The actors discussed the show’s cliffhanger ending, and whether Spencer and Alex are the ancestors of Yellowstone’s John Dutton.
Spoilers ahead!
All season long, fans have debated which of the 1923 characters will turn out to be the parents of John Dutton II, the future father of Yellowstone‘s patriarch, with Spencer and Alex being primary contenders along with Spencer’s nephew Jack and his wife Elizabeth. While Elizabeth’s pregnancy seemed to make them the more likely choice in recent episodes, the finale saw her sadly suffer a miscarriage, while Alex displayed symptoms of what could either be seasickness or morning sickness, once again opening the subject for debate. So what do the actual stars think?
“Honestly, I have not been told a single thing, but I have my theories,” Schlaepfer told the publication. “When I was filming those scenes, there were definitely some moments where I was choosing to believe that maybe it was more than motion sickness. But there has been no confirmation from [show creator Taylor Sheridan] at all, so it could have just been those waves.” She also said, “Of course, I would love to be a part of the Dutton line and involved in that. It’s such a special honor. … As we were filming, we were trying to sprinkle in moments where you might see a little bit of Beth in there. You also see other similarities happening in the characters. So I would love to be the great-grandmother of all those characters, but we’ll see what happens.”
“I honestly do not know,” said Sklenar. “It’s something that we’ve all wanted to know the answer to, but I don’t think we’re going to know until everyone gets that episode, whenever Taylor writes it and puts it down. But it’s something that he’s keeping very close to the vest, and genuinely no one knows.” He added, “From day one, we’ve all said, ‘No, it’s this person! No, it’s me. It’s Jack.’ But I don’t know. It could go either way.”
And while the actors admit that they don’t know what’s ahead for their characters in season two, it does promise the potential for some major drama as Spencer and Alex try to find each other again after being forcibly separated when Spencer kills Alex’s former fiancée in a duel.
