yippee2 said:
Maybe Jamie isn't a son of John - ???
Have seen this theory a lot and definitely think there is something to it. I believe in Season 1 there is a picture (Maybe in Beth's room?) of 3 kids, 2 boys and a girl. At the time I assumed Casey was adopted or something, but this season has me believing that Jamie is illegitimate somehow, either not John or not the mom's or something like that. Would explain why John couldn't say he really loved him.
To me it doesn't really explain why Beth hates him so much though. I could see resentment towards him for being accepted into the family while Beth feels like she has to work so hard for love. But I wonder if there is something to her getting super emotional watching Rip with Tate, and then immediately finding Jamie to berate him. Could she have been pregnant with Rip's kid at one point and Jamie did something, maybe told John who had her get rid of it? That all seems super extreme, but so is her hatred for him. I need an explanation for it.