‘1923’ star Brandon Sklenar shares an Easter egg fans may have missed that ties the series to earlier ‘Yellowstone’ prequel ‘1883’

• 1923 star Brandon Sklenar explained to Insiders why his character has Elsa’s knife from 1883.

• He said it was to show his sister’s “influence” and her Comanche connection on Spencer.

• “The idea is that he may have first learned to track and hunt animals from the natives.”

Since “1923“aired in late December, audiences have been paying close attention to connections and callbacks to previous prequels”1883″, and many were delighted when they discovered it Spencer DuttonBrandon Sklenar wear a very prominent memory his late sister Elsa (played by Isabel May in 1883).

Sit down virtually with Insiders to “yellowstone“Origin story heartbreaking finale Last week, Sklenar said he was glad viewers picked up on the fact that his character carries a knife that once belonged to his late sister, as it was something he himself suggested for the character.

The actor explained that one night over dinner with the show’s producers, he came up with the idea of ​​making the knife given to Elsa by her Comanche tribesman husband part of Spencer’s gear.

“I felt like Spencer had to have something from Elsa, and we kind of came up with the idea of ​​having the knife,” he said.

Sklenar added that the thought behind Spencer inheriting the gun from his sister was to show the “impact” she had on him, despite the fact that Elsa was dead long before Spencer was born to James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill). .

Sklenar said that it was also intended to conjure up the idea that Spencer “may have first learned animal tracking and hunting with the natives” and thus shares a close affinity with the Comanche tribe, just like his sister.

As “1883” viewers may recall, after the man she hoped to marry, Ennis (Eric Nelsen), was killed, Elsa met Comanche tribesman Sam (Martin Sensmeier). He helped her through her grief and the couple later became romantically involved and married in a tribal ceremony.

The story goes on

However, the two began their friendship by challenging each other to a horse race to see who was the better rider. When Elsa hit Sam, he gifted her his knife, complete with its ornate leather sheath.

In the season finale, Elsa sadly succumbed to her wounds after being shot through the stomach with an arrow. She breathed her last in a desolate plain in the middle of the Montana Mountains, and as a result James and Margaret decided to build their home there – which would later become the Yellowstone Ranch.

Sklenar said building a rich backstory for Spencer was a big part of his process before filming began on 1923.

“Especially with a character like this who’s so internalized, so reserved, and very concerned about what he’s showing people,” the actor said. “For me, that’s building and making specific memories.”

“So when someone talks about the war, I have specific memories of the war and they are real to me,” he said. “And when they talk about my aunt, I have specific memories of her and specific memories of my brother.”

“It’s a really cool part of the job that I enjoy doing, all these things that nobody sees. It is fun.”

1923 is now streaming on Paramount+.

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