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I just found this interview, and I wanted to share it here.

So, he mentions his great-grandfather was around in 1889. That would be James, we all can agree on this. And then he mentions his grandfather. And I was wondering... if John considers James his great-grandfather... wouldn't that make Spencer his grandfather? Like, the line would be: son (John III), father (John II), grandpa (Spencer), great-grandfather (James). I mean, John II was almost 90 when he died.

I know, I'm clinging to TS' crumbs 🥲😂

So, I was thinking (yes, it's me again with more thoughts that nobody asked me about) that Alex's journey to Montana mirrors Spencer's journey to Montana. While hers goes AWFULLY WRONG, and his goes ALSO WRONG, I couldn't stop noticing some paralelisms like Alex's SA, and Spencer's is witness to a man being SA. The difference: Spencer, a man, can do something, and getting out of it. Alex defends herself and is threatened and treated like a criminal.

Spencer encounters the Italian mafia, and has to work with criminals in order to get away and continue his journey; Alex is mugged by a criminal and loses all her valuables, almost missing her train too.

He's taken by the police but cleared by the county's sheriff and his outstanding valor in the war; she's arrested and saved only for the grace of a good hearted couple.

He gets a ticket for second class; she gets passage in a car bound to death.

He goes through shootings, and doens't lose a hair of his head; she meets the snow and decides to forbit her life in order to give her newborn some much needed warm-time with momma.

Summarizing it, and paraphrasing Spencer in ep 3 of s1: 'this was just them, taking a drive in the country' but separated. Together they always had a chance. I mean, what are the odds to be stranded at sea in a capsized boat but being saved???

As an addendum, TS highlights all the things a woman traveling alone can go through, while also showing that men did have it hard too when traveling without money (and depending enterily of his skills, like Spencer does. Another paralelism, see? Spencer can use his skills and get more or less away, Alex uses her skills and is meet with a wall of judging stares).

As per TS' usual endings, she dies (as someone pointed to me the other day in this sub reddit, this is a Western, and so we know the ending will be bittersweet if not outright sad), and he doesn't (but ends up being utterly miserable because his heart is underground). Incredibly, this also mirrors them.

So, anyone else thought of this too?

PS: marked this as a 18+ because of the mentions of SA.