In a Reddit thread titled "Jimmy's character is cool but sacrificing main characters for his storyline doesn't sit right with me" user supremelyparanoid had a bone to pick with the possibly dead ranch hand. Specifically, they aren't a fan of Jimmy's storylines starting to eclipse other character's on the show, whose narratives are more crucial to the overall plot. They wrote, "I just don't care for Jimmy. They ditched Jamie ep for Jimmy and he doesn't need that much attention imo. Ultimately he's a cool character but I'm not invested in bunkhouse boys or the rodeo... I'm invested in the Duttons."
They weren't the only one harboring resentments. User MontanaJoev said, "I so agree. Jimmy is an amusing side character, but the more prominence they give him, the less interested in him I am." Meanwhile, another user agreed, adding, "This is just an extra character arc I don't need when I'm trying to figure out Rainwater, Beth, Rip, and what's up with Jamie and his child that's on the way."
However, there was some Jimmy defense. User Complementary-Badger opined that, "even the fans can't let poor Jimmy have one good thing for once." Poor Jimmy, indeed. Complementary-Badger will have to join those Instagram fans in waiting for season 4, to see whether their favorite Bunkhouse Boy survived.
