1923 Finale Connects Directly to 1944: Elizabeth’s Child Could Be the Key to Yellowstone’s Future!
After not getting confirmation about the Dutton family tree in 1923, I’ve been thinking a lot about why. This has led to a whole bunch of theorizing on my end, and I’ve come to the conclusion that this lack of verification comes down to the role Michelle Randolph’s Elizabeth could play in the upcoming Yellowstone show, 1944.
Now, before we get into this theory, let’s get the facts straight first. In the penultimate episode of 1923’s second season, Jack Dutton died, making Elizabeth a widow. She, as far as we know, is also pregnant. So, when she left the Dutton ranch in the Season 2 finale, she was single and with child. Therefore, the door is open when it comes to the role she and her kid will play in the Dutton lineage and the ongoing mystery about which couple from this show are the grandparents of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton.
I Think Elizabeth Could Name Her Kid John And Return To The Yellowstone With Him
So, I – like the naive viewer I was – had assumed that Alex naming her baby John right before her death was confirmation that she and Spencer were the grandparents of Yellowstone’s John Dutton. However, three of the four 1923 cast members involved in this mystery basically told me, “Not so fast.”
Michelle Randolph specifically told me “confidently” that this birth didn’t confirm anything. In an interview with CinemaBlend, she said:
Is the door is still open? I don’t know. And so, like, you can’t confirm then, like, it could go either way. I feel like everyone has their own theory, but I can confidently say that it’s not confirmed.
This statement led me to think two things:
- Elizabeth could also name her baby John, after Jack’s dad.
- Elizabeth could return to the Yellowstone with her kid in 1944.
While it feels a bit silly for two babies who are born around the same time in the same family to be named John, it’s not illogical. Spencer and Elizabeth have deep connections to John (he was Spencer’s brother and Elizabeth’s father-in-law), so it’d make sense for them to both want to use his name.
Also, Elizabeth didn’t have her baby in Montana (as far as we know); she left before that could happen. Therefore, it’s plausible that she never thought she’d come back and then decided to name her son John, seeing as the likelihood of her kid meeting Spencer and Alex’s kid would be low.
