I've seen this now several times and can't do as well as other reviewers have but here's my opinion. The acting is top-notch especially Linda Watkins and Lauri Peters. Every episode with Watkins is a great watch.
Can't believe how a girl gets to be Allie's age and still innocent of men and danger. How did she stay so long with that no count father and brother? As she emerges from the thicket my first thought was wow beautiful teeth and sassy haircut. Long hair pulled back would be more desirable for a girl stuck on the prairie. I gradually looked past that as her character is so sweet and likable, throwing herself at Matt. And why wouldn't she? Seeing a tall, respectable lawman and comparing him to her clan. You can totally understand her mind set. When Allie walks in the dark all those miles to Dodge to find Matt, well that's hard enough but then to get raped by one of the most heinous dudes in the west, could she have had worse luck. That brother was equally lowlife to not defend her immediately.
When Dillon finds the rapist zonked out in a cabin and beats the crap out of him it's just about the best fight I've seen in Gunsmoke. The whole fight was choreographed like a dance. Having Allie see that guy again was a mistake and when Matt says 'It's all over.' Well he's not a young woman who was attacked. How Allie is allowed by Doc to mount a horse after a rape and not get her clean clothes and shoes was criminal. Miss Kitty would have taken her under her wing so she was missing in action so Matt could be her guardian.
The ending surprised me how he returned her to her kin still not having moved an inch. He did give her some confidence however. You get a bit optimistic when mother tells Allie how they should try talking more and maybe the days will go better. I don't know unless they decide to take the boys and leave that mister and brother, two of the worthless people on earth. Again this episode could have been a 10 if some good luck came Allie's way.
Can't believe how a girl gets to be Allie's age and still innocent of men and danger. How did she stay so long with that no count father and brother? As she emerges from the thicket my first thought was wow beautiful teeth and sassy haircut. Long hair pulled back would be more desirable for a girl stuck on the prairie. I gradually looked past that as her character is so sweet and likable, throwing herself at Matt. And why wouldn't she? Seeing a tall, respectable lawman and comparing him to her clan. You can totally understand her mind set. When Allie walks in the dark all those miles to Dodge to find Matt, well that's hard enough but then to get raped by one of the most heinous dudes in the west, could she have had worse luck. That brother was equally lowlife to not defend her immediately.
When Dillon finds the rapist zonked out in a cabin and beats the crap out of him it's just about the best fight I've seen in Gunsmoke. The whole fight was choreographed like a dance. Having Allie see that guy again was a mistake and when Matt says 'It's all over.' Well he's not a young woman who was attacked. How Allie is allowed by Doc to mount a horse after a rape and not get her clean clothes and shoes was criminal. Miss Kitty would have taken her under her wing so she was missing in action so Matt could be her guardian.
The ending surprised me how he returned her to her kin still not having moved an inch. He did give her some confidence however. You get a bit optimistic when mother tells Allie how they should try talking more and maybe the days will go better. I don't know unless they decide to take the boys and leave that mister and brother, two of the worthless people on earth. Again this episode could have been a 10 if some good luck came Allie's way.