WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Space Force season 2.
Spencer House did not return in his role of security guard Duncan Tabner in Space Force season 2. The Netflix comedy series, starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich in the respective main roles of Space Force general Mark Naird and lead scientist Dr. Adrian Mallory, was co-created by Carell and Greg Daniels. Most of the Space Force cast returned for season 2 — so why didn't House?
In Space Force season 1, Duncan Tabner was involved in the security aspects of the Colorado Space Force base. Tabner was particularly respectful of his role, refusing to let anybody in unless they showed the proper ID, and that resulted in particularly funny interactions, especially when his refusals were aimed at people he would have definitely known, such as Dr. Mallory or Air Force General Kick Grabaston (Noah Emmerich). Towards Space Force season 1’s end, he was introduced as a potential love interest for Erin (Diana Silvers), General Naird’s daughter.
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Space Force season 2 opened with the investigation into Naird and his subordinates, as they had refused to attack the Chinese base on the moon in the Space Force season 1 finale. As Tabner tried to refuse to let General Grabaston in, it would have made sense if he, too, would have been investigated like the rest of the group. Instead, Spencer House's character Tabner wasn't even mentioned in the Space Force season 2 premiere, and the reason why isn't clear.
Although mostly appearing in his role of a security guard, Tabner’s other main storyline involved Erin in Space Force season 1. After realizing they had left their mark on the other, as they both remembered bits of information about the
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