Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for 1923 season 2’s finale, “A Dream and a Memory"Teonna Rainwater’s (Aminah Nieves) story never connected to the Duttons in1923, even though the show is over. Since the beginning, thecast of1923has been split in two, telling two almost completely unconnected stories. The main focus of the show was on theDutton family tree, their battle for the Yellowstone ranch, and Alexandra’s (Julia Schlaepfer) and Spencer’s (Brandon Sklenar) journeys home. The other half has focused on Teonna’s harrowing experience with aNative American boarding schooland the many injustices she faced from people like Father Renaud (Sebastian Roché) and Marshal Kent (Jamie McShane).
For the longest time, it seemed like Teonna’s story would intersect with the Duttons' at some point. Teonna is, after all, an ancestor of Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) inYellowstone, and1923is a prequel series meant to show how all ofYellowstone’s parts fell into place. AnotherYellowstonespinoff show,1883, ended with Spotted Eagle (Graham Greene) telling James Dutton (Tim McGraw) that his family would lose the ranch in seven generations. However, theending of1923season 2didn’t have such a connection, and Teonna’s story never brought her in contact with any Duttons at all.
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As the ending of1923already showed, Teonna’s journey from Montana to Texas never intersected with the Duttons. There was a close call where Teonna almost met Spencer while he was traveling through Texas, but they never actually saw each other. Really,the only connection between Teonna and the Duttons at all in1923was Marshal Mamie Fossett (Jennifer Carpenter), as the law woman had both Teonna and Spencer in her custody at different times. That’s still a full degree of separation, though, and for all we know, Teonna doesn’t even know who the Duttons are.
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There wasn’t even a hint that Teonna would eventually interact with the Duttons after1923.Once Teonna’s trial was finished and she was a free woman again, Two Spears (Dougie Hall) sent her off to California, not Montana. Without Pete Plenty Clouds (Jeremy Gauna) and Runs His Horse (Michael Spears), Teonna has no reason to go back to Montana, either. Aside from knowing that Teonna’s descendant would eventually be important, her entire story in1923was an unrelated story that had no connective tissue to the Duttons.
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Even though1923is over, there is still a chance for Taylor Sheridan to connect Teonna’s story to the Duttons. One of the manyupcomingYellowstonespinoff shows, aptly titled1944, could revisit the Rainwater family’s connection to the Duttons.1944takes place just 20 years after the ending of1923, which is both close enough for Teonna to still be around and distant enough for her to have a reason to return to Montana. It may take an entirely separate show, but1944could easily tie Teonna to the main story of1923.
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There’s also a chance that Teonna’s story won’t directly connect to the Duttons in1944. Teonna has to continue the Rainwater lineage and have a child at some point, otherwise Thomas wouldn’t be around inYellowstone.1944could follow Teonna’s child as they return to Montana and their ancestral home, which would provide an opportunity for them to meet some of the Duttons. It would also be a chance to flesh out the Rainwater family tree a bit more, and give Teonna some closure after her traumatizing journey in1923.
