The One Yellowstone Character Everyone's Sick Of (And It's Not Who You Think)

But one character has quietly united the fanbase in sheer mutual disgust, and it's not who you'd expect: it's Mia, Jimmy's rodeo groupie turned accidental villain.

At first glance, Mia seemed like harmless bunkhouse filler — flirty, horsey, vaguely into barrel racing. But rewatch after rewatch, fans are coming to one conclusion: she's the actual worst. And not in the fun Beth Dutton way. In the "emotionally manipulative and wildly inappropriate" kind of way.

The tipping point? A hospital scene that lives in viewers' minds rent-free for all the wrong reasons. Jimmy is recovering from a spinal injury, clearly says no — and Mia climbs on top of him anyway. No exaggeration, fans have been calling it one of the most tone-deaf sex scenes in the show. As one put it, "She attached herself to him at the hospital and wouldn't let go."

Here's the core of the outrage:

• Mia pressures Jimmy into returning to rodeo — after he was told he might never walk again.
• When John Dutton punishes him for it, Mia blames Jimmy.
• She gives him an ultimatum — "me or your future" — and then loses it when he moves on.
• Oh, and she moves herself (and Laramie) into the bunkhouse uninvited.

Fans were especially vocal about how one-sided the relationship was. She didn't follow him to the 6666 Ranch. She mocked the Dutton brand he worked so hard to earn. She wanted the rodeo fantasy, not the man trying to rebuild his life.

Quotes from the fan thread speak for themselves:

• "She wanted Jimmy to be the version of himself SHE wanted. Not what he wanted."
• "He literally nearly died trying to please her."
• "She had no hold over him once he came back. That's what crushed her."

Some viewers even pointed out the double standards: if that hospital scene had been gender-reversed, they argue the show would've faced serious backlash. Instead, the moment was played off like a romantic beat — when it was anything but.

For those wondering where the writers were going with Mia, the answer might be: nowhere. She fizzled out after Jimmy chose Emily — someone who supported his choices instead of guilt-tripping him over them.

The contrast made her character look even worse in hindsight.

And while there's still plenty of hate to go around (Monica remains a punching bag for half the subreddit), Mia's sudden rise to Most Hated isn't exactly surprising. She didn't just mistreat Jimmy — she symbolized a bigger writing problem in Yellowstone: women who exist only to push men into trauma, then vanish.

In the end, Jimmy grew up, got out, and got happy. Mia didn't. And fans aren't ready to forgive her for trying to drag him down with her.