Thomas Rainwater’s Mystery and Teonna’s Connection Finally Explained in ‘1923’ Season 2!
In Yellowstone‘s series premiere, Thomas Rainwater reveals that he was adopted, learning about his American Indian heritage when his adoption records were unsealed. Despite Thomas remaining pivotal to the series throughout, the scene in Yellowstone season 1 provides the most insight into Rainwater’s origins in the Yellowstone universe. We know Thomas earned an Ivy League college education to help his people. However, Yellowstone never revealed Thomas’ connection to the tribe, which motivated his work, despite the chairman’s significant role in Yellowstone season 5’s finale. That said, 1923 season 2 could clarify the details.
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Thomas’ adoptive parents convincing him that he was Mexican, despite Rainwater noting that he always felt otherwise, could just be a display of trust between parent and child. On the other hand, it could have been easy for Thomas’ parents to lie to him about his heritage because Thomas was raised in the American Southwest.
Meanwhile, in 1923 season 2, episode 1, Teonna heads to Comanche territory with her father, Runs His Horse (Michael Spears), and Pete Plenty Clouds (Jeremy Gauna), which comprises parts of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma around the turn of the century.
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Issaxche explains that Teonna lived with her before they took her. The grandmother explains that Teonna’s father manages the reservation’s herd and that her mother died of Spanish Flu. The superintendent recommends that Issaxche adopt Teonna to complete her request adequately, not understanding the nature of Teonna’s multi-generational household.
Issaxche is m*rdered in her home in 1923 season 1, episode 6, “One Ocean Closer to Destiny.” Eventually, Teonna reunites with her father, who is on a mission to disappear with his daughter after she m*rders the Catholic nuns from her boarding school who raped and assaulted her.
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It is plausible that Thomas emerged from the American Southwest as a lost descendant of Teonna Rainwater.
While too old to be his mother, Teonna could be Thomas Rainwater’s grandmother. It could be that Teonna had to hide the identity of her child after disappearing in 1923 and that her descendants, therefore, had to do the same. That could be why Thomas’ mother gave him up for adoption. On the other hand, Thomas’ mother could have simply endured harrowing circumstances that barred her from properly raising her child. Regardless, it is plausible that Thomas emerged from the American Southwest as a lost descendant of Teonna Rainwater, and 1923 season 2 can settle the details.