The writers love having our guys beaten and injured. It adds more to the episode and brings out the female's motherly instinct! :think I don't think that's what does it for me. I may be a mother, but my mothering style was one of "benign neglect." If the kids were sick or injured I'd get ...

You're thinking of "She walks in Beauty" not "To Bloom For Thee". :ashamed Oh, goodness, you are correct. And I did a search by the wrong name as well! But it looks like "She Walks in Beauty" wasn't mentioned, either. Whew! At least I got that part right. :grin

Tsk. I can't believe no one mentioned how he gets beat up by Hoss in "To Bloom For Thee." Might be a Hoss-centric ep but there's some good Adam-angst in that.

I wouldn't do anything to hurt Adam. He is quite safe. Yeah, Adam's always safe in Janet's hands, but Ben? :no I'm starting to believe Janet is secretly a strong proponent of "You only hurt the one you love." Someone needs to track down some hurt-comfort fanfic where Ben's the one being t...

Joe looks so innocent there. The results of his "experiment" were everything he'd hoped for, and he has not a care in the world.

Yet.

Adam looks both concerned and relaxed. I suspect he's thinking, "Maybe I took the trapeze, but the ladder and platform are still there, Pa."

Ben looks soooo surprised.

Wow! Look at that glorious mane!

I mean, two glorious manes.

And a hat. Sorry, Adam.

7:14 This must be the first one I have done since I resized the site on my computer -- I was half finished with it before I realized I was "missing" a few of the pieces -- which is to say, not all the puzzle was on my screen! Not a big deal, just had to roll it down a bit. I'll know better...

A lovely collection of pics on a classic theme.