Brandon Sklenar’s Spencer Dutton may suffer according to one theory if Taylor Sheridan’s streak of bad writing continues in 1923 Season 2.

Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, and Brandon Sklenar will return to 1923 Season 2. Paramount+ released the trailer of the Yellowstone prequel right after the final episode of the original series aired last Sunday. While fans weren’t too happy with what Taylor Sheridan did with the Yellowstone finale, they expect him to deliver a satisfactory second and presumably final season to 1923.

However, one fan theory suggests that Sheridan is bound to ruin the second season by sidelining one character. Fans expect the second season to bring Sklenar’s Spencer Dutton back to Montana and unleash his fury upon the enemies of the ranch. However, the fan theory suggests that he wouldn’t be able to do so due to one potential storyline.

1923 Season 2 theory suggests that Taylor Sheridan would sideline Brandon Sklenar’s character

Brandon Sklenar‘s Spencer Dutton will head back to Bozeman, Montana. His wife Alexandra, who got separated from him in the first season finale, would probably come searching for him too. While things are heading towards a thrilling climax, one theory suggests that Taylor Sheridan could potentially ruin it all.

Brandon Sklenar in a still from 1923 | Credits: Paramount Network

Throughout the entire first season, Cara Dutton has been waiting for Spencer Dutton to return to the ranch. She wants her nephew in Yellowstone so that they can push back on their enemies more powerfully. Fans already saw Spencer’s unique skills in the first season and they too badly want him at the center of the fight in Montana.

However, Redditor u/MojaveJoe1992 shares a theory suggesting that Sheridan could just throw all the expectations for Sklenar’s character out of the window. The trailer saw Jacob Dutton waiting for Spencer in the train station and the fan noted how Ford’s character takes out his Colt M1911 from inside his jacket in the trailer.

The fan speculated that something was going to go horribly wrong at the train station, even suggesting that a gunfight would take place between the Duttons and the enemy. The fan speculated that this encounter would badly injure Spencer and leave him in a state similar to that of Jacob in the first season. In the absence of Spencer, Jacob and possibly Jack Dutton would take over the duty to defend their ranch.

Needless to say, fans think this is a horrible idea. The first season set the idea that Spencer was kind of the last hope for the Duttons after his brother John Sr.’s death. u/Boner604 commented that they would love to see Sheridan unleash Spencer Dutton in the second season.

What does the second season hold for Taylor Sheridan’s 1923?

The Duttons are going to retain the ranch, which is no suspense considering Kevin Costner’s John Dutton still had the ownership of the ranch in the original series. However, the second season is not going to make that journey any easier for the Dutton family headed by Harrison Ford’s Jacob Dutton. The synopsis of the second season of 1923 reads (via THR):

It can be deduced from the synopsis that it might take longer for Spencer to reach the Dutton ranch, given his “arduous” journey home. He already had a long and difficult journey. Things would be even more difficult for Alexandra, who will face potential problems in entering the U.S.