Hm. This is one of those "while the cat is away ..." type episodes about what disasters befall the family when Mom leaves (to take care of a flu epidemic in the next town over).
The Gist:
Michaela has gone over to the next town and Sully is watching the children. Of course, he gets into the middle of a conflict between the Army and Railroad Workers and the Dog Soldiers and winds up with a bounty on his head. He gets himself shot and Colleen has to oversee the operation to remove a bullet (in secret! because of the bounty). Oh, and of course the Reverend has to pistol whip Hank.
And then Michaela comes home and they all do some Three's Company style posturing to show that they have a secret!
Commentary:
1. It is so fucked up when Brian thinks he's hearing Sully be executed. Fortunately, it turns out to have been a snake the soldier shot, but still. And he DOES find Sully's shot body later on ... Children must have been made of more solid stock back then; they'd have to.
2. Is it just me or do the people of Colorado Springs spend an awful lot of time evading law enforcement and the Army in general? This is the land of the liars. I must admit, I love every second of this show that is devoted to pulling one over on those Army assholes.
3. It is also so fucked up that all of the men in town (Hank, Jake, Loren) are willing to kill Sully. Like .... not a second thought. Of course, they all make the right choice in the end (well, not so much Hank), but it's bone-chilling that so many of them would see the bounty and be struck first with the thought that they'd go for the reward. No wonder Sully never hung out with them before Michaela came along.
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