Warning! SPOILERS For 1923 Season 2, Episode 6, “The Mountain Teeth Of Monsters”
Elizabeth Strafford (Michelle Randolph) makes a comment in1923season 2, episode 6 that shows the innate differences between her and a Dutton ancestor, Elsa Dutton (Isabel May), who was from a similar walk of life but probably would have felt differently about Lizzie’s predicament. As Elizabeth and Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) sit and wait for a war to break out, Elizabeth remarks that there are men on their front porch to prevent others from taking the ranch. While they may join the fight, the house-bound female1923charactersfeel quite vulnerable at the moment.
Despite her perseverance through all thehorrible things that have happened to Elizabeth Strafford in1923,we have yet to see her fight for her life and the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. This contrasts with Jack Dutton’s (Darren Mann) aunt, Elsa, who features in the1883prequel and fights her way through the story.Elsa probably would have fought for the ranch on the front lines, too, had she survived1883.We see the same grit from otherYellowstonecharacters, but unfortunately, not Elizabeth, and it’s been a defining element of her1923season 2 story.
Elizabeth Strafford’s Frustration In 1923 Season 2, Episode 6 Is Understandable
Elizabeth Strafford Is Frustrated By The Hostile Circumstances On The Ranch
Elizabeth’s frustration in1923season 2, episode 6, is understandable. However, it highlights why she has struggled to live at the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch.Elizabeth remarks that it’s the 20th century, and there are cars, airplanes, and movie theaters, yet people are battling for the land they occupy. While it’s understandable that Elizabeth is frustrated in “The Mountain Teeth of Monsters,” baffled by the need for such hostility, her remarks in the chapter paint how truly naive Strafford is about the survivalist nature of life on the ranch, which she has struggled to mesh with.
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While she was raised partially on the Strafford Ranch adjacent to the Yellowstone,Elizabeth spent her winters in Boston, so she didn’t develop the same gritas the rest of theDutton family tree. Michelle Randolph’s character isn’t meant to be like Elsa; she isn’t a gunslinger, and she isn’t in love with the American West, and that’s okay. Still, Elizabeth’s tendency to be deeply out of touch with how life-threatening her circumstances are continuously puts her in danger. Elizabeth’s comments, indicating her lack of perspective, reflect Paul’s (August Prew) and Hillary’s (Janet Montgomery) naivety, leading to their death.
Elizabeth In 1923 Highlights The Harsh Reality Of Elsa Dutton’s 1883 Death
Elizabeth Has Yet To Rise To The Dutton Family’s Enduring Challenge
Elsa comes to mind when I consider how unprepared Elizabeth is for the Dutton family’s war because she came from a similar set of circumstances and yet acted differently. James Dutton’s (Tim McGraw) daughter had never experienced the American West. She, too, had a romanticized idea of what life in the West would be like, as does Elizabeth, proving they have a fair amount in common.Elizabeth and Elsa are both from the East, and yet, Elsa rises to the challengeof surviving in the West in a way that Elizabeth has barely scratched the surface of.
After Elsa’s1883death, the harsh reality is that Elizabeth doesn’t step up and replace her legacy. However, other characters do.
1923screenwriter Taylor Sheridan included an ominous soliloquy at the end of episode 6, decrying that humans can’t outsmart nature, and we’re all just battling for our survival. His characters who embrace this mentality in theYellowstonefranchise shine, and Elizabeth’s being out of touch makes her story less satisfying. AfterElsa’s1883death, the harsh reality is that Elizabeth doesn’t step up and replace her legacy. However, other characters do.1923characters like Cara and Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves) are some of the franchise’s most valiant, and Alexandra Dutton (Julia Schlaepfer) has proved she, too, is lionhearted.
