***SPOILERS*** First thing is the fact that there were no Buffalo left around Kansas at the time this episode took place; so what? Nothing at all, it's T.V., and they get a pass for it. Next, I think that Wade Lester, the cowardly one of the bad bunch, probably got away with a lot of the money. I can't recall what they did with the dough, and let's be honest; if anybody had a plan to get lost A.S.A.P. , it was him. Two of them weren't heard from after they left the barn, him and another rat. Remember in another episode, some baddies robbed the bank, and they got away. The tracks had been covered by a bad rain, and Matthew said something like "you can't win 'em all". He was right ALL the bad guys didn't get caught, and nobody except the bad guys knew how much money was involved.
OF COURSE Festus had to leave and get shot, didn't he? he did everything else right, but at the crucial moment; he does something dumb. He even said it was a bone-headed move. We don't get to find out what happened to the one-eyed guy (the one that Tarohon threw the knife at), but the least he got was a long stay in Leavenworth, at hard labor. Michael Constantine, Jim Davis and James Griffith all had long and distinguished careers as character actors, and they all did very well here. I liked it; I'm giving it an 8.
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A rehashed plot that offered nothing new.
kfo94941 April 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This episode had a nice story but the way that Matt was able to get the bad guys was more like something from a Hollywood fantasy than real life. If you can overlook the ending explosion that happen when Matt fired a few rounds into a barrel of gunpowder then this episode is not bad. This was a made-for-TV explosion since firing a regular bullet into gunpowder will not make it ignite.
Anyway the story involves a buffalo hunter named Noah Meek that rescued an Indian boy years ago. They have grown up together and now Noah considers the Indian boy, Tahrohon, his only family member. Noah goes into Dodge to get Tahrohon a knife for their years together.
While alone Tahrohon hears some commotion and goes out to investigate. He finds that a wagon has a broken wheel with five guys wondering what they can do. Tahrohon tells them that Dodge is the closest city and that they could use a tree as a slide to make it into town. When they jack-up the wagon one of the crates falls and breaks open revealing a large supplies of rifles. The men are gunrunners. They rough up the Indian and push him off a cliff. Then the men travel on.
When Noah returns he finds Tahrohon and carries him to Doc Adams. With serious injuries, Noah vows to track down the men that assaulted his boy. And with the slide making marks in the ground, tracking the wagon will be no trouble. Noah is seek revenge.
There really is nothing remarkable about this episode. It reminds me of so many other western shows we have seen in the past. Someone harms a family member and the father seeks revenge. The only thing that has changed is the family is a buffalo hunter and an Indian. A rehashed plot that has been used many times.
Anyway the story involves a buffalo hunter named Noah Meek that rescued an Indian boy years ago. They have grown up together and now Noah considers the Indian boy, Tahrohon, his only family member. Noah goes into Dodge to get Tahrohon a knife for their years together.
While alone Tahrohon hears some commotion and goes out to investigate. He finds that a wagon has a broken wheel with five guys wondering what they can do. Tahrohon tells them that Dodge is the closest city and that they could use a tree as a slide to make it into town. When they jack-up the wagon one of the crates falls and breaks open revealing a large supplies of rifles. The men are gunrunners. They rough up the Indian and push him off a cliff. Then the men travel on.
When Noah returns he finds Tahrohon and carries him to Doc Adams. With serious injuries, Noah vows to track down the men that assaulted his boy. And with the slide making marks in the ground, tracking the wagon will be no trouble. Noah is seek revenge.
There really is nothing remarkable about this episode. It reminds me of so many other western shows we have seen in the past. Someone harms a family member and the father seeks revenge. The only thing that has changed is the family is a buffalo hunter and an Indian. A rehashed plot that has been used many times.
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