S02.E06: The Mountain Teeth of Monsters

[Snazzy Daisy]

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The Duttons receive good news.

Alexandra catches a lucky break during her journey.

Teonna reunites with a face from her past.

Air Date: Mar 30, 2025

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Edited April 1 by Snazzy Daisy

[Snazzy Daisy]

When a writer is desperately running out of time to finish his story, he kills a bunch of characters as the easy way out. 

Lots of deaths in just one episode — Pete Plenty Clouds, Marshal Kent, Runs His Horse, Father Renaud, Jack Dutton, Paul and Hillary.

The store lady has warned Alex and Hillary that the car won’t make it to Montana. There are no gas stations until they reach Billings. She advises Alex to take a train in Sheridan. But hey, let’s ignore her! 🙄

[NeenerNeener]

Yeah, I was wondering why Alex didn't bother to tell Paul that was the last gas station and they wouldn't make it, even without the snow. I don't know whether it's because she didn't understand cars need fuel because she doesn't drive, or if she's just a dipshit who doesn't think about anything but what she wants right now.

[Thalia]

I somehow missed along the way that 1923 was meant to be a two-season story, and I read that there has been no talk of a renewal yet.  And if there is one, which despite my grumbling I would watch because I'm attached to this particular set of Duttons, I doubt Ford and Mirren would sign up again since they still have such active careers.   

Now I'm madder than ever at the time we've wasted this season seeing Spencer and Alex's Not So Excellent Adventure.  But I think I would have looked at both seasons differently if I had realized that the journey was going to be 95% of their story and that Spencer would arrive in time for the climactic final battle to save the ranch.  I will die one one hill:  it was a mistake to keep Alex and Spencer apart for 6 of 7 episodes (assuming they reunite next week) no matter how romantic Hilary and Paul think their story is.  

As for this episode, IMHO, it was the best of Season 2 because stuff that mattered to the Duttons and the Yellowstone actually happened.  And I suspect next week's episode is going to be even better.   I am sorry we lost Jake and Pete, two good men.  RIP.   It was like a video game to see Renaud shoot the sheriff.  I mean, glad you're gone, will never think of you again. 

I admit I was wrong about Paul and Hilary, also rest in peace, but I didn't trust them until after they died.   As a matter of fact, as I've done in the past few episodes, I fastforwarded to the end to see what horror awaited Alex so I wouldn't have to dread it while watching the rest.  So they weren't eee-vil, but good-hearted and frivolous.  No wonder Alex bonded with them.  They probably didn't run with her circle in society, but they probably reminded her of her friends. 

Poor Jake failed to learn a lesson the rest of us learned years ago.  Never ignore the wisdom of Harrison Ford.  

As usual this season, I didn't pay much attention to Teonna's story.   I wonder if she'll make it back to Montana next week?  I know her grandson (maybe Pete's too?) is a big part of that story.  

I don't even know if I should mention Whitfield's terrorizing of that poor girl (and his acolyte is a victim too).  As usual the scene is set in that Bedroom of Horrors I really should just skip the entire bit. 

 

1 hour ago, NeenerNeener said:

Yeah, I was wondering why Alex didn't bother to tell Paul that was the last gas station and they wouldn't make it, even without the snow. I don't know whether it's because she didn't understand cars need fuel because she doesn't drive, or if she's just a dipshit who doesn't think about anything but what she wants right now.

 

I've met people on vacation Europe who just don't understand the breadth of the American continent and how long it can take to get from Point A to Point B.  But if that is what her problem is, they didn't explain it.  But the woman in the store DID explain it.   At that point I still wasn't sure that the couple wasn't trying to drop off Alex with someone like Whitfield, so I thought that was why the wife wasn't concerned.  But no, the couple were just as dumb as Alex. 

Cara's announcement about wanting eggs made me laugh.   Very prescient of Sheridan since this was written and filmed long before today's ovoid crisis. 

Another killer scene between Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.   If the Whitfield scenes don't deserve my time, I could watch Cara and Jacob interactions over and over even if their dialogue is almost always the same.  They are just such beautiful actors.  

[mythoughtis]

8 hours ago, NeenerNeener said:

Yeah, I was wondering why Alex didn't bother to tell Paul that was the last gas station and they wouldn't make it, even without the snow. I don't know whether it's because she didn't understand cars need fuel because she doesn't drive, or if she's just a dipshit who doesn't think about anything but what she wants right now.

I agree Alex  should have spoken up.  However: Hillary was standing close enough to hear- it was a small room.  Plus Paul as the primary driver should have been checking where gas stations were  all along.  The man putting on the chains should also have told Paul  directly. 

[Chit Chat]

34 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

Plus Paul as the primary driver should have been checking where gas stations were  all along.  The man putting on the chains should also have told Paul  directly. 

The guy putting on the chains probably did tell him, but Paul probably thought he knew best (typical man in these situations!)  Alex & Hillary didn't give it a second thought about the warning.  They were stupid or in denial, or both!

7 hours ago, Thalia said:

As usual the scene is set in that Bedroom of Horrors I really should just skip the entire bit. 

It appeared to me that she could've reached her hand over to the locks on the front of the device.  I'm not sure how she would've escaped that room though with them in the house.  Maybe she'll find a way out of this situation.  I really don't like this part of the story.  They could've done without it.  

[mythoughtis]

11 minutes ago, Chit Chat said:

Maybe she'll find a way out of this situation.  I really don't like this part of the story.  They could've done without it.  

The entire personal life of Whitfield could have been avoided other than to explain the start of the train station.  And that could have  been done with any plain old murder.  I continue to be annoyed by the portrayal of many of the women as Sheridan has written them  on all of his series. 
 

Banner needs to wise up- he will be thrown off  the train station soon. 

Edited March 31 by mythoughtis

[foxfreakinmulder]

I just can't figure out how Alex could make it out of that alive. It's not like she's stuck on a busy road and a car will come by anytime soon. Does she even know where she's at or where to go from there? I don't think that much snow could melt fast enough for her to walk out. Can't stand the scenes with twirling mustache baddie and his whores!

Of the 3 Dutton stories this is my favorite, I love watching Helen Mirren and Harris Ford.

[Thalia]

45 minutes ago, foxfreakinmulder said:

I just can't figure out how Alex could make it out of that alive. It's not like she's stuck on a busy road and a car will come by anytime soon. Does she even know where she's at or where to go from there? I don't think that much snow could melt fast enough for her to walk out.

An article I read earlier posited a theory for Alex's rescue that sounded reasonable.   Well, if by reasonable, you mean caused by an unbelievable coincidence.   

This is a speculation and not a spoiler and if you don't think it needs spoiler quotes I can take them out.  Anyhow,

What if the car 

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is sitting on top of railroad tracks?  Can't remember where i read this, but the author said he went back and looked at the end of the episode -- I did too and I agree --- and noticed that it looks like the car is on top of or leaning next to railroad tracks.   The car is pressed up against something that could be the built up area next to tracks. 

What if a train, or specifically Spencer's train, happens to come upon the car going slowly enough because of the snow that instead of crashing into Alex or passing her by that she is rescued?  

Of course, they are still covered with snow but 

I tend to think they aren't going to let Alex and Spencer's child freeze to death, so it would be one way to resolve this quickly.   

And it suddenly how said it would be if she does die and Spencer never learns what happens to her.   She's probably got some ID on her, but who knows how much time they'd spend investigating this kind of thing back in the day. 

[sadie]

This is only a two season series? What??? A lot to wrap up.

Was very happy to see evil priest finally taken down, thank you.

Could have gone my entire life without seeing that poor girl locked into that contraption, it gave me anxiety. And wouldn’t her body just go numb at some point being trussed up like that? We just didnt need this much of that gross storyline. When even Banner thinks you’re fucked up, you’re really fucked up.

Alex reminds me of the crew on Walking Dead, you just knew whoever made the mistake trying to help them would end up dead, and, well………

Bye Jake, should’ve listened to Hans Solo and stayed put.

Spencer please get home soon and just wipe all these a holes out. If that isn’t how this ends I’m gonna be very upset.

[Chit Chat]

1 hour ago, sadie said:

Alex reminds me of the crew on Walking Dead, you just knew whoever made the mistake trying to help them would end up dead, and, well………

After hearing her tale of woe, that couple should've gotten her out of their house as soon as possible!  She's a total jinx!!  

As far as them all ignoring the warning about traveling into the snowstorm and no gas stations in site, I liken it to people going to the beach and upon seeing the red warning flags flapping in the wind, they still go in.  Sometimes people think the rules/warnings don't apply to them.  They can beat the odds!  

It was sad to see this lovely couple bite the dust.   I suppose 'no good deed goes unpunished' comes into play here.  😢

[NeenerNeener]

I don't know why we're spending 2 entire seasons on couples who AREN'T directly related to the Duttons we know in Yellowstone, other than Spencer is supposed to save the ranch. If Alexandra dies in the snow it doesn't matter, because the family tree as published doesn't show that she had any children. The same for Jake and Emma. So where is John Dutton Jr? I may have to watch all of season 1 again to see if he's in there at all or even mentioned, unless somebody here remembers where he's supposed to be.

[mythoughtis]

27 minutes ago, NeenerNeener said:

I don't know why we're spending 2 entire seasons on couples who AREN'T directly related to the Duttons we know in Yellowstone, other than Spencer is supposed to save the ranch. If Alexandra dies in the snow it doesn't matter, because the family tree as published doesn't show that she had any children. The same for Jake and Emma. So where is John Dutton Jr? I may have to watch all of season 1 again to see if he's in there at all or even mentioned, unless somebody here remembers where he's supposed to be.

The reason it’s not published is that Sheridan hasn’t told us yet.     Elsa narrated last  season that only one of James and Margaret’s offspring lived long enough to see his children grow up … and  I believe she added ‘and have children of their own’.  John lived long enough to see Jack grown.  If Elsa only said the first part - then it’s Jack’s descendant.  If both parts are true- then it’s  Spencer’s descendant.  Also - Yellowstone never once mentioned any extended relatives.   Leading me to believe that only one baby of the two current pregnancies has children. 
 

One last thing.  Just because the genealogy chart says John Jr and that he’s the offspring of John and Emma, doesn’t mean it’s accurate.  He could be John II.    I do not think that chart was supplied by Sheridan. 

Edited March 31 by mythoughtis

[NeenerNeener]

So the family trees on the internet are wrong when they show Jack and John Jr as brothers, with Jack not having any children. 

[RedHawk]

A whole lot of people have died so that Teonna and Alexandra can live! At least long enough to give birth to one child so Rainwater and John Dutton III can exist. Sheridan will probably have narrator Elsa make some final comment about survival being not so much of the fittest, but often due to the unknown and random whims of fate.

I am expecting quite the shootout and bloodbath coming up. I hope the trapped prostitute puts the final bullets in Whitfield and her female abuser.

[I cut out two paragraphs of speculation and moved them to the Speculation thread, however, some people have already quoted them. Sorry about that!]

I think a previous comment wrote that Taylor Sheridan had called this “a soap opera for men” and it made so much sense. ALL of the Yellowstone shows can be described that way. 

Edited March 31 by RedHawk
Cut paragraphs to move to Speculation thread

[Thalia]

3 minutes ago, RedHawk said:

All season I have been thinking that Alexandra will have her son but then die and Elizabeth will raise him. That has been foreshadowed by the conversation Jack had with her when it was thought she could not get pregnant again and have children of her own. He talked about raising the children of others as Cara had done.

So it threw a kink in my speculation when it turned out that she’s pregnant also. But perhaps on learning of Jack’s death the shock sends her into a miscarriage, or she gets shot in the stomach (again). Nothing is beyond Taylor Sheridan’s writing at this point.

This was the first episode to truly catch my imagination all season so I've even listened to a podcast on it today while driving.   I am picky about show podcasts and I thought this one was pretty good.   

One of the commentators believes there is a possibility that it is Alex who will die, and that Spencer will be moved to marry Elizabeth and raise her and Jack's son.  

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=pod+clubhouse+1923&mid=043F19346EC5EC0E7450043F19346EC5EC0E7450&FORM=VIRE

[RedHawk]

28 minutes ago, Thalia said:

This was the first episode to truly catch my imagination all season so I've even listened to a podcast on it today while driving.   I am picky about show podcasts and I thought this one was pretty good.   

One of the commentators believes there is a possibility that it is Alex who will die, and that Spencer will be moved to marry Elizabeth and raise her and Jack's son.  

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=pod+clubhouse+1923&mid=043F19346EC5EC0E7450043F19346EC5EC0E7450&FORM=VIRE

Ewww, marrying his nephew’s wife? I don’t think Sheridan will go there. 

[Haleth]

I’ve started (way too late ugh) to FF through the Dalton scenes. I’ve had more than enough of Sheridan’s rape fantasies.

And of course Alex is submitted to more deadly dilemmas. Enough with Sheridan’s misogyny fantasies.

Bored with the Teanna story (and more misogyny) but at least she’s finally rid of the priest.  I’m sorry the older man died.

Why am I watching this?  Oh yeah, because of Helen and Harrison.  They are just so utterly charming together it almost makes up for the fast forwarding I must do.

 

[LoveLeigh]

On 3/30/2025 at 9:28 PM, foxfreakinmulder said:

I just can't figure out how Alex could make it out of that alive. It's not like she's stuck on a busy road and a car will come by anytime soon. Does she even know where she's at or where to go from there? I don't think that much snow could melt fast enough for her to walk out.

Plus, she is wearing shoes. Shoes! Without boots, she will get frostbite. She will not be able to walk anywhere through deep cold snow. 

[Chit Chat]

9 hours ago, LoveLeigh said:

Shoes! Without boots, she will get frostbite. She will not be able to walk anywhere through deep cold snow. 

I'm sure that a pair of winter boots will magically appear in the car! She's going to need to layer up with every stitch of clothes that couple brought!!  

[RedHawk]

On 4/1/2025 at 7:33 AM, Haleth said:

I’ve started (way too late ugh) to FF through the Dalton scenes. I’ve had more than enough of Sheridan’s rape fantasies.

And of course Alex is submitted to more deadly dilemmas. Enough with Sheridan’s misogyny fantasies.

Bored with the Teanna story (and more misogyny) but at least she’s finally rid of the priest.  I’m sorry the older man died.

Why am I watching this?  Oh yeah, because of Helen and Harrison.  They are just so utterly charming together it almost makes up for the fast forwarding I must do.

 

I'm sick of the misogyny and glad this show is almost over. I watch for Helen and Harrison, and for Alex and Spencer together, but we've had none of that!

The older man with Teonna was her father. I love that she burned and forever scarred the priest before she killed him. I guess his body will be food for vultures and no one will ever find the scene until they are all bones. And I love that she did not give in to the priest's forced religious "renunciation of the evil in her". Although I haven't enjoyed her story that much, I admired her spirit and grieved for all her losses. No idea how she will get back safely to Montana!

1 hour ago, Chit Chat said:

I'm sure that a pair of winter boots will magically appear in the car! She's going to need to layer up with every stitch of clothes that couple brought!!  

The two women were dressed in silks and satins, ridiculous for the cold they were going into! The man at least had a big winter coat. Maybe Alex will go and take it off the body and wrap up in it long enough to somehow miraculously be rescued. (I like the speculation of how it will happen, from very astute observation, by Thalia in the Speculation thread.)

Give the Emmy for brief but memorable appearances to the woman at the gas station who darkly shook her head "No" at Alex. That was an excellent 5-second performance. I would have heeded that warning! 

Edited April 2 by RedHawk
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[Affogato]

On 3/30/2025 at 9:28 PM, foxfreakinmulder said:

I just can't figure out how Alex could make it out of that alive. It's not like she's stuck on a busy road and a car will come by anytime soon. Does she even know where she's at or where to go from there? I don't think that much snow could melt fast enough for her to walk out. Can't stand the scenes with twirling mustache baddie and his whores!

Of the 3 Dutton stories this is my favorite, I love watching Helen Mirren and Harris Ford.

Something will come along on a horse or polar bear, entirely by accident. Or not. if Elizabeth is pregnant, does Alex need to survive? Also, how does that thin blanket save Alex from freezing when Hillarie does?
i assume this show means to show us the huge contrasts between different parts of the world. As much as the human story. 

[RedHawk]

5 hours ago, Affogato said:

Something will come along on a horse or polar bear, entirely by accident. Or not. if Elizabeth is pregnant, does Alex need to survive? Also, how does that thin blanket save Alex from freezing when Hillarie does?
i assume this show means to show us the huge contrasts between different parts of the world. As much as the human story. 

Alex got down on the floor of the car above the “running board” where some heat from the engine would keep her warm. 

You know, if the rich couple had just suggested that Alex write a letter to Cara in Bozeman saying who she was and where she was, they could have carried on with their indolent, carefree lives. 

[millennium]

I'm sorry, but what sick fuck is sitting at home watching the James Bondage scenes and thinking, "This is must-see TV!"

The rest of the show is PG-13 and could be watched as a family without much discomfort.   The sad thing is, I bet there are parents out there tuning in with ten and twelve year old kids sitting beside them.

On 3/30/2025 at 9:28 PM, foxfreakinmulder said:

I just can't figure out how Alex could make it out of that alive. It's not like she's stuck on a busy road and a car will come by anytime soon. Does she even know where she's at or where to go from there? I don't think that much snow could melt fast enough for her to walk out.

 

Well, I dunno ... Mulder and Scully were stranded in the middle of Antarctica when they escaped the alien ship in "Fight The Future" but somehow they made it back, so ...

On 3/31/2025 at 6:07 PM, Thalia said:

One of the commentators believes there is a possibility that it is Alex who will die, and that Spencer will be moved to marry Elizabeth and raise her and Jack's son.

That would be my prediction, too.   My intense dislike of Alex may play a part.