While Spencer Dutton’s (Brandon Sklenar) wife finally has some good news in 1923, I’m worried about Alexandra’s new friends after her encounter with Paul (Augustus Prew) and Hillary (Janet Montgomery) at the train station. In 1923 season 2, episode 5, “Only Gunshots to Guide Us,” Alexandra has another series of harrowing circumstances on a train heading west to Billings. Alex was at Grand Central Terminal in the previous chapter, beaten and robbed in the women’s bathroom, barely making it on her connecting train. Alex’s perilous journey continues in episode 5, working in food service to eat after her robbery.
The development builds on a series of unfortunate circumstances, with Alexandra of Sussex fleeing London and her life of British nobility to join her husband on his ranch. In 1923 season 2, danger and disturbances follow Alex and Spencer everywhere they go, as they make the legs of their journey one by one. Spencer’s journey is equally dangerous, with Dutton escaping a group of sinister vagabonds on the train before finally boarding a train to Montana in episode 5. The destruction that follows the lovers is star-crossed, leaving me to wonder what ill-fated circumstances await them.
𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐
Why I’m Worried About Alexandra’s New Friends In 1923
Danger Follows Alex Everywhere In 1923
I’m worried about Alex’s new friends because she and her husband leave a path of death and destruction behind. Paul and Hillary could be next in a series of unfortunate events, with the 1923 characters’ kindness potentially being repaid with tragedy. Alex is supposed to go to the Chicago police after her run-in with an unruly passenger who sexually assaults her on the train. Hopefully, all goes well after the perpetrator is arrested, but if he has connections with the city, Paul and Hillary could end up paying for sticking their necks out for Alex.
If Taylor Sheridan decides to pile more tragedy onto Alex’s lap, Paul and Hillary are in the crossfire.
Similarly to how Luca meets an unfortunate fate as he momentarily joins Spencer’s journey, Paul and Hillary could find themselves amid Taylor Sheridan’s next 1923 tragedy. If Sheridan decides to pile more tragedy onto Alex’s lap, Paul and Hillary are in the crossfire. While it’s nice to think that 1923 will finally give us the story we want after episode 5, it seems more likely, based on the events so far, that Alex’s run-in will just lead to another tragedy, and another, until she gets to the ranch or dies trying, putting her new friends in danger.
𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐
It’s About Time Alex Got Some Help In 1923 Season 2
Alex Has Been On Her Own In 1923 Season 2
Hopefully, Alex’s finding Paul and Hillary means that her journey will finally take a turn for the better, rather than the kind British couple being subjected to the same danger Spencer’s wife has experienced so far. Perhaps 1923 fans can see a glimmer of hope that Alex will make it to Montana now that she has someone in her corner. Part of the reason that Alex’s journey in 1923 season 2 has been so hard is that she’s had to endure it without her life partner, who would have protected her but also provided the emotional support she desperately needs.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠.𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬
Alex finally found that support in Paul and Hillary. The couple is taking Alexandra to Winnetka, a northern suburb of Chicago, and we can only hope they have the resources or connections to get Alex to Montana. In 1923 season 1, Spencer tells Alex that every moment leading up to their shipwreck rescue was a sign from the universe that they weren’t meant to be together. Sadly, their ill-fated journey continues in 1923 season 2, with their serendipitous marriage being their only respite. Currently, I’m desperately hoping Spencer and Alex’s story doesn’t repeat my least favorite Yellowstone tragedy.
