THE SILENCE AT
Episode First Shown:
Candy is jailed in the town of
A dramatic episode
in which poor Candy is beaten up, jailed and accused of murder - for starters!
Candy's plight is juxtaposed with that of the Cartwrights who come searching
for him in vain, having to deal with crooked townspeople, an incompetent
sheriff and, above all, unable at first even to locate
their friend.
Quite a "heavy" episode so I think it's one to watch when you're feeling
up-beat.
Three specific comments:
Firstly, I thought this was a good episode featuring all the Cartwrights and
Candy. I can't understand why some Bonanza fans think that Candy is taking
screen time away from the Cartwrights as Ben, Hoss and Joe get just as much
screen time as they did when Adam was there.
Secondly, I always think that David Canary was a talented asset to the series.
In this episode I was observing the fact that he is still "untamed"
in comparison to the happily settled Cartwrights and I think that makes for
some nice contrasting characterisations.
Thirdly, last comment - light-hearted! - did the Cartwrights and their friends
never learn not to carry large sums of money around with them LOL???? One
reason that Candy gets arrested is the large sum of
money he is carrying!
Hilary
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