‘1923’ Shocker: Cast Sounds Off On Killing Spree In Penultimate Episode

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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the sixth and penultimate episode of 1923 on Paramount+. Taylor Sheridan certainly has a reputation of killing off characters to help juice his stories but did his Yellowstone prequel really need this kind of kick in the butt?

In the penultimate episode of 1923 titled “The Mountain Teeth of Monsters,” not one but seven characters meet their demise. For most viewers, at least two of the killings should have been welcome. (Jamie McShane’s Marshal Kent, that’s what you get for telling a priest to go f–k himself!

And Sebastian Roché’s Renaud? You got what you deserved, padre). As for the other deaths, which include the couple that froze to death while trying to get Julia Schlaepfer’s Alex to Montana, the poor saps didn’t know what hit ’em.

Here, four of the victims of Sheridan’s Sunday massacre — Jeremy Gauna (Pete Plenty Clouds), Michael Spears (Runs His Horse), Sebastian Roché (Father Renaud) and Darren Mann (Jack Dutton) — talk about ending their run on the Dutton saga. DEADLINE How and when did you find out that your characters weren’t long for this world? DARREN MANN Reading episode six.