The "1923" star Brandon Sklenar told Insider why his character has Elsa's knife from "1883." He said that it's to show the influence of his sister and her Comanche connection on Spencer. It indicates "he potentially first learned to track animals and to hunt with the Natives," he said.
Eagle-eyed 1923 viewers spotted the knife that Spencer carries throughout Season 1 as the same one Elsa received as a gift from Sam, the Comanche Indian she married as the family trekked toward Oregon on 1883.
Spencer is sibling to Elsa and John Sr. He is a former soldier-turned-big game hunter who is called home from Africa to help his family defend their land. While in Africa, Spencer meets and falls in love with Alex (Julia Schlaepfer), and they return to Montana together to help his family.
Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) is John and Elsa's brother in 1923, and the character who is currently hunting lions abroad. Spencer was apparently born sometime after James and Margaret settled in Montana and was not featured as a baby back in 1883.
Alex and Spencer were headed to Montana to help the family, but even after hopping onto their third boat—they still couldn't manage to find their way there. In fact, the couple is forced to separate after a dramatic fight between Alex's ex-fiancée and Spencer ensues.
Alex confides in Spencer that he had received an invitation to a prestigious tennis clinic but was uninterested in pursuing it. A sends Alex's application to the clinic and fakes messages that Spencer sent the application, which causes Alex to break up with her, believing that Spencer betrayed his trust.
Later, Elsa became entangled with Sam, a Comanche warrior who saved her life on the trail. Though she and Sam acknowledged that she was his wife, he felt he could not leave his lands and people, and Elsa agreed to return to him after her family had completed their journey and found a homestead.
Sitting down virtually with Insider last week to discuss the "Yellowstone" origin story's heart-wrenching finale, Sklenar said he was glad viewers had picked up on the fact that his character has a knife that once belonged to Elsa, as it was something he himself had suggested for the character.
Indeed, as there are no condoms or any other reliable form of birth control in the frontier, there's a real possibility that Ennis really did impregnate Elsa. Sadly, before 1883 could even drop any clues that Elsa was pregnant, Ennis died in the next episode while Elsa died during the finale.
Throughout the episode, Elsa's narration is used to fill in the gaps of what has happened to the Dutton clan in the four decades that have passed since the events of "1883."
'Yellowstone': The Dutton Family Cemetery Introduced 3 Unexplained Characters - IMDb. Yellowstone fans know that Duttons have been buried in the same spot in Montana for over a century. The Dutton family cemetery makes more sense after 1883 revealed that Elsa was the first person to be buried on the land.
If you've watched 1923 you know that the reason that Spencer is in Africa on a veritable sabbatical instead of with his family at the Yellowstone Ranch is because of the PTSD that plagues him from his time as a soldier in World War I.
The younger brother of John Dutton Sr. (and the youngest child of 1883's James and Margaret Dutton, born after that show's conclusion) Spencer served in WWI and remains haunted by his experiences.
When will Spencer get to Montana in '1923' Spencer is kicked off the passenger ship after the battle and brought by guard to shore. A distraught Alex, locked in her ship's cabin, escapes to bid her husband farewell, vowing to meet him in Montana.
With the "Yellowstone" prequel series "1923" set to return for season 2 on Paramount+, fans of the love affair between Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) and Alexandra Dutton (Julia Schlaepfer) have plenty to look forward to as the couple continues their arduous journey from Africa to Montana.
Elsa, who had decided to see her family in Oregon before returning to be with Sam, may be dead, but just as her spirit narrates the series (and the following 1923 series), so it's implied that her spirit reunites with Sam's in the afterlife.
Elsa was also planning to split from the group to stay with Sam, but after many goodbyes, everyone decided they were going to Oregon anyway. Even Elsa decided to leave her boyfriend so she could find out where Oregon was, while planning to return to the plains in June to reunite with him.
Indeed, as there are no condoms or any other reliable form of birth control in the frontier, there's a real possibility that Ennis really did impregnate Elsa. Sadly, before 1883 could even drop any clues that Elsa was pregnant, Ennis died in the next episode while Elsa died during the finale.
A later episode reveals Charlotte's killer to be Mona Vanderwaal. After discovering Charlotte was not better and still planned on hurting the Liars, the two had gotten in a fight and Charlotte was thrown against a metal staple and thrown off the local church roof.
Captain Shipley is the Sea Captain of the S.S. Lambridge. He received a distress call from Spencer Dutton after Lucca died of TB and their tugboat capsized. He rescued both Spencer and Alex and later agreed to minister a wedding for them.
Remember back in 7x01 when Spencer appeared to Hanna in a dream she had while she was kidnapped? It turns out that wasn't a dream at all. That was actually Alex pretending to be Spencer as she comforted Hanna and sang her a lullaby.
