she is shines finest when she embodies her authenticity, regardless of how caustic or damaging it’s to these round her. Whereas she has no actual curiosity within the ranch life, she will not quit on it both, as she is painfully conscious of the worth that this piece of land holds for the Duttons, and the expectations she wants to meet.
Nonetheless, this doesn’t imply that the large burden of upholding legacy doesn’t weigh closely on her. There isn’t any true sense of non-public autonomy while you’re a Dutton, and also you’re solely helpful so long as you are aligned with familial responsibility and sanctioned transgressions. Reilly feedback that Beth can not chase “her personal happiness”, as it will be at loggerheads with the large weight of expectations positioned on her. Reilly additionally talked in regards to the “sophisticated” and “intense” nature of her character:
“She’s sophisticated. She’s fairly intense. There’s a specific headspace [to get into] and she or he’s in a lot ache. More often than not it is loads of enjoyable enjoying Beth. I get to say issues that I’d by no means get to say; she would not have a filter. She’s fearless, she’s reckless, she’s humorous, typically. She’s irreverent. She’s courageous. She’s unapologetic. She’s additionally brutal. She’s additionally imply as f***, and a few of that stuff will not be at all times nice.”