1923 Season 2 finale ended on a similar note to a James Cameron classic

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The 1923 Season 2 finale packs an emotional punch, wrapping up several major storylines with heartache, closure, and a glimmer of hope. For the Duttons, it's an agonizing chapter of loss but also of quiet beginnings to a new legacy.

The saddest is Spencer Dutton's story, which seemed to have been inspired by James Cameron's Titanic, particularly its iconic conclusion. The mastermind behind the critically acclaimed Yellowstone prequel, Taylor Sheridan, didn't hesitate to go out with a full-blown romance in 1923's last scenes.

Though the show retains its hallmark grit and violence through the war over Yellowstone and the body count. The heart of the finale is in the tragic love affair between Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) and Alexandra Dutton (Julia Schlaepfer). Their tale resonates with Jack and Rose's ill-fated romance in Titanic in more than one way.

After a painful and long path full of loss, separation, and Montana winters, Spencer and Alex are reunited at last. However, not as fans would have expected. In a heart-wrenching scene in the prequel's finale, Spencer passes away at 80 years of age in 1969 and is seen lying down next to Alex's headstone.

Alex passed away young in 1924 from frostbite, but it doesn't end there. In a stunningly conceived heaven, Spencer and Alex are reunited again, young and beautiful, dancing on a luxurious ship exactly like how Rose was reunited with Jack in the memorable finale of Cameron's classic movie.

Keep reading to learn more about the show's finale.

Alex and Spencer's last moments in the 1923 finale feel straight out of Titanic

If you've been following Sheridan's 1923 since the first chapter, Spencer and Alexandra's heartbreaking tale might have felt like a slow-burning tragedy wrapped in sweeping romance. While the couple found each other, their happiness was short-lived, as it has always been.

As mentioned earlier, Alex suffered frostbite in the Season 2 finale which leaves her in critical condition. Her situation worsens when her baby is born prematurely, and Alex refuses to have surgery.

She wanted to spend her final moments with the baby and eventually died. Alex's death isn't just a loss in 1923 but a turning point in the narrative as Spencer sets out to take revenge.

He was consumed by rage and grief and blamed Donald Whitfield for everything that happened. Spencer ends up killing Whitfield and leaves no trace by setting his mansion on fire.

While he was able to settle the score, Spencer never loved someone else in his life. He later shared a child with a widow but never accepted her as his wife. The show ends with a soft and emotional moment: Spencer sees Alexandra again in a dreamlike afterlife sequence.

While watching the 1923 finale, many might be able to recall Titanic, in which Rose waited for Jack and met him in the afterlife. Just how Alex and Spencer's tale gets concluded in the prequel.

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The Dutton saga isn't over yet

While Alex couldn't survive, her baby made it out alive under the care of Cara Dutton. He's named John Dutton II and becomes the next link in the Dutton family legacy.

Cara ensures to protect the child until he becomes strong enough to begin the journey of being a Dutton. She raises him with love on the iconic Yellowstone ranch, suggesting this survival as a hope for the family.

As 1923 comes to an end, the narrator explains that John Dutton II then raised his son, John Dutton III, played by Kevin Costner in Yellowstone.

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