1883 Finale: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill React To [SPOILER]'s Death
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the1883 season 1 finale.
1883 stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have shared their reactions to the show's devastating season 1 finale. The series, which premiered on Paramount+ on December 19, 2021, is a prequel to the megahit series Yellowstone following the events that led to the creation of the Wyoming ranch at the center of the series. It follows James (McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Hill) as they travel from Texas with the help of veteran frontiersman Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott).
The season finale followed up on the cliffhanger from season 1, episode 9, «Racing Clouds.» At the end of the episode, Margaret and James' eldest daughter Elsa (Isabel May) was shot with an arrow. She survived the initial impact, but a spreading infection began to threaten her life. Considering that Elsa is the narrator of the series and 1883 season 2 has already been renewed, many fans expected her to eventually make a recovery, but the finale shocked everyone by having her succumb to her wound in a devastating turn of events.
Related: Why So Many Yellowstone Fans Hated 1883
Variety had the opportunity to sit down with real-life married couple Hill and McGraw to discuss how filming this intense finale affected them. McGraw admitted that, as parents themselves, "the hardest part for us, I think, was to not be emotional too early." Hill agreed, saying that "it’s really hard, even now, to talk about, because once the tears start coming, I can’t stop them." Neither of them knows how this situation will affect their characters' marriage, though McGraw says he's "as anxious as anyone to see what happens." Read the full quote below:
Faith Hill: When I finally finished reading Episode 10 to him, we both just
Read more on screenrant.com
