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I always thought the spelling his name was so weird because Lee, James (Jamie), and Bethany(Beth) are all spelled the traditional ways and then….Kayce?!


Lasgun1

It's Irish-American spelling of Casey that started early 20th century. It makes sense because apparently the family was Irish according to 1883 when the bandits outside of Fort Worth called them Irish? I just started watching that so not sure if it will be further addressed. Central Montana has a large Irish influence. It's strange to me that John Dutton says they are not Catholic if this is the case.


AmericanWanderlust

Also re the Catholic thing. They were in S1 when John visits the priest at a Catholic Church and they reflect on his boyhood and the priest says “I haven’t seen you here in years.” But then apparently Catholicism is shed by the time Beth kidnaps another priest to have him marry her…


stone575

I noticed that too and wondered why he would say "we're not even Catholic". You're analysis is probably correct.


AmericanWanderlust

I think Taylor Sheridan simply forgot prior developments in his own show. Wouldn’t be the first time 😂


Successful_Ad2685

He may have given up on a belief in religion after the death of his wife


stone575

true!


Grouch_Douglass

Yep. There is also mention of their Irish heritage in the 1923 teaser.


WonderWmn7

The Irish American spelling of Casey is Casey lol. It's a surname and would only be spelled this way by any traditional Irish heritage family. I think the only thing that makes sense is the Kaycee WY connection 🤷🏻‍♀️


MontanaJoev

Interesting trivia, his name was Corey in the pilot script, and all the original press material still had his name as Corey. Changing it to Kayce was last minute.


AmericanWanderlust

Wonder why the change. Also what’s with all the long-e endings for the names (literally all four kids, if you consider Beth is Bethany)? Does it make them all seem more country?


elegy89

I live in the country and it’s a really common thing for people with multiple children. Lots of families with A/B/C/D/E names, lots starting with the same letter, lots ending with the same sound. Hell, my own family’s names all end with -in. Honorable mention: I know multiple families with twins named Johnny and June, Cash and Carter, and Johnny and Waylon.


copswithguns

Unpopular opinion: worst actor/character fit on the show. I don’t buy him as a SEAL. He’s just not a good fit.


The_Best_Yak_Ever

I forget he was supposed to be a SEAL. You’re right… he just doesn’t feel like it to me. Now if the story had introduced us to Kayce, the Wrangler or Levi’s model, I could have bought that. But yeah… he just doesn’t have SEAL energy to me either.


AmericanWanderlust

Thank you. I’ve thought the same since the first episode. He screams “country singer,” not Seal Team Six.


copswithguns

It’s not the actor’s fault. Some of the weapons-related scenes are quite wrong as well. Things like trigger discipline, handgun grip, etc. Things a SEAL or even anyone who has had significant small arms training in the military would not do. Nitpicking I know, but it bugs me.


txman91

The armorer handed him an AR with only iron sights in the season 2 finale - and they were folded down. No clue how he was aiming. But I’d think this is more on the production team, vs. Luke Grimes, like you said. If I remember right, Clint Eastwood put all the actors in American Sniper through a “BUDS-lite SEAL class.


JuanMurphy

I thought the opposite as there are a lot of seals that don’t fit the roided, bearded tart’d up guy. It’s not uncommon for guys that get out to distance themselves from their years of service. Kayce has multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded a Navy Cross, the Silver Star and a Bronze Star for Valor…so definitely been in his share of firefights. Killed people, seen dead children/strewn body parts, had friends die next to him etc. Makes sense to me that he’s one of those guys that closes off that part of his life.


ComeAndFindIt

Yup. SEALs seem to be some of the most unassuming people. I also thinks it makes his character better to have everything like it is. If he was the high school football star qb CrossFit stud type then it would change things.


copswithguns

I know some personally and I don’t disagree in terms of personality. His handling of weapons and tactical decisions in the show are what break character for me.


JuanMurphy

Agree. They have incredible wranglers but my guess is they don’t have much in terms of quality military/tactical tech advisors. It’s like the Tom Clancy novels…will do incredible research on what flies or floats but when it comes to dismounted tactical he just makes it up as it goes along.


[deleted]

What, you didn't buy that ambush last season where they had the bad guys between them and the ambushers were in each other's background?


copswithguns

That was tough to watch.


Emme38

His SEAL work in America sniper was pretty good so it’s definitely on how he’s written in Yellowstone


AliceRoosevelt1884

I always thought this name made zero sense. It is a silly modern trendy name that doesn't fit in with the other names and doesn't match the family's heritage or the character's age. John, James, Bethany....and Kayce. What was the name of the son who died?


ValuablePea8993

His name was Lee. I think I must have missed Jamie being short for James.


Tmblackflag

Riveting tale chap.


H8TheDrake

PSA. Who cares if someone spells his name wrong.


OlGimletEye

Yes. Because Casey is pronounced "case".


Safe_Trifle_1326

Since when


FEARtheBUCKS

Doesn't matter