The singing in this episode is awesome! :applause1 Pernell and Hoyt Axton singing together is one of my all time favorite scenes in Bonanza. :thumbup Love the single guitar and the way Pernell raises the pitch of his voice during the song. :yes It was beautiful, melodic, with only a campfire for lig...

I think Dortort created four distinct men with each one having a different personality. It's probably one of the main reasons the show is so successful, even today. As a writer, you strive to create interesting characters who are different from the others. Characters who are unique and stand out. Jo...

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The first scene is very provocative. We don't know what is going on. Only that a woman, badly beaten, has admitted to seeing Adam Cartwright. Yikes!! I love the very last scene as well. Adam is sitting alone on the porch. Outside and away from his family. Grieving and maybe brooding about things. Ho...

Wow!! Very interesting comments!! :thumbup I never noticed it to the degree you guys have highlighted it here, but you're right. The somber feeling to this episode and the loneliness and maybe even the cold weather was a metaphor for the general mood of this. Even when he was inside the ranch it se...