1883: What [SPOILER]’s Death Means For Elsa’s Future
Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for 1883, episode 5, «The Fangs of Freedom.»
The shocking death of kind-hearted cowboy and fan-favorite Ennis (Eric Nelsen) in Taylor Sheridan and John Linson's American western 1883 episode 5, “Freedom Has Fangs,” represents major implications for one of the series’ main characters, Elsa Dutton. Portrayed by star-in-the-making Isabel May (Alexis and Kate), Elsa is Ennis’ love interest and the eldest daughter of homesteaders James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret (Faith Hill) Dutton, the great grandparents of John Dutton (Kevin Costner) of Yellowstone, 1883’s contemporary counterpart set in modern-day Montana. Elsa is an optimistic and innocent teenager with a rebellious spirit and a deep appreciation of her surroundings, trying to make sense of a world filled not only with majestic landscapes but with fatal diseases, deadly snakes, treacherous river crossings, and hostile bandits, all standing between freedom and a better future for the Dutton family from Tennessee. In this harsh landscape, Ennis' death represents yet another hardship.
Created for Paramount +, 1883 is a prequel to the hit show Yellowstone. The story features a host of complex characters and follows the Dutton family as they journey west across the Great Plains of America. The stark retelling of the 19th century Westward Expansion also stars the incomparable and instantly recognizable western character actor Sam Elliott as Pinkerton detective agent and civil war veteran Shea Brennan, and LaMonica Garrett (Sons of Anarchy) as Thomas, also a Pinkerton agent and war veteran who served under Brennan in a “Buffalo Soldier” division during the war. Battling their own demons, Shea and Thomas are hired to accompany and protect a
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