This episode I watched in its original entirety. Rewatching on the remastered DVD boxset I feel as if there is one specific scene missing where Adam shows Mary how to "see" with her hands using a sculpture. Remembering that these 2 part episodes sometimes had 1 part that was about 90 minutes, I was wondering whether something had been cut from Part 2.
Nevertheless, Melissa Sue Anderson and Linwood Boomer are both excellent in the most highly rated episode of Little House to air ever! From self-pity and bitterness Mary emerges to a new life. The buildup to the actual revealing point is done so very well and is very poignant. The scriptwriters, Carole and Michael Raschella penned one of their best episodes. Everything from the script, actors, direction, and the melancholic underscore David Rose composed for Mary and Adam makes this episode a forever A+++ in broadcast TV history. A perfect episode! Wish they all could have been like this in subsequent seasons!
Nevertheless, Melissa Sue Anderson and Linwood Boomer are both excellent in the most highly rated episode of Little House to air ever! From self-pity and bitterness Mary emerges to a new life. The buildup to the actual revealing point is done so very well and is very poignant. The scriptwriters, Carole and Michael Raschella penned one of their best episodes. Everything from the script, actors, direction, and the melancholic underscore David Rose composed for Mary and Adam makes this episode a forever A+++ in broadcast TV history. A perfect episode! Wish they all could have been like this in subsequent seasons!