While watching this episode I got the feeling that something odd was going on with the regular characters in the performance of this show. Some of the acting appeared to be out-of-the-norm that was usually played each week during the TV show. Doc Adams digressed back to season one as he was an ornery disagreeable character and Matt more angry than has been seen in a long time. Add a really odd scene involving Marshal being degraded by town leaders and you have a show that was unconventional by any standard. The acting was just different from the previous episodes where the regular characters were becoming part of TV culture.
The plot centers around a murder in the camp of a Texas cattle drive and the trail boss, Talley, tells his men not to say anything to the Marshal Dillon. In turn, Matt closes down Front Street and the cowboys have no place to drink.
Soon Talley brings in an older man that has been beaten up telling the Marshal that the old man was the murderer. Matt knows that this is a outright falsehood and works to get to the truth.
Not as impressed with this episode as have been with others. Nearly everyone, except Chester and Kitty, walked around with a chip on their shoulder. It just did not seem the same Dodge that we left one week earlier.
The plot centers around a murder in the camp of a Texas cattle drive and the trail boss, Talley, tells his men not to say anything to the Marshal Dillon. In turn, Matt closes down Front Street and the cowboys have no place to drink.
Soon Talley brings in an older man that has been beaten up telling the Marshal that the old man was the murderer. Matt knows that this is a outright falsehood and works to get to the truth.
Not as impressed with this episode as have been with others. Nearly everyone, except Chester and Kitty, walked around with a chip on their shoulder. It just did not seem the same Dodge that we left one week earlier.