I don't like that gravely voice he does. Clint Eastwood has done it in a couple movies he's made too, most notably, Heartbreak Ridge.
I'd like to see Beth and Jamie come to some sort of peace too. I think the way she hates him is a kind of over the top weird. I think Beth's character is actually a little over the top. I don't know anyone even remotely like her. Usually living with that kind of pent up hate eats a person up. I wish they'd slow her character down just a notch.