Warning! SPOILERS For 1923 Season 2, Episode 4, “Journey The Rivers Of Iron”
1923season 2, episode 4, “Journey the Rivers of Iron,” foreshadowed Donald Whitfield’s death, teasing that Timothy Dalton’sYellowstonecharacter’s end could be near. Whitfield has terrorized the Dutton family since1923season 1, supporting Banner Creighton’s (Jerome Flynn) mission to assume control of the Yellowstone Ranch. While Creighton takes a more violent approach in1923season 1, shooting at members of the clan and causing multipledeaths in the Dutton family, Whitfield has been more conniving and calculated.
In1923season 2, episode 4, Whitfield unveils his plan to build a winter park on the Dutton’s land.1923season 1 endedwith Whitfield revealing that he paid the Yellowstone Ranch’s property taxes. Thus, the land will be his if Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford) can’t afford the bill. Whitfield’s actions throughout1923,including hiscruel and sadistic treatment of two sex workers, highlight the deep-seated nature of Donald’s malicious intentions. Still,while Whitfield is primed to take over the ranch in 1923season 2, we know he fails. The1923story continues into the Modern Era with John (Kevin Costner) and his family living on the ranch inYellowstone.
1923’s Train Station Origin Foreshadows Donald Whitfield’s Death
Donald Whitfield Discovers The Duttons' Train Station
In “Journey the Rivers of Iron,”1923season 2 foreshadows the origins of the Train Station, the unpopulated region in Wyoming where John Dutton and his ranch hands dump the dead bodies of their enemies. After Banner has a serious conversation with his wife, committing to form an army, he comes to Whitfield’s mansion and asks how the mining tycoon wants the war waged. Donald tells Banner that he once waged war on the Dutton family but was unsuccessful. ThenWhitfield instructs Creighton to dump their bodies across the Wyoming border, implying Banner needs to finish the job.
John Dutton and his family have used the Train Station for years, and Whitfield could have been the first of many enemies to receive a one-way ticket there.
Of course, anyone who’s seenYellowstoneknows Whitfield is talking about the Train Station when he describes the area with the following characteristics: a county with no township, no private land, and a zero population. While Whitfield instructs Banner to dump the Dutton family at the Train Station, it’s much more likely that Donald will end up there himself, withBanner possibly telling the Duttons about it.John Dutton and his familyhave used the Train Station for years, and Whitfield could have been the first of many enemies to receive a one-way ticket there.
Will Donald Whitfield’s Prostitute Be The One To Kill 1923’s Villain?
Donald Whitfield’s Sadistic Romance Gets Even Darker
Aside from establishing the Dutton family’s central hub for dumping the bodies of their enemies,1923season 2 foreshadowed Donald Whitfield’s death with the development of the sex worker who lives in his mansion. Whitfield cohabits with Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers) and Christy (Cailyn Rice), two sex workers from1923season 1. In1923season 2, episode 4,Donald Whitfield’s controversial relationship with Lindy turns sinister. As Whitfield tells Banner to dump the dead bodies in Wyoming, Lindy comes in to reveal that she choked Christy to death, which was allegedly an accident, contrasting Lindy’s remorselessness.
1923 Season 2 Already Sets Up How Timothy Dalton’s Villain Will Lose
Timothy Dalton’s Donald Whitfield is a terrifying villain in the Yellowstone prequel 1923, but we may have seen the beginning of his end.
While Whitfield proclaims that he“created a monster”from Lindy, episode 4 suggests she is sadistically hardwired like her counterpart. Now that1923season 2has revealed that Whitfield’s most intimate ally also takes pleasure in the pain and torturing of others, the partnership could backfire. Lindy has access to Whitfield’s home and trust and is in the perfect position to cross him. Despite Whitfield’s unveiling of his plan for a winter park to great success,1923foreshadows the villain’s death, and episode 4 makes it all the more likely that Lindy, or Banner, will be the one to kill him.
