Fans once hated Breaking Bad’s Skyler White like she’d personally canceled their Netflix subscriptions, but here’s the kicker — they’ve crowned Yellowstone’s Beth Dutton, the literal queen of

chaos, despite her being a walking Molotov cocktail. Let’s be real: Skyler, with her morality and logic, wouldn’t have come within a mile of Beth, hazmat suit or not.

Yet somehow, we rallied behind Beth’s fire-breathing destruction while slamming Skyler for protecting her family. The double standard? Ironic. Maybe the real plot twist isn’t in TV dramas but in

us fans picking favorites like it’s some twisted personality quiz.

From morals to mayhem: Why we hated Skyler White but idolize Beth Dutton

Skyler White got roasted for daring to tell her drug lord husband, “Maybe don’t?” Meanwhile, Yellowstone’s Beth Dutton, queen of insults, cigarettes, and scorched earth, gets idolized for wreaking havoc. The hypocrisy here is blinding.

We dragged Skyler for being “annoying” while applauding Beth’s take-no-prisoners brutality. We hated Skyler because she made us uncomfortable. She was too real, too logical, too in-your-face with her “Hey, maybe don’t destroy our family?” energy.

Beth’s chaos though, feels fun. She’s idolized for gleefully setting people on fire — sometimes metaphorically, sometimes not. It’s Breaking Bad discourse reloaded, but this time with cowboy boots and chain-smoked vengeance.

You see, Skyler had morals. She protected her family, even when her husband was burning the world down around her. Sure, the Ted Beneke drama wasn’t her finest hour, but it pales next to Beth’s trademark chaos.

Beth bullied, brutalized, and demolished her enemies (and her brother, Jamie) without a hint of regret. One fan asked, “Yeah, but have you considered Beth was mean to him?” Mean? Jamie murdered a woman with his bare hands. Let’s not hand out sympathy cards for a killer.

Another fan chimed in, pointing out, “Skyler wouldn’t have come near Beth in a hazmat suit.” And they’re right. The woman’s got ethics.

Beth may have “only” killed Jamie because he deserved it, but the double standard is glaring. Skyler wouldn’t have touched Beth’s venomous orbit. One was class and logic; the other, fury and destruction. Yet fans shunned Skyler while cheering for Beth’s unapologetic madness.

And that brings us to Jamie, the show’s walking red flag. The man killed an innocent Native journalist, like his father before him, killed his mother. Fans paint Jamie as a victim, but let’s call it what it is: he’s as dangerous and cold-blooded as they come.

This all loops back to us. We fans love our antiheroes messy, but only if they come with enough swagger. We loved Beth’s chaos and hated Skyler’s restraint.

Maybe it’s time we take a good look at who we’re rooting for, and why. Because sometimes, the matches we strike say more about us than the fire they ignite.

Yellowstone finale: John Dutton’s final ride

The Yellowstone Season 5 finale didn’t just close a chapter; it buried a legacy — literally. Patriarch John Dutton (Kevin Costner) got a cowboy-worthy send-off, complete with an elegant coffin and a gravesite in Paradise Valley. A life-size cutout of Dutton in the casket made sure no one forgot the gravity of the moment, director Christina Voros revealed (via USA Today).

Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Jamie (Wes Bentley) faced off in their bloodiest battle yet. Beth’s knife ended the fight — and her brother. Jamie joined the family’s infamous “train station” graveyard, while Beth emerged scarred but victorious.

With Elsa Dutton’s haunting voiceover tying past and present, the Dutton saga ended where it began — on sacred land.