I'm not going to agree or disagree with any of the reviewers here. They run quite a gamut of opinions!
I wouldn't call myself a big Bette Davis fan but her appearance certainly made this episode memorable. But what I've remembered through the years most, from the time I first saw this episode almost 40 years ago, is something Matt said to Kitty shortly before he is to be hung and all hope seems lost: "Kitty--an awful lot can happen in only two hours.". That may not be exactly word for word, but I can still hear him saying it. It could be a lot of good, or a lot of bad, or just downright surprising--but it's something that each one of us should try to bear in mind.
I wouldn't call myself a big Bette Davis fan but her appearance certainly made this episode memorable. But what I've remembered through the years most, from the time I first saw this episode almost 40 years ago, is something Matt said to Kitty shortly before he is to be hung and all hope seems lost: "Kitty--an awful lot can happen in only two hours.". That may not be exactly word for word, but I can still hear him saying it. It could be a lot of good, or a lot of bad, or just downright surprising--but it's something that each one of us should try to bear in mind.