After I began watching 1923, I used to be always questioning if the ensemble primarily based a few of their performances on the Yellowstone forged contemplating a lot of their characters are associated. Notably, I’ve at all times thought Alex had a variety of Beth Dutton in her. So, I made a decision to ask the actress who performs the lady who simply married into the Dutton household, Julia Schlaepfer, about this comparability, and he or she had an iconic response.
So, right here’s the state of affairs. We don’t truly know if Alex is expounded to Beth, as a result of we don’t know if she and Spencer proceed the Dutton legacy. Nonetheless, there’s little question that the 2 characters are comparable. They’re each fiery, they’re each headstrong, they’re each fiercely impartial, they usually’re each beloved by followers. Due to this fact, once I advised this to Schlaepfer throughout our chat about Season 2 forward of its premiere on the 2025 TV schedule, she responded with:
Completely. I am so honored. I really like when individuals inform me Alex has Beth in there, as a result of I really like Beth.
Whereas I don’t assume Alex smokes as many cigarettes as Beth and I doubt she is aware of something about ranching (but), they’re each outspoken, assured, no-nonsense individuals.
Whereas we don’t know if Alex is the nice ancestor of Kelly Reilly’s character, as Schlaepfer identified, there are 100% intentional parallels, which is unbelievable, as she defined:
We do not know, and the viewers does not know, who’s finally the legacy for the Dutton household, however it’s such an epic, superior, particular world to be part of. So completely, I believe from the start, we had been all form of like, ‘Oh, she’s obtained that fiery Beth factor.’ And so, I imply, it is the way in which it is written. Taylor [Sheridan] simply writes it so fantastically.
I’ve a sense we’ll be seeing much more of that “firey Beth factor” in Season 2 too. With Alex and Spencer being separated and winter hitting the Duttons exhausting, challenges are inevitable. And like Beth, Schlaepfer’s character is able to combat her method by it.
We noticed that occur in Season 1, because the actress defined under:
Completely, I needed to make it possible for she might stand on her personal two toes. And Season 1, I’d combat again on a regular basis and be like, ‘Spencer does not want to avoid wasting her this time, she will be able to do it herself.’ And so, yeah, it is enjoyable to consider these issues.
Is not that iconic? I really like that she would combat again and let Alex save herself. It is very Beth-coded. Additionally, like Beth, Alex is dedicated to her family members, particularly Spencer, and he or she appears to be keen to do absolutely anything to search out and shield him.
Now, the query is: Did Beth inherit these qualities from Alex? Alex and Spencer would be the great-grandparents of Beth, Kayce, Jamie (form of) and Lee. Nonetheless, we don’t know that for certain. It’s additionally doable that Elizabeth and Jack are the direct ancestors of the primary Yellowstone characters. Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter what, there’s no denying the Beth that lives in Alex.
To see this comparability I’m completely obsessive about, you’ll be able to stream 1923 – which is able to start dropping new episodes on Sunday, February 23 – with a Paramount+ subscription and Yellowstone with a Peacock subscription. Belief me, I’m fairly certain you’ll instantly be capable of see that “firey Beth factor” in Alex, similar to Julia Schlaepfer and I do.