Warning: Spoilers ahead from Ransom Canyon on Netflix!
If you already watching Netflix's new hit Western romantic drama Ransom Canyon, you probably either immediately started rewatching the series or you're still unpacking the major game-changing curveballs that were thrown in the season finale. Not only did Cap die, meaning his ranch now legally belongs to Yancy, but a mystery woman rolled into town claiming to be Yancy's wife.
She has particularly bad timing since Yancy had proposed to Ellie and they were set to get married on the very same day. Hey, when you know you know. But Yancy's supposed wife made her introduction to Ellie, which put an abrupt stop to their wedding day. Between his personal life and now his professional life as a ranch owner, this surprise twist made Yancy's world more complicated.
In a new interview with Cosmopolitan, Yancy Grey actor Jack Schumacher spoke about all the twists and turns that occurred for his character at the end of season 1 and what could come down the pipeline (pun intended!) for Yancy in a potential season 2. Schumacher reacted to a theory that Yancy's "wife" is yet another fake ploy by Davis to claim control of the land in Ransom.
Yancy's wife will be back in Ransom Canyon season 2
Schumacher admitted, "That's a very good theory." However, he also seemed to give a major tease about the trajectory of this particular storyline: "I don't want to squash anything, but I don't know if that is the direction." Honestly, we shouldn't past Davis to do anything shady at this point after how he set up Staten and teamed up with his politician father. He's a snake in the grass!
We can move forward with the assumption that at one point, Yancy was married to this woman and the relationship ended. Clearly, they haven't officially divorced (maybe it's a Sweet Home Alabama situation) or her wording was meant to purposefully create conflict for Ellie. But Schumacher isn't giving anything away about the identity of Yancy's wife or her intentions:
"I gotta tiptoe around answering that too much. Clearly, Yancy's got a few more secrets that he's gotta get straightened out. But as far as what would be possibly popping off in season 2 with the wife, or ex-wife, I gotta leave that to the showrunners. They'll kill me if I say anything more."
Thankfully, he's leaving us in suspense and giving us room to predict what could happen next. But it's curious that his supposed wife crawls back around and finds him just as he inherits a ranch that's estimated to be worth $22 million. If they're still married and Yancy manages to legally win ownership of Fuller Ranch, his wife will be entitled to part of the land. That's probably why Yancy wanted to marry Ellie so quickly.
Schumacher also answered a lingering question that I definitely had as a viewer. If Yancy Grey isn't his real name, what is his real name? Well, his real first name is still Yancy, but his last name isn't Grey; it's Fuller. He could still use his real first name since Cap and everyone in town likely never knew what it was. Phew! There's one Yancy mystery solved.
Beyond the wife of it all, Schumacher told Cosmo that he hopes to see Yancy take ownership of the ranch (without spending much time in a boardroom onscreen) and fighting for Ellie. Seeing as there would be a time jump if Netflix orders season 2, hopefully we meet back up with Yancy getting close to achieving those goals... that's if Ellie doesn't reconnect with Kai!
Watch Ransom Canyon only on Netflix.