😡 Taylor Sheridan’s Biased Treatment of One ‘1923’ Season 2 Character While Destroying Alex Will Haunt Me for Years

Fans of 1923, the Yellowstone prequel series, were promised high-stakes Western drama, complex characters, and tragic beauty. But what we weren’t prepared for was the shocking imbalance in how certain characters are written — and, let’s be real — how one character was elevated… while another was absolutely dismantled.

The contrast? Sheridan’s clear favoritism toward [Spencer], and the near-character assassination of Alexandra (Alex), a fan-favorite who deserved so much more.

Let’s break it down.

🥀 Alex: A Love Story Torn Apart

From the moment Alexandra leapt into Spencer’s arms in Season 1, their whirlwind romance felt like a once-in-a-lifetime connection. She was elegant yet fearless. He was broken but brave. Together, they were the soul of 1923 — a raw and real emotional core in a show filled with violence and legacy.

But in Season 2, Alex becomes a shell of herself.

Gone is the bold woman who challenged societal norms and followed her heart across oceans. In her place? A sidelined character, whose arc is reduced to tears, longing, and powerlessness.

Fans expected love to be tested. But instead, it was erased.

It’s not just about Alex’s reduced screen time — it’s the way Sheridan strips her of agency. She becomes a plot device to fuel Spencer’s suffering, rather than a co-lead with her own story.

💬 The Double Standard: One Rises, One Falls

Meanwhile, Sheridan gives Spencer Dutton room to grow. Trauma, violence, heartbreak — sure, but always wrapped in heroism. He’s allowed to suffer and still be noble. He’s granted redemption, flashbacks, action sequences, and monologues that scream, “He’s still the hero.”

But Alex? Her journey is cut short. Her suffering is quiet. Her pain — ignored.

Where is her closure?
Where is her voice?
Where is the justice for the woman who risked everything?

It feels painfully one-sided.

🧨 A Creator’s Blind Spot?

Look — Taylor Sheridan is undeniably brilliant. 1923, 1883, Yellowstone, and Tulsa King are powerhouse series. But even talented writers have blind spots.

And in Season 2 of 1923, it’s hard to ignore that female characters, especially Alex, are treated with far less care and nuance than their male counterparts.

Instead of letting her evolve — Sheridan erased her. Slowly. Quietly. And devastatingly.

“It’s like she stopped being a person and became a poetic loss.” — one fan wrote.

We didn’t want her perfection. We wanted her fight. We wanted her fire. We wanted her story.

💔 Why It Hurts So Much

Because Alex represented hope in a world of cruelty.
Because she chose love in a time where women weren’t allowed to.
Because she was written as a rare thing in a Sheridan universe: a woman who defied both the patriarchy and the trauma narrative.

And then she was punished for it.

That imbalance — that loss — will haunt longtime viewers. Not because we can’t handle heartbreak. Sheridan has never promised happy endings.

But because this didn’t feel like storytelling.

It felt like erasure.

✍️ What Fans Are Saying:

🗣️ “Alex was the heart of the show. Without her, Spencer just spirals.”
🗣️ “Sheridan gave Spencer everything — and gave Alex silence.”
🗣️ “I’ll never forgive what they did to her. Not for drama. Not like this.”
🗣️ “Justice for Alex. She deserved better.”

🔮 Final Word

Taylor Sheridan can still redeem the damage — if he wants to.

He can bring Alex’s arc back full circle. He can let her rise, speak, rage, or rebuild.
He can remind us why we fell in love with her in the first place.

But if he doesn’t?

Then the heartbreak of Alex — the way she was sidelined, softened, and silenced — will remain one of the most haunting missed opportunities in modern television.

Not just because she died or disappeared.
But because she was reduced.

And that will stay with us.

For years.