Anyone else upset Kieran’s arc doesn’t really go anywhere

I don't understand why the game didn't have Kieran's character develop past 'paranoid prisoner'.

After the fishing trip you have with him in Chapter 3 I thought maybe he would grow into a VDL member, even respected by some, but he really just remained a punching bag for his entire existence in the story, the moment he died some say they started liking him, but they never showed it and he was quickly forgotten.

I don't even get why he was even around anymore past that one mission where he saves you. I know Mary-Beth hinted that she had a crush on him, but there's nothing else to him than that. It made his death feel way more undeserving for how needlessly brutal it was.