Spencer Meets Alex | 1923 | Paramount+

[@Fear_and_Fables]

The entire series these two just slammed it out of the park when it comes to acting. This is such an incredible scene. They both play their "role" incredible well!

[@cotillion]

amazing series

[@ly________]

worst attempt at a british accent i've ever heard though :/

[@justtony6482]

She did not wanna let go off that eye contact GODDDAMN

[@road_king_dude]

Works every time

[@ScottLutter]

After she said, "Don't you see the romance in that", her friend is like, oh shit. I got to put a stop to this.

[@Paynita]

Having PTSD, Spencer is always ready to face death at any moment and feels empty every single day. 2:33 Alex definitely saved this man's life as she literally lit his world. The power of love to save a broken man.

[@davethrasher4124]

The accuracy of this assessment cannot be overstated

[@no_one12321]

Suweet and awesome. ❤🎉🎉

[@thetowerfantasymusic]

This was so powerful. Spencer's look turns to serious when she delivers the 'romance' line, they fell in love right then and there

[@christopherlyons5900]

I think at first he's associating her with the bored upper class English wife on the prowl he met shortly before, who tried to seduce him before she fell prey to a prowling leopard. That woman was only interested in his body, and while many men would be just fine with that, Spencer is bored by it. He's been getting looks like that from girls since he was a teenager. The thrill is long gone for him. But then Alex looks past the exterior, much as she likes it (she's probably also a bit bored with men only seeing her exterior), and looks right into his soul. He's not so much turned on as frightened. She's looking at him the same way some of those predators he hunts for a living do. But she sees him. For real. It's not about exteriors at all. Those eyes are saying "And where have you been all this time? I've been waiting." My theory is, her friends weren't interested in Spencer until she pointed him out to them, so that they would ask her to go chat him up. She didn't expect anything serious to come of it. Not consciously, at least. Look at the way Spencer keeps avoiding eye contact with her. He's more impressed than he lets on, gives her little side glances here and there, but he has been avoiding any serious connection with anyone at all for a while now. These actors really know how to work together. I wonder how many takes they had to do for this scene? Falling in love happens by degrees, but let's say that moment of full eye contact is where they first connected, and the connection gets deeper as they go.

[@zyonhenderson67]

​@@christopherlyons5900 You sir, should do video essays

[@christopherlyons5900]

@@zyonhenderson67 I'll stick to written ones, thanks. No good at video. ;)

[@sjacrane]

But he was the same the second time they met at the bar again 🤣

[@christopherlyons5900]

@@sjacrane He's assuming she's going to marry the skinny guy, in spite of her clear desire to bolt, and he really does not want to bring a woman with him on a dangerous hunt, when the last Englishwoman (married not engaged) who hit on him got taken by a leopard. He still needs some persuading she's on the level, and she's well on the way by the time the episode is over. Look at this guy. Girls have been hitting on him since he hit puberty. That's nothing new. But the way she looked him in the eye, saw something none of the others ever saw--that's new. He's looking for someone like his aunt Cara, who'd jabber away in the kitchen to her lonely orphaned nephew while he just listened. He wants more than beauty. He needs somebody with a brain, and a whole lot of spirit. Somebody who can cozen him out of his broody moody seclusion. She's the one.

[@terri639]

I wish there were more romances like this on screen these days. Ones with actual charisma. These two actors are amazing. I hope the second season does this story justice.

[@MrMertz09]

Yes!!!!!

[@ComedyBros5]

Her delivery at 2:33, coupled with the instrumental in the background and Spencer's gaze in response, completely takes you over. I get goosebumps!

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

How it's done in the movies! Perfection

[@MasterVideoStudios]

love at first sight

[@seba5854]

I think I'm the only one who saw this tremendously unreal scene

[@ComedyBros5]

@@seba5854 I mean….yeah, it’s unreal? It’s fiction? Lol

[@Fear_and_Fables]

Taylor Sheridan does a phenom job at pairing music scenes. Sicario is the best example.

[@Cjones322]

That is what romance novels wrote about. Man, that blew my socks off when i first saw it.

[@anglandp]

Spencer Dutton is one of the best characters written for television this decade.

[@ethanrodriguez7292]

Wtf? Did you Yellowstone... RIP and John are the best. Even the coward jamie it's better than this two boring cringe cliche

[@HorFell]

@@ethanrodriguez7292 ABSOLUTELY not. Spencer has intensity without forcing it.

[@Jonerzz]

The chemistry is off the charts with these two. 🔥🔥🔥

[@christopherlyons5900]

The interesting thing is, Sheridan cast both of them without seeing them read together. I know he personally read through some scenes with her, and it went really well. He just sensed they'd be right together. The guy has serious instincts for casting. It's one of his major strengths as a show runner. I won't go into his weaknesses here. ; )

[@deanfirnatine7814]

@@christopherlyons5900 His casting was also superb for Wind River which should have won the Academy Award

[@christopherlyons5900]

@@deanfirnatine7814 Which one? I don't think there is one for casting. ;)

[@samuelhinkle9370]

Alex is the best thing for Spencer , and those two are heart and sole of the series.

[@GlamSohoDoll]

Soul

[@sjacrane]

Who trampled who underfoot? I thought they were truly in love, damn.

[@Cjones322]

The way she looks at him... Damn.

[@usssanjacinto1]

The guy who plays Spencer could potentially be a huge star

[@NoOne-bp2jw]

I hope they both become stars. They are so good in this. Usually protagonists like Spencer come across as very simple, but Brandon's portrayal is so nuanced. Plus he is insanely hot.

[@martinespinoza3682]

He has Kayce's spirit, more like the other way around

[@anthonymorales842]

Wouldn't that be great. There is a little clip of the actor out of character. He nailed the persona of Spencer Dutton

[@muzicsalesman]

It's probably already settled, but imagine this guy as the new wolverine

[@terri639]

Completely agree. He has charisma by the spades. Hardly any young actors do these days. I hope Hollywood really pays attention to him.

[@lks311]

Watched it countless times. Never gets old.

[@bubba4198]

I just binged 1923. I love the relationship they have and I really hope they make it back together again

[@emperorclaudius5499]

They'll make it. These are John Duttons grandparents.

[@mikechinas7871]

She's is so charming. I truly enjoyed the whole African journey. Making the world feel big, complex and dangerous.

[@damonos]

the plot line around Spencer and Alex is the best in this show, I hope season 2 is coming soon!

[@LuckyGuy104]

I think its paused indefinitely

[@imadgc6785]

I read it will come out at the end of 2024, i hope at least, the show was fire

[@damonos]

@@imadgc6785 same here

[@sebastianpanayides9181]

Probably the best chemistry ive ever seen on screen

[@elestupendocangrejo]

This is best history than Titanic.

[@ka-boom2083]

Fucking A bruh, fucking A

[@puidemare2337]

Outlander's Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe (Jaime and Claire )is way more intense

[@russelturner5771]

If it not, it's pretty damn close.

[@anthonymorales842]

was thinking the same

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

I like the contrast between a handsome, brash, brooding, badass motherfucker American hunter who was forged by the rugged American West, war and wild animals hunting him and a beautiful, confident, articulate, witty, feminine, young aristocratic English woman.

[@rosanaconta3416]

Alexandra is how many years younger?

[@anthonymorales842]

A Bazillion, only by life experiences @@rosanaconta3416

[@ericjohnson8326]

That's scene when she runs after his car is the most romantic thing I've ever seen in a T.V. show. Like watching an epic movie

[@williamjubi]

Wonderfully written and acted scene. The second Alex offers the 'romance' perspective you can see the light in Spencer's eyes as his Soul comes back out of the darkness.

[@ThatCoolKidYouKnow]

Man was flabbergasted 😂

[@blablabla13344]

I like their parts the most, wish the series was about them only

[@briangarrett710]

Great scene... I love the challenge to the dual as well Spencer didn't play around .. these are my favorite characters in all three shows

[@josephbrandon549]

This is an amazing scene. I am not sure if it was intentional, but they didn't really show the true colors of his eyes until that last bit, when she almost whispered her last line. It was almost like in that instant, he was brought "out of the darkness" so to speak and that spark in his soul re-ignited, just for her.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

They are magic together

[@anthonymorales842]

That they are

[@fatherlucid4995]

Really gives me Indiana Jones vibes with Spencer’s character

[@terri639]

Agreed. If they ever wanted to do a modern Indiana that was actually good...this would be the man for the job.

[@AustronesianMullet]

He is related to Indiana Jones. Just sayin.

[@andreasioiglesias881]

OMG their chemistry is insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 love at first sight 😍😍😍

[@andrewstunich8173]

She has an amzing amount of charisma - what a beautiful woman.

[@V.E.R.O.]

1:42 "The American war hero who hunts the nannies" 🤣I was watching with the subtitles on.

[@anonemaus159]

AI is so perfect, isn't it?

[@CirilloRuca]

The fact she never took her eyes off him and his off her, dang.

[@edgarcuencabarragan2973]

You can tell what she said shook him to his core

[@jeanneferguson6850]

You could felt the heat right away.

[@KingCarlos85]

😮she left him speechless 😶

[@Kim12822]

I just can’t stop watching this.

[@docassholimho7218]

This scene changed the whole show.

[@yuriideresh]

it was one of the strongest moments of this series

[@enigma9484]

i love this show spencer makes it

[@TheRealThomasPaine1776]

Such a perfetly written and acted scene!! I knew the first time i saw her in this scene that her charecter was a keeper. I had not at that time watched the trailers, but i knew "if this young lady is not made into a main character someone's going to sign her to another role, because shes amazing!"

[@vulcan6940]

This relationship just makes me smile...

[@jackfenton2271]

All the women are wearing hats, except Alex. Independent mind set. Powerful.

[@danieltaom]

That was actually great. Great period and setting for a show.

[@mstash5]

My favorite aspect of the show was actually the production. They did a great job depicting the period.

[@Odins_Spear]

This show is so well written

[@TheRomanTribune]

This show really hurt me. As a veteran I'm way too much like this man.

[@tiernanwearen8096]

Where did you serve?

[@johncartledge7313]

Its a tremendous programme with amazing storylines and very well acted great entertainment and alex does take your breath away

[@richardnickerson1006]

Spencer is my favorite character out all three shows 1883, 1923, and Yellowstone

[@punkressph1]

And i can't wait for the next season, with Alexandra doing the Dora the explorer going to Bozeman Montana

[@bigsky2703]

This scene should be in every acting class. This is chemistry. You cannot fake this.

[@JohnJ-p7o]

What a great show. My favorite out of the pile. Im so ready for season 2.

[@illtreui]

He was like, Wow that worked and started paying attention

[@trp4164]

We can only hope for a season 2, 3 and 4…

[@edmontonboy99]

Season 2 was already ordered back in February, and it wouldn’t make sense if a show titled “1923” spanned four seasons when those last few seasons don’t take place in the year it’s supposed to be set in. Did you notice it was winter time during the last few episodes of the first season? It probably means it’ll be 1924 in the next season in a show titled “1923”.

[@lillypharaoh5945]

​@@edmontonboy99sth big could happen in 1923 that affects the course of time throughout the show which means we'd need season 3 and 4 to see how they affect everyone.

[@chase5860]

​@@lillypharaoh5945Here's hoping. But all I can ever ask of any show is that it ends as brilliantly as it starts. Four seasons might be pushing it. But I think this show could very comfortably end at three seasons.

[@williamwallace5201]

"She's engaged, Sir" lady, she approached him! XD

[@anthonymorales842]

Buzz Kill, She was trying to be. Alas to late.

[@brianbennett2397]

Alexandra is THE woman that any man would want.

[@ZFKATNBADGER40]

I can’t stand love stories, but God the chemistry in this was awesome.

[@carolynrussell7855]

Like Rhett & Scarlett

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Best Tarzan and Jane story EVER!

[@miketucker5532]

Spencer enjoys a proper romp with Alex.

[@TheComputerCowboy]

Great series. Hope TS can plan a graceful exit for 1923 instead of writing himself into a corner and jumping the shark like he did with Yellowstone.

[@jeffthornerg4609]

This clip gives me a whole another perspective on life

[@jeffthornerg4609]

I understand what he is saying , at 57 years old I can feel myself dying and I've never wanted to live more than now

[@conservativeliberal7148]

Now these two have crazy chemistry damn

[@16SigmaMale]

Can't wait for season 2

[@robvegart]

Of the 3 Yellowstones, this thus far I enjoy most!

[@corywebster820]

I love how you can definitely tell that Spencer is a Dutton though 😂 it’s in the mannerisms man

[@DorothyAmato-q1x]

Where can I watch this

[@kingkongchief1177]

His eyes widening for a second at 2:41 that shows that Spencer instantly fell in love with Alex at that moment and simultaneously how she kept looking back at him when her friends pulled her away.

[@waifu997]

This scene perfectly shows why men and women NEED each other to live a prosperous life.

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

Shoutout to the actor playing the bartender. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s actually just a bartender in real life. He seems so natural and is actually keeping busy as a real bartender would.

[@bluedog600]

Than dude is a walking stud!

[@madnss69]

Brandon Sklenar has made Spencer Dutton THE most interesting character in the Yellowstone universe.

[@pattygonzalez159]

Can’t wait for next season love #1923

[@andrewfields6107]

I read that the Maneaters od Tsavo were two maneless male Tigers (brothers) nicknamed "Ghost" and "Darkness" known for their stealth, that killed and ate 35-72 workers of the British-Uganda Railway over a 9 month period in 1898 before they were killed. If Spencer was 5 yrs old when they were killed that make him about 29 maybe 30 in the show

[@yodaddy82daddy70]

They weren't maneless that is just the stories passed down from people seeing their taxidermied bodies. They were poorly done and the manes fell out over the years. They were improperly stuffed as well so they shrank and turned smooth like leather. There is a movie called Ghost in the Darkness with Val Killer and Michael Douglas based on them. It's very good movie.

[@ovalhunter488]

@@yodaddy82daddy70 A good movie, but not accurate to the actual events. Read 'The Man-Eaters of Tsavo' by J.H. Patterson for a first person account.

[@LuckyGuy104]

I need this show to come back

[@RivinaR]

They should do a series on Ernest Hemingway’s Green Hills of Africa and cast these two. And remakes of Indiana Jones.

[@hypernutztv]

I wish they'd add another season to this 1 it was a good show

[@AfrikanBebe]

Please produce episodes every time

[@jurydawhisper1638]

Where can I watch the all show?

[@Jm-nb9sz]

WE NEED THE SECOND SEASON TO THIS !!!!

[@kharmr3284]

This series is so good , Yellowstone is good, but nothing comes close to the best 1883.

[@michaeldonovan4793]

1. 1923 2. 1883 3. Yellowstone

[@mstash5]

I preferred 1923 over 1883, actually.

[@NoOne-bp2jw]

I haven't been able to get into 1883. Eventually I think it will hook me, but it's taking its time.

[@e_razmo]

“The eyes chico, they never lie” - Tony Montanna.

[@hbertolinih]

Common!!! Where is the Final part 2??? Hurry! It’s demanding need to know the rest of this beautiful series!

[@ETibbs11]

Can't wait to see more of these two in 2025-2026 when the writer's and actor's strikes have been resolved... 😓

[@christopherlyons5900]

The Man-eaters of Tsavo were two maneless male lions who selectively preyed upon railroad workers in the late 19th century. Both were killed in December of 1898. Spencer says he was 5 at the time, and because of his current profession, it's a date he'd know. This is 1923. That makes Spencer 29-30 years old. I know this clashes a bit with some other things we've been told about the interim between 1883 and this show, but tough luck. I believe this scene more than I believe some cobbled together blurry Dutton family chronology. Taylor Sheridan isn't always very careful about stuff like that, because he doesn't really care about it. He wrote that line and filmed it because it was just too good to pass up. And because that was, in fact, Brandon Sklenar's approximate age when he filmed this. So he's older than Alex (assuming she's about the same age as Schlaepfer), but not by that much. Two year difference, max. They are of a generation. And yes, the romantic in me declares, destined to meet. This really does deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as any legendary movie meeting between star-crossed lovers. May their stars get uncrossed in season two.

[@CoupedUpGenny]

Your hired

[@deanfirnatine7814]

The man eating Hyena mentioned was also a real incident, I will go with the established time line, remember his parents died when he was maybe 6ish? and we KNOW they died in the 1880's so no way he was born in 1893

[@christopherlyons5900]

@@deanfirnatine7814 We were told James died in 1893, Margaret not long after. So that's a minor error on your part. Easy to get confused, isn't it? But yes, Spencer seems to be well along by then. Maybe ten (five year olds don't herd cattle on horseback), meaning he was born not long after they got to Montana. That was the official chronology. And my senes of the matter is, Sheridan threw that out the window here, and told us to go with it. He didn't make a mistake--he decided the earlier info was a mistake. He didn't want to cast someone who credibly looked 40. Or to age him with makeup. Once he saw Sklenar, he just decided that's how old Spencer is. It really doesn't work. Why was someone that age off fighting in WWI? Spencer has to be younger, for the character to make sense. Still finding himself. Still waiting for the love of his life, even though women head for him like flies to honey (though he's more vinegary in his reaction, before Alex gives him The Look). You care about this shit. Sometimes I care about this shit. Sheridan doesn't care at all. That's why suddenly we're going to meet a present-day Dutton, played by Matthew McConaughey, who has never been seen or even mentioned in passing before. That's why we see the Dutton graves, but we don't get very good looks at most of them. He's going to change what he has to change to tell the stories. Go with it. Or watch something else. Spencer was five when the Man-Eaters of Tsavo were killed. Sheridan isn't stupid. He looked up the date. It didn't just happen to make Spencer's age the same as Sklenar's. And the little post-coital scene on the ship, after the impromptu wedding, where Alex mentions their age difference, and Spencer responds "Who says I'm older?" A wink is as good as a nod. I don't always agree with Sheridan's choices as a storyteller either. But I've watched enough of his stuff to know they're all very very deliberate.

[@rosanaconta3416]

@@christopherlyons5900 How many years apart are they? How old is Alex?

[@rosanaconta3416]

@@christopherlyons5900 what generation are you talking about? I read someone saying he should be 37

[@jeffthornerg4609]

Alex reminds me of one of my juco girls . Pretty smile by the way !

[@archimedes_espinosa]

She fell in love and so did he

[@jebremocampo9194]

The Brits actually don't just call anyone Sir. It is something that you attain

[@Hexados-666]

As a Brit “Sir” is a title used to refer to Gentry such as Gentleman or Knights in regards to hierarchy, gentry was the lowest of high society classes followed by Nobility, Royalty and Imperiality

[@sjacrane]

@@Hexados-666I suppose you tell us not every Brit has there own butler next.

[@Hexados-666]

@@sjacrane I wish I had my own butler

[@Angelusdark]

Omg I felt that!

[@planetdisco4821]

That look between them is everything….🥹

[@QueenslandTrainVideos]

Ok people watch her hands on the champagne glass and see how many times it changes back and forth.

[@huntersmillie00]

good catch, I wonder how many takes they did that single scene.

[@warsaw012]

Alexandra looks like young Helen Mirren

[@laurab5293]

So have I missed the next part?? Someone tell me what Chanel it’s on ??

[@Leavon]

Engaged is not married or unavailable that person is still fair game.

[@johnmciver9478]

If any actor could reboot Indiana jones this guy would play a great part

[@nikaawan9555]

What is the name of this series

[@tarareign8872]

1923

[@westvirginian7412]

John Marston in real life. 😂

[@troyboody9985]

When is 2nd season coming out?

[@fpkhellfire]

just give me a series on him in the war and all of the hunts.

[@christopherdavison652]

Man, I gotta get me an Indiana Jones hat!!

[@Thepateisgreat]

My father is almost 60 years old and has a man crush on Spencer.

[@NoirNouveau]

2:25 - Because dying is the most alive you will ever feel. And that kids. Is how I met your mother!

[@saimaahmad4267]

Both of these actors are star material and should definitely be on the A list bandwagon. The current Hollywood genre of stars have no charismatic qualities and these two have it in spades with their acting abilities. God bless!

[@beachrastaman22]

She reminds me of a beautiful girl I dated once...and I probably couldn't have ever kept her. But!!...she was so beautiful.