"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Review & Commentary

[Mister Obvious]

S13 E25 - "A Noose for Dobie Price"

0:15 the opening theme is so damn epic, I gotta admit, I don't always skip it. It's just so damn fucking good.

0:32 whoa, check out this righteous lamp post. And they've REALLY got it in the shot too, they're showing off hard. I guess it must be new. The glass is super brown... agh, that warm western aesthetic though, touch me.

0:34 just noticed the other one across the street is actually on, it's pretty bright considering. Like how is that even supposed to be powered?

0:39 they've got these new streetlights everywhere.

0:40 WTF, are they building a gallows?? I feel like the dimensions are all wrong on that shit... it looks short enough to stand up and hit your head on. Building gallows has never been Dodge's strongsuit, let's be real.

1:00 seems like "yahoo" or "yayhoo" was an insult Festus used a lot... never realized "Yahoo!" is a straight up derogatory term?!

1:30 look at Ken Curtis's fine ass. Just look at him.

3:04 some of these outdoor scenes out on the prairie in dimmer light have been a bit too cool-toned for my liking lately. This is about the third time I've noticed.

5:33 "Felicitations" well, I've never heard that word before... *tips hat*

6:32 "Salubrious"... okay, they were clearly on a mission here. He must have recently acquired himself a thesaurus.

7:28 this guy is fabulously indescribable. You wanna say he's creepy, but not quite. Not quite eerie. There's just something unique about him.

8:30 I wonder why they went between filming this on the studio set, and on an outdoor set?

10:57 if deputyin' pays $2 per day, then why the fuck did Chester only make 5 dollars per month!??!?!?#@?#1/32.$!!/1?11//`\ I better be rememberin' that shit wrong!!??!?!!!!

12:12 pffft, sheeeeiiittt... I'd ride up on that mess and be like alright, y'know what, I'm resigning again.

13:27 this scene and these people... it just seems so real.

47:06 Kitty is blazing hot in this scene and the faces she's making at Festus are absolutely hilarious.

Wow, I just realized this was the season finale. S14, here we come!

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E1 - "Lyle's Kid"

0:03 so now we're kickin' it with the new 'galloping' intro. I got nervous when I saw this during quality checking the box set when I got it. I thought man, that is a VASTLY different intro than the classic 'duel' scene they've been using up til this point. I wondered if this was when the show started to not be as great. I guess now we're gonna find out. Season 14, y'all.

0:19 is it bad that I laughed at the reigns/whip cracking thing he does at the end? I dunno, it just seems corny. I'm not judging against it, but I'm just saying. It does. God I hope the show doesn't tank. Please don't tank. For real.

0:23 damn that's one rural and rustic looking saloon right there.

4:39 so I'm guessing this is some kinda love story.

5:32 Newly STILL isn't in the opening credits.

11:28 Kitty is so enchanting.

12:07 I was gonna ask the same thing! Why the hell do people treat her that way?

14:26 "Why donchya try bein' a saloon slut?!"

15:43 oh gurl... you gotta give me that badass purple knit scarf/shawl.

16:38 Newly is super cute in a Peter Brady kinda way. I always thought Peter was the cutest of the Brady Bunch brothers anyhow.

19:47 I think this is the first stiff in a casket they've ever shown on here... grim!

25:30 whenever two youngsters are in love and having a lot of fun, you know it's gonna end tragically.

33:33 Festus caught the bouquet, roflmfaololol.

41:20 uh oh... somebody's had a traumatic past.

46:18 TBH, he should get a free pass for killing this guy. I don't care if he has been lobotomized, it is what it is.

I'm gonna keep it 100%, I have nooo idea what that episode was about. Any of these episodes I've watched while multitasking will be like damn near seeing it for the first time if I ever rewatch them someday.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E2 - "The Hide Cutters"

0:16 "Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon *KKCCHHHT CHTT*"

0:24 awwwweeee, cute kitty wanna cuddle?!

2:06 ooooohhhhh SHIT. OMG. This scene done got me shook like a muthafucka. I freaked out so hard, playback got all messed up and I had to restart the DVD, lmao!

4:50 well thank God for the good looking one. Notice how all the uglies were just gonna leave him there and go on!

7:30 I bet every last one of those dudes besides maybe 2 will be dead by the end of the episode.

7:55 that's a healthy looking cow.

8:00 WTF, do these lameass dudes go around purposely just being cruel all the time, lmao!?

8:20 Sugar John?? Sweet Billy? You don't hear them calling any females by those kinda names... I'm just sayin'.

8:59 he kinda looks like Benjamin Orr... https://i.imgur.com/cmA86lv.png

31:30 TBH, Chunk is a hateworthy character, but at the same time, there's almost something sort of respectable about his pure douchewit nature. Maybe it's how he uses his words. I dunno, but he's one of the more likable hateworthy characters in a while.

31:50 I wish there was a Marshal Dillon in all our lives.

34:38 gah, this is SOOOOOOOO SEXXXXXXXXXY.

36:20 IMO it's not at all believable that Arlie would still be Chunk's buttboy after all he's been through recently, after meeting the Marshal, etc.

41:33 damn fucking right, Marshal.

44:50 this is like a mini war right here, lmfaolololol!!!!!!!

45:40 I was right... 2 of 'em left.

48:48 awww. He's adorable.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E3 - "Zavala"

This is one of the episodes that James Arness said was in his top 10 favorites.

0:48 so this is a revisiting of the cute little brick shack dwelling man and woman down on the Mexican border. Wonder where this place is supposed to be?

1:47 "Vaya con dios," I heard this once in my head earlier today. So weird. I only speak English and the only place I may have heard it would have been on the other episode that featured these two characters. I watched that 3 or 4 days ago. Let's see... it means "go with God" in Spanish. But when I put it in translate, I had it misspelled "via von dios" which said "walk with God" in Spanish, and "the way of the gods" in Latin.

3:27 I really don't like this guy, but then I guess we just aren't supposed to. He's never once played a likable character.

8:27 oh this guy's gonna get dealt with for sure.

10:50 oh... Zavala is the place where they're supposed to be. Lol. As far as I can tell, there's really no such place other than a park named Zavala on the Yucatan Peninsula, which I'm guessing ain't where they're supposed to be, lmao.

12:50 I can imagine how nice it would be to have Marshal Dillon as a rolemodel to look up to if you were a little dude kid.

14:50 this kid actor is pretty good with dialogue. Sometimes they suck, just being honest.

17:32 "Take off your shirt." Is he really gonna take his shirt off?!?!? That'd be crazy. They'd never show us that.

18:03 *scene fade* Of course the frick not. That's fine though. That's fine.

18:50 is it just me or was she thinking, "God dang, that's a fine man?!?!?!"

19:00 she's like 3 ft. shorter than him. She's 5'1"... https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173125

19:11 is it me or was that a look of pity mixed with attraction?!?!?!?!

20:00 they've got him looking extra mega fine in this scene.

20:06 of course we know they really just want the Marshal around to kill the mean guy. They're pretty much using him. But I think she's assessed the Marshal and determined that he's probably strong enough and skilled enough to take the guy on. I think she part likes him, and part just wants to use him to kill the other dude. And who can blame her? That other guy has gotta go.

21:50 damn, that was fast!!!!!!

28:27 I MEHEHEHEHEEEAAAANNNNNN... are they implying something happened!?!?!?!?! There's DEFINITELY a vaguely romantic sense to all this.

29:33 lookit... https://i.imgur.com/UtqCUV2.png You KNOW she wouldn't look that happy if the Marshal really had just slept on the floor the whole time!!!!!!!

36:48 considering literally everyone's gun looks like that, I'd say that's not exactly compelling proof, lol.

39:55 the 'feel' of that overhead shot of the gun was very interesting. There's a definite sense of modernity sweeping into the show since it's 14 years on in its run at this time. Things have definitely changed since the early days of the show.

44:00 that's a mega funky '70s bassline... slappin', if I may say so.

44:40 well... she'll be obsessed in love with Marshal Dillon for the rest of her life.

49:40 yeeeah, I gotta agree... that was a pretty damn great episode.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E4 - "Uncle Finney"

0:30 well... there goes the neighborhood.

0:44 is this old guy literally asleep riding the horse!? LMAO!!! You know what, I met an old Kentucky dude who looked kinda like this once!

6:00 so lately, Festus has been acting as a badge wearing deputy a lot of the time... that's pretty exciting. I think Newly eventually becomes a badge wearing deputy marshal too at some point though. I'm not sure if they're both gonna be wearing badges at the same time, but I kinda hope so... that'd be pretty hot.

6:18 I think it's kinda fucked up that no one's taught Festus how to read and write yet.

8:50 God I love his jingle bobs... they bring an extra touch of magic to every scene he's in. So brilliant.

14:06 these 3 would NEVERRRR be allowed back in Dodge after what happened the last time they were there.

14:50 Kitty's got a bitchin' new orange plaid dress.

21:07 low key, he's kiiind of living the dream though.

21:13 OMG it's Newly and he IS wearing a badge at the same time as Festus!!!!!!!!!!

21:28 that's a really pretty horse.

21:38 so here's a time marker... they say it's been about a year since the last time they were in town. It's GOTTA be at least 1879 by now!!?!?!!

25:40 I got a good laugh out of this scene... it was so natural and perfect. One of my top favorite funny scenes involving Festus.

29:26 oh my God, these guys are gonna cave the whole road in. Wowwww.

29:36 Festus is about to be onto them for sure.

30:03 lol, SOOOO coincidental, like what are the odds!? I love it. I absolutely love it.

31:58 yuuuuuuuup.

38:40 Miss Kitty is very much giving super lit wild west Mary Poppins vibes in this ensemble.

38:53 aw man, I low key feel bad for this dimwitted hill girl right now. She may not be the brightest crayon in the box, but I really don't think she's dumb enough to stay tethered to those two fuckwits. There's just no way. I've felt like that about her character since the first time she came to Dodge in the other episode... she would have left those two behind, thrown them under the bus, etc.

38:22 check it out... https://i.imgur.com/8yW08Kl.png

41:22 did he really just tell her to go "spoon" with Newly??!

[Mister Obvious]

32:15 is that a Raggedy Ann doll?? When was she invented?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raggedy_Ann This says the doll wasn't patented until 1915. Maybe some of Raggedy Ann's features were common on dolls before that point. If not, they were off like 40 years with this one.

So it occurred to me last night that this was likely product placement... in fact, I think it was the first instance of any type of product placement in the show as it pertains to a modern product/brand.

There was a boom of Raggedy Ann popularity in the 1960s, so it perfectly lines up. I will take note of any product placement I see in future episodes.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E5 - "Slocum"

Slo... cum??? I mean, okay, don't mind if I do!? *dancing banana*

0:40 so I'm chillin' to this episode with some dinner. Just stir fry mushrooms on top of salt/pepper/parsley seasoned white rice, and a nice splash of soy sauce. Mmmm, damn, it's as good as it is simple. Absolutely freaking delicious.

1:12 this tune sounds really familiar.

1:20 aha... reminds me of "Signs" by The Five Man Electrical Band, but that song came out in 1970 and this episode aired in 1968. Perhaps it's another song. But it does sound familiar and this is as close as I could place it.

2:17 daaaaammmnnnn yo, this episode is going hard as FUCK two minutes in, lmao. Never seen THIS on the show before. WTTTTFFFF.

2:27 this old guy would be the PERFECT traveling partner... *nods*

3:23 I'm in love with Miss Kitty.

4:11 I wonder if they put red eyeliner on Louie to make him look sorta fucked up. It's really authentic.

4:18 I've noticed the fade-to-black scenes between the second intro and some of the other instances are EXTRRRAAAAA long this season. Maybe even started in season 13, can't remember. But we're talking about a LONG time (2 seconds it feels like) of total black screen, which takes away altogether at least 6 seconds of screentime from the show. Back in its EARLY days, that would have been totally unacceptable.

6:06 I guess back in the day, you'd have to have a great memory since there weren't a lot of options for taking notes on the fly.

7:36 oh my damn... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sandor Hottie McHotHot in the heezy!!!!!!!

8:50 this guy is fucking AWESOME.

45:00 we've got ourselves a regular Cujo up in here!!!

[Mister Obvious]

Rice really DOES NOT fill you up for very long.

Seriously.

Like you always hear that, but I've never had a better example of it.

I had a bowl of (white) rice with mushrooms on top.

Already hungry again and it feels as if I only ate the mushrooms and none of the rice.

[Mister Obvious]

I will say though, if I eat beans and rice, that definitely does not happen.

So I guess it means that white rice essentially by itself is pointless.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E6 - "O'Quillian"

1:30 what game are they even playing? All card games besides blackjack make literally no sense to me whatsoever.

2:27 you can pick your friends, you can pick your guns, but you can't pick your friend's guns!!!!!!!

2:38 that was a straight up justified kill right there.

3:00 I dig this O'Quillian feller. He's likeable.

3:35 check out the spinning windmill thing on that fake background... a brilliant touch to make it seem more realistic.

4:35 that's traveling in style right there... this is honestly one of my oldest travel fantasies. Just lay back and enjoy the scenery!

5:48 "Course, a feller, he can get to be too different, too... and get himself in a whole heap of trouble."

9:58 okay so they're in Spearville... I knew they couldn't be in Dodge.

19:09 Kitty's titties lookin' fine as hell in that neckline with that phat choker.

27:12 "Remember, it was rumor that had the world flat!" Same thing, different decade/century/millennium.

27:41 mmmm work it baby, yyyyyyahhhhhhssss.

27:55 uh oh... Kitty's got her pimp hand powdered.

40:50 meh, I dunno, this guy is kind of an idiot. They'd kill him just for rubbing it in their faces like that.

42:46 *resists urge to make dirty joke*

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E7 - "9:12 to Dodge"

1:20 that must be a telegraph wire. Oh those simple times. These were the world's first hackers... wild west telegraph line jackers!!!!!!!

10:50 *eye roll*

12:43 this bleedin' heart bitch is gonna be a problem, I can tell. So unlikable. Every now and then they have a super obnoxious, ridiculously naive female character like this on the show just to demonstrate how dumb it is to be that way.

14:55 well what the fuck are you gonna do about it if he is? Gah, I seriously hope her character is the first one to get killed off.

15:03 oh so now we're all gonna be encouraged to talk about our feelings huh? *facepalm*

15:20 BHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Oh that was SATISFYyYYYIYNgnnnnggGUH.

15:50 "Nothing in this whole green Earth worse than a crusading female." ROFLMFAOFMAOFALOL.

18:18 I love the way this is filmed.

18:22 this is kind of like an Agatha Christie novel.

19:33 honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if she's working with them. I'd definitely end up appreciating her character if there was a plot twist like that awaiting us.

21:17 after this, he'll determine they're already on the train, if he hasn't already.

36:30 somebody just throw her from the train. For real.

36:50 ROFLMFAOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

39:20 that was a beautiful moment.

43:05 "I'm taking him in." I dunno why, but this sent a jolt of pure desire throughout my body, it was just so sexy. The Marshal is fearless and I love how Doc is his partner on this mission.

43:55 hopefully this is where the lady gets it!!!!!!!

46:38 the "Easter Egg" gun is about to come into play at any time.

49:27 that really is a damn great idea.

As annoying as that female character was, I got a lot of laughs out of this episode and most of them (if not ALL of them) were at her expense... well done.

[Mister Obvious]

This is a little thing I like to call the Gunsmoke Grind...

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E8 - "Abelia"

3:06 "Well... I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!"

6:10 ah well, at least he's not ugly.

7:20 "Directly we'll have us some coffee and a little sweetener." I GOTCHYER SWEETENER RIGHT HERE, FESTUS~!!!!! *gyrates*

10:51 it's always a matter of inches.

14:30 what the fuck is that supposed to mean?? That he anticipates they're coming back and she needs to pass the kids off to somebody before then?? Seriously. I get that it's a threat of some kind, but I legitimately don't understand WTF he means by that.

14:38 OMG, it's Cindy Brady!!!?!?!!

17:52 Ooohohhohhhh, FESTUS!!!!!!!!!!!! *heart eyes* What a man... you know what, someday if they ever make lifelike robots, I want FestusBot.

20:03 I'd be married to Festus by the next week.

20:46 damn, that kid's smart... I would have said it how he said it verbatim, lmfaolol.

When I was a kid watching the Brady Bunch on TVLand, I think Cindy was always my favorite. I really liked Jan too though. I didn't identify with Marcia at all. I was definitely Team Jan, but I could relate to Cindy too. Alice was probably my favorite character over all though, no BS. It's not one of my favorite shows of all time, but I did really enjoy it at times. There were a few fairly iconic episodes. And the spoof movie was CRAZY... holy crap, the resemblance between Maureen McCormick and Christine Taylor, what the actual FUCK!? It was an epic funny movie, I should watch it again sometime. I've seen it maybe like 3 times.

26:50 lol, Festus can only count to 5. That's sad though.

30:18 ROFLROFL!!!!!

34:10 I ship it. Hard.

38:27 dude I haaaaate suspense. I'm so for real. I've never liked it.

39:06 I think she's in love... I would be too.

44:36 damn those are some pretty plates.

47:10 I gotta say... it's times like this when I think it's downright unnatural not to have any of these characters marry off. But in the same token, they were right, it'd ruin everything if they did. Such a nice pair though.

47:22 "You mean you ain't comin' back to spark Ma?!" Roflmfaofmfaololol wowwwwww.

47:36 check out the soft, romantic filter they have on the camera... https://i.imgur.com/YO2uP1I.png

49:06 I'm tingling all over.

This one about had me misty-eyed y'all, I ain't even gonna lie.

One of the best episodes so far if you just want to drool over how ideal Festus is.

[Mister Obvious]

There are a few things I will have to say about Gunsmoke once the grind is complete though.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E9 - "Railroad"

3:20 well that was lame. Is that really all they're gonna do??

5:27 lol, Marshal Dillon is pulling over a buggy! That's a first!

7:30 hooooly shit... this dress is unlike anything I've ever seen before. It takes things to the next level. This is probably one of my favorite hairstyles she's worn too. The only time it looks better is when it's mostly all down.

8:18 this Mr. Lindsey guy is totally gonna get killed... I'm callin' it. I can just tell.

8:50 somebody's FINALLY trying to teach Festus how to read. Hopefully he can read/write before the show is over.

9:11 Loooollllllhahahaha. It's fucking SYMBOLS. It's SYMBOLS. https://imgur.com/a/csRPxH8 Better than nothing, I guess, but I sure wouldn't be able to understand WTF it's supposed to mean. That said, writing in symbols almost seems more useful and universal than words if it could be done the right way.

10:15 I love this scene of Kitty pointing at it and trying to make sense of it, lol. Greatest fucking show of all time.

12:18 lmao @ his shoulders swaying.

17:40 soooo... at what point in time is ANYONE gonna mention that they don't actually own that guy's land yet?

45:08 oh hell yeah baby!!! I'm liking this!!! You can see the details of his muscular build when his clothes are soaking wet!!!

45:48 https://imgur.com/a/82cxgXY lololol.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E10 - "The Miracle Man"

0:40 I really love the hairstyles they have Miss Kitty wearing this season... https://imgur.com/a/D6TYdxp

4:57 Gunsmoke always delivering on that outlaw eye candy... https://i.imgur.com/K7cirnV.png

6:30 I recognize this girl actress but I dunno where she's from. Apparently her name is Lisa Gerritsen and she retired in the late '70s. That's pretty awesome. She got them money bags and got out!

7:27 hell yeah, fearless shotgun totin' prairie lady for the win!

7:40 oooooo, I like her! Sandra Smith... she retired in the '70s too. I recognize her from an episode of Columbo.

9:06 damn... what a day.

10:30 look how charmed she is back there. Charming dudes like this always get all the taint.

11:13 "That's another most important thing in making anything happen. You must try again." Word though.

11:32 lol @ the "magic" jingle... reminds me of Bewitched.

12:18 well I guess he's their new dad!?

13:00 the ferry?! There's a ferry around Dodge?? To where??

14:27 oh come on now, charming or not, you'd think she'd find that timing a little sus. I guess they were right to be giving this guy a beat down.

14:55 hell, she's even got an upstairs. He's seeing dollar signs, but I dunno what his plan could possibly be.

17:50 it's so bitchin' that Festus can technically be called Marshal now.

19:00 I dig this lady's hair.

21:07 I'd give him the tail for a few nights in a row and then tell him to get on his way, but that's just me.

22:04 you can stop wasting the water anytime now bro, what, do you think that shit grows on trees!?

22:36 he kinda sounds like Ted Bundy.

25:34 damn, I wish Festus would come riding up on my land every day!!!

27:10 seems to me they're highlighting the "just believe" thingy and suggesting it's a load of whack. I'd agree with that to some extent, however they're bringing the "do something about it" aspect into the equation too, and that shit ain't wrong. These days in the airy-fariy popularized mystical teacher circles, they've started leaving the "inspired action" part off altogether. I think it's just a sign of the rate of societal degradation since this show was made.

27:17 I paused on this still and I thought it was real pretty... https://i.imgur.com/Bt2JlO5.png

28:00 wonder what's wrong with the kid? Maybe leukemia or something?

28:15 "A pinch of faith, a dab of doin', and a whole lot of believin' it's gonna be done."

29:40 gah... this guy is scum. How exactly is this gonna end with Marshal Dillon shooting him? Maybe Festus gets a kill instead. That would be equally hot.

32:55 yeah, you feel that kick in the nuts, ya fuckin' bastard? Do you even have a soul bro? Prove it, a-hole.

34:18 agh, my God this is intense... agh. Ayyyyeghhh.

34:35 oh man... agh. I can hardly stand this. Seriously. This fucking guy better change his ways, he really better.

35:06 deprrrresssinnnnngggg.

35:17 what're you gonna do now, ya friggen waste case???

35:40 fuck you! With your healthy kid and your ugly hats! *flip off*

37:17 roflmfaololol.

38:55 dude, this freaking random drunkard guy is a pure fire character, they need to get him to replace Louie stat. I ain't hating on Louie, but when you're generally likeable, you're generally likeable and that's all there is to it.

40:20 don't even try to make sense of it bro.

44:50 look at those mountains... #DefinitelyNotKansas

47:30 so the shot of them coming out of the door of the Marshal's Office is filmed on the studio set and then it cuts to the outdoor set.

49:15 fuckin' guy.

50:05 well. Ya know. As far as I can tell, Gunsmoke shows no signs of slowing down. It shows no signs of an inevitable suck approaching. I dunno how the fuck they did it... I honestly don't.

The more time goes on, the more it feels sorta like... Little House on the Prairie or something. It feels like it transitioned into this timeless zone where it can escape the bounds of what it used to be, yet somehow maintain all the elements that made it what it is. The central characters are all there, and they're still foundational parts of the show... but they did a damn good ridiculously epic job of making these guest characters successfully carry the episodes.

It has that Little House sense only because it's got that 1970s vibe to it now. This episode was from 1968, Little House started in 1974. This is like the golden age of wholesome TV... a time period wherein they dealt with slightly more risque topics at times, but still upheld moral standards. I don't see how it can really fail at this point. Don't get me wrong... if they start trying to take on some kinda bleeding heart social issues, it can definitely happen. But I just don't see it sucking yet.

[Mister Obvious]

This has largely been a process of waiting for Gunsmoke to suck and it just... hasn't.

It's come close once. ONCE. And a few dud episodes. 2 that I can think of distinctly.

Out of 473 episodes so far, that ain't bad.

[Mister Obvious]

And it's not even really that it came close to outrightly sucking that one time, it just sort of bordered on being too unrealistic. There's a difference.

Dud episodes are unfortunate, but incredibly rare in this show... a dud episode doesn't ruin the whole series and spell doom.

It seems like they've figured out how to make the show continually engaging, super high quality, worthy of being invested in... I think they'd have to try on purpose to fuck it up at this point. And I'm sure they could. I've read some things in a few articles that concerned me regarding the later seasons.

Obviously the final season without Kitty presents the possibility for the show to take a huge dump. But I'm not gonna assume that it will. I don't see how it couldn't. I'm holding out the hope that with her character gone, they tried really damn fucking hard to go above and beyond in all other aspects. That's always what they seem to do when things are even remotely unsteady.

I'm gonna call out the first signs of suck when/if I see them. And I've got a list of good and bad things to say about it in epilogue when I've finished my analysis.

I wouldn't call any of it grievances, but I do have some things to say. I don't want to address any of it now because it's not appropriate at this juncture of the study.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E11 - "Waco"

1:20 James Arness is now walking with a fairly noticeable limp... they said that it became a lot more pronounced over time.

1:37 I've never seen a show with such a MASSIVE atmosphere. The power of it when not even a word is being said... it's just profound. That aspect of the show has grown over time rather than diminished. It was always there but it's hit this all-time high in season 14. That's a good sign.

4:06 I'd immediately start beating this guy's ass. For real.

10:33 dude I'd rather go it alone than hang out with a bunch of weirdo loudass jackasses like this. The company kept is seriously not impressive. The only enjoyable element in their gang is good ol' Tom Reese. I love that guy... gorgeous. He may be my favorite guest star of all.

10:46 that saloon girl with the long black hair is waaaaaay too beautiful to be working in a shithole like that. I wish she was one of Kitty's instead.

11:08 oh gross, they've got her smoking though. She's sharing a cigar with one of these annoying pricks.

28:50 man, imagine taking the L like that after you just outed yourself as a total cunt! Lmao! Awkkkwarrrrddd.

46:00 well that takes care of the most annoying one!

47:38 that's pretty cool. They all came together to marvel at the new life. I ended up liking the 'bad' guy.

[Mister Obvious]

S14 E12 - "Lobo"

5:20 dude, whatever, just get the hell out of there. He didn't even bite you, WTF are you mad about??

9:00 "Get out of Dodge." It's been a surprisingly long time since anyone has said that, lol.

9:40 The Marshal is like a dad shelling out money so the kids can buy a candy bar. I get the sense there's been A LOT of monetary inflation since Dodge has grown.

10:00 he just had that horse walking sideways, WTF?!

11:22 dude these guys are hypocritical as fuck, they look just as bad as he does. Hypocrisy is one of the things this show highlights the most in its stories.

13:00 "The man needs killing," roflmfao, that he does.

26:20 shit, that wolf looks hearty as fuck... I'd be making wolf stew!!!

28:38 so I guess if he was gonna be killed, he had to be killed by the best?? I can respect that.

29:12 that's a killer shot of the wolf howling with the moon in the background... https://i.imgur.com/wTCwhZD.png

29:21 "I'm gonna try to find me a place where there ain't no such thing as time."

32:10 I appreciate his honesty... it makes him attractive.

You know, if these guys take that pelt, the Marshal is gonna know they killed this guy. Are they not aware that the Marshal was with him?

40:20 I love this collage of destruction with Luke's face transposed over it.