Season two ends with full-blooded story, ably directed by William Witney, that adds a tinge of sadness to inevitable victory of good over evil. Drama spotlights curly-haired Adonis Jeremy Slate, one of those attractive players, like George Reeves, who always seemed a step away from major stardom but never got there. Slate nails his challenging role as a smiling sociopath who lies to his kinsman Randy about everything except his honest affection for him. There's also a nice part for amiable former singing cowboy Dick Foran, who stopped several times for gigs on "The Virginian" on his long, winding journey up and down the show-biz trail.
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Perfect casting. Great story, even in it's predictable moments.
a-kris-e13 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
As I watch The Virginian, in order, most episodes for the first time (ever), this is one of my favorite stories so far. From it's fun beginning -discovering treasure in a cave- to it's (predictably) tragic ending, it held my interest, even when I was fairly certain where the story was going.
The role of Johnny "Kane" was so well-cast that Steve wasn't the only one who could see "something familiar around the eyes". Johnny and Randy really looked like brothers. Fortunately the deception of being "a friend of Randy's brother" was quickly revealed to the viewer; otherwise, it would have become tedious to pretend we couldn't see that Johnny WAS Randy's long-lost brother.
There are actually several deceptions going on in the episode. (Randy & Johnny hiding Kane's identity, Kane hiding from the law, Kane and his girl pretending not to know each other, the Government Agent pretending to be a surveyor, The Virginian pretending the Agent WAS a surveyor & keeping his identity's even from Betsy) I really enjoyed watching the characters - particularly Steve, Randy, and The Virginian - WATCHING everyone else. The suspicions floating around in everyone's eyes in this episode REALLY added to the story, leaving the viewer wondering just who would catch-on first, and to which deception.
Despite the viewer's knowledge that this could not possibly end happily, the real point of the episode was Randy's struggle with his loyalty to his brother vs. to his "family" at the Ranch. Randy had to find out not only what he could and couldn't DO, but what knowledge he could not live with having.
The role of Johnny "Kane" was so well-cast that Steve wasn't the only one who could see "something familiar around the eyes". Johnny and Randy really looked like brothers. Fortunately the deception of being "a friend of Randy's brother" was quickly revealed to the viewer; otherwise, it would have become tedious to pretend we couldn't see that Johnny WAS Randy's long-lost brother.
There are actually several deceptions going on in the episode. (Randy & Johnny hiding Kane's identity, Kane hiding from the law, Kane and his girl pretending not to know each other, the Government Agent pretending to be a surveyor, The Virginian pretending the Agent WAS a surveyor & keeping his identity's even from Betsy) I really enjoyed watching the characters - particularly Steve, Randy, and The Virginian - WATCHING everyone else. The suspicions floating around in everyone's eyes in this episode REALLY added to the story, leaving the viewer wondering just who would catch-on first, and to which deception.
Despite the viewer's knowledge that this could not possibly end happily, the real point of the episode was Randy's struggle with his loyalty to his brother vs. to his "family" at the Ranch. Randy had to find out not only what he could and couldn't DO, but what knowledge he could not live with having.
The old Confederacy
bkoganbing26 August 2017
Apparently Confederacy currency and bonds were redeemable in some form because there are people hunting for some stolen loot and bonds on the Shiloh ranch. One is Dick Foran who is claiming to be a government surveyor, but is in fact a Treasury agent.
The other is Jeremy Slate who is new hand Randy Boone's older outlaw brother. But the Shiloh people don't know that when he signs on, the better to look for the stolen loot. He was part of the gang that stole it, but he doesn't know exactly where it's buried.
Young Randy Boone gets an education and finds out what a sociopath his older brother is. He's got roots in Shiloh now and has to make some critical choices.
A nice story with Boone and the guest stars front and center.
The other is Jeremy Slate who is new hand Randy Boone's older outlaw brother. But the Shiloh people don't know that when he signs on, the better to look for the stolen loot. He was part of the gang that stole it, but he doesn't know exactly where it's buried.
Young Randy Boone gets an education and finds out what a sociopath his older brother is. He's got roots in Shiloh now and has to make some critical choices.
A nice story with Boone and the guest stars front and center.
treasure hunt
sandcrab27714 February 2020
Guest star jeremy slate plays a role not unfamiliar to him ... liar, cheat, thief, murderer, con artist ... i don't believe i've ever seen him in a different role and its probably the reason his career never went very far up the scale ....
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