Warning! SPOILERS For 1883 & 1923 Season 2, Episode 5, “Only Gunshots To Guide Us”
This article contains mentions of sexual assault.
While Alexandra Dutton (Julia Schlaepfer) finally got some good news in1923season 2, with a kind British couple taking her home with them, I’m genuinely more worried about her than ever. In1923season 2, episode 5, “Only Gunshots to Guide Us,” Alex works food service on the train after she is beaten and robbed by a pickpocket in Grand Central Terminal. When the1923characterarrives in her sleeper train car, which she shares with an Irish woman and her children, Spencer’s (Brandon Sklenar) wife realizes that her ticket does not include food service.
After she begs to be fed, Alex is offered a serving job in the train’s meal car in exchange for her own meals.Alexandra of Sussexaccepts the offer, humbling herself to quietly serve others as the train chugs closer and closer to Montana. However, Alex’s journey gets worse as she encounters an unruly train passenger, who sexually assaults her while she is on her shift and almost gets her incarcerated for defending herself.Paul (Augustus Prew) and Hillary (Janet Montgomery) come to Alex’s rescue, sticking up for her and offering some respite, but the development ultimately concerns me.
Alex’s New Friends In 1923 Season 2, Episode 5 May Not Solve Her Real Problem
Paul And Hillary Offer Alex Respite From Her Travels
A key detail about Alex’s journey concerns me:1923is shorter than season 1. Rather than eight episodes,1923season 2 will only have seven installments. In addition, theYellowstonefranchise has confirmed that1923will only have two seasons, meaning the next couple of chapters are the last.Alex only has two episodes to make it from the Midwest to the middle of Montana. That is worrying, because she just took a huge detour to Winnetka, and I’m not certain her new friends can solve her real problem.
Spencer’s wife is attempting to travel to Montana in the middle of winter in the 1920s without a viable train route, and Alex Dutton’s new friends can’t change that.
While it’s great for Alex to get help, I wonder what Paul and Hillary can do for her. Spencer’s wife is attempting to travel to Montana in the middle of winter in the 1920s without a viable train route, andAlex Dutton’s new friendscan’t change that. There isn’t enough time in1923season 2 for the snow to melt while Alex waits in Chicago and for her to complete her journey. The offer is a great comfort to her in a desperate time, butPaul offers Alex Dutton respite from her adventures. He doesn’t offer her viable transportation to Montana.
Why I Believe Alex Dutton’s Story Could End In Chicago
Alex Could End Up In Winnetka
A key element of feedback about1923season 2has been that the show wastes precious time ahead of the Dutton family’s impending war, including the time it has taken to get Alex and Spencer to the Yellowstone Ranch. Meanwhile, Alex has encountered a series of less-than-ideal circumstances on her journey, prompted by her separation from her husband in1923season 1’s finale. Still, up to “Only Gunshots to Guide Us,”Alex was on track to complete her journey, but that changed in episode 5, with Paul and Hillary taking Alex to Winnetka.
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I realize this is a necessary development for Alex, but it concerns me. She doesn’t have enough time to make it home now. Watching the timeline for1923reminds me a bit ofTaylor Sheridan’s1883prequel, because it’s similarly hard to believe the characters will reach their Oregon destination as the series nears its end, and that’s because, for various reasons, they don’t. My concern is that, similarly,while we’re waiting for Alex’s golden ticket home, she’s right where she needs to bebecause she doesn’t make it to Montana.
Can Alexandra Dutton Still Make It To Montana In 1923 Season 2?
Yes, If She Hurries
Alex could still make it to Montana, potentially with Paul and Hillary’s help, but it will be a stretch at this point.Alex can’t travel to Fargo by train because snow drifts have accumulated on the tracks, and no amount of wealth that Paul and Hillary have can change that. The British couple might have a car, but I don’t suppose they would drive Alex to Montana themselves, and even if they could, I presume the snow still poses an obstacle due to the condition of roads and cars at the time, which weren’t as sturdy or reliable.
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Paul could have some unforeseen connections. He could be involved in Chicago’s booming meat-packing industry and could be sending a truck to Montana that Alex could hitch a ride with. There’s also a chance the snow will melt quickly and Alex can book it to Fargo. However, more time on the train and a connecting journey from Billings to Bozeman seems like a stretch, even with1923season 2’s massive finale. While some time-lapse magic could ultimately see Alex reunite with Spencer in a rushed and serendipitous1923affair, there isn’t enough screen time to show her full journey now.
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1923 is a series following the Dutton family during the early twentieth century. It explores the challenges they face amidst pandemics, the end of Prohibition, historic drought, and the Great Depression, as they struggle to maintain their home in the mountain west.
