1923
Spoilers ahead for 1923 season 2, episode 2, and 1883.
Amid a chilling Montana winter in1923,Taylor SheridansYellowstoneprequel shows how1883could have ended.
1923season 2, episode 2also continued the show’s ominous tone.
Still, what happened to Jacob and Jack has arguably the highest stakes in episode 2.
The1923characters gather together under the wagonto ride out the storm.
The scenario is how1883could have ended had things gone differently for the earliest-known Dutton family members.
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Thegreen wagon in1923is the one the family took to Montana, making the glimpse of1883’s alternate ending impressionable.
Eventually, they find their horses again after letting them loose.
The last threat on the list leads toElsas1883death, ultimately resulting from settler colonialism in the American West.
Brennan suggests his party divert the course to Denver to avoid a fatal winter.
The pioneers didn’t listen, ultimately leading to their detriment.
Winter poses a similar threat in1923season 2.
Additionally, a wolf breaches the lodge, proving the family still exists in the unforgiving wilderness.
In1883,diverting to Paradise Valley kept the Duttons from facing a winter unprepared.
Winter would have ended their journey, resembling Jacob and Jacks dire predicament in1923.
