With these episodic western television series. You always wonder how it is going to end. They can only go up a few tried and trusted avenues.
The final episode of Stagecoach West does try something different although it is not entirely new.
Stace (James Drury) is the blind drifter with his loyal dog. He is fast with his gun and games it so he can get people to draw. He has come to town looking for his girl, Della Bell.
She is a saloon singer and now married to Harmony Bell, her older piano playing husband. They have been fleeing town to town wanting to avoid Stace. He wants to gun down Harmony Bell for marrying his girl.
Now an agent has also come to the Outpost looking for Della. Both Luke and Simon chase him on a wild goose chase.
It turns out that Della ran out on Stace over something unsavoury. Now Stace wants revenge. Harmony Bell wants to confront Stace even if it kills him. If that is not enough the dog becomes ill.
There are no out and out villains. Everyone is painted as likeable. There is even a humorous side plot of an English accented Hong Kong native working in the bar who knows kung fu.
So the ending is not entirely out of the blue but at least it is conceptually different.
The final episode of Stagecoach West does try something different although it is not entirely new.
Stace (James Drury) is the blind drifter with his loyal dog. He is fast with his gun and games it so he can get people to draw. He has come to town looking for his girl, Della Bell.
She is a saloon singer and now married to Harmony Bell, her older piano playing husband. They have been fleeing town to town wanting to avoid Stace. He wants to gun down Harmony Bell for marrying his girl.
Now an agent has also come to the Outpost looking for Della. Both Luke and Simon chase him on a wild goose chase.
It turns out that Della ran out on Stace over something unsavoury. Now Stace wants revenge. Harmony Bell wants to confront Stace even if it kills him. If that is not enough the dog becomes ill.
There are no out and out villains. Everyone is painted as likeable. There is even a humorous side plot of an English accented Hong Kong native working in the bar who knows kung fu.
So the ending is not entirely out of the blue but at least it is conceptually different.