After the 1923 finale seemingly answered one of the biggest questions in the Yellowstone franchise, one of the show’s main actors cast doubt on that revelation.

1923 Season 2 came to a close after a two-hour finale that aired on Sunday, April 6. Since Season 2 also served as the final season for the

show, that means another chapter has now closed in the overarching story of the Dutton legacy told throughout Yellowstone, 1883, and 1923.

 

 

Many big questions were answered in the finale. Alexandra Dutton was killed by Donald Whitfield in a certain sense, a baby was born, and Elizabeth moved east to Boston while still carrying an unborn child. However, one big question mark that has been up in the air since Yellowstone was in the midst of its run may not have been answered.

Coming into 1923, many wanted to know which characters were the grandparents of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton. John’s father, John Dutton II, was seen multiple times in Yellowstone through flashbacks, but his parents were never revealed.

 

 

Both Elizabeth and Alexandra were pregnant in 1923, so many assumed that one of them would give birth to John Dutton II.

In the finale, Alexandra went into labor and gave birth to a premature baby boy whom she and Spencer named John (find out what happened to Elizabeth’s baby here). Many fans automatically assumed that baby would grow up to be John Dutton II (Kevin Costner’s John Dutton’s father), thus confirming that Spencer and Alexandra were the grandparents of John Dutton III.

However, in a recent interview with TV Fanatic (shared via YouTube), Spencer Dutton actor Brandon Sklenar officially launched the question of who John’s grandparents were back into the air.

When asked about that revelation in the finale, Sklenar revealed that “there’s a lot of Johns out there,” and that it still has not officially been confirmed that “that John Dutton is the John Dutton” in question:

“Well, at this point, we still can’t confirm 100% certain that John Dutton is the John Dutton. You know, there’s a lot of Johns out there.”

So, according to Sklenar, Spencer and Alexandra’s baby may not be the father of John Dutton III. If that is true, then many fans will be quite disappointed since that has been a question many have wanted answered for a long time now.

Since Alexandra and Elizabeth’s pregnancies were such a big deal in the show, hearing Alexandra and Spencer name their baby John felt like a satisfying moment to many. If it were to be revealed that the baby isn’t the same character as John Dutton III’s father, that moment will mean a lot less in the future for many fans.

The actor then commented on how Beth Dutton’s drive in Yellowstone would definitely come from Alexandra if Beth “were to be a descendant” of Alexandra:

It is always possible that Taylor Sheridan could add another twist to the Yellowstone universe and reveal in the future that Spencer and Alexandra’s baby is not the father of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton. After all, there are multiple Yellowstone spin-offs in development, so that plot point could be explored more in one of those projects.