"The Virginian" The Awakening (TV Episode 1965) Poster

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(1965)

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On a happy note
bkoganbing16 September 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Roberta Shore leaves The Virginian with this episode. It's on a happy note as she finds true love with passing preacher Glenn Corbett.

Corbett doesn't look like much, just a tramp looking for itinerant work for a meal from Shiloh Ranch. But as we learn he's a disillusioned minister who left his work.

At the same time there's trouble brewing a nearby mine over unsafe conditions. The manager John Doucette dismisses the men's concerns and they're striking.

Corbett came from coal mining Pennsylvania and proves to find his voice and calling and a renewed faith.

A nice ending for Roberta Shore's time on The Virginian as her dad Judge Garth marries the happy couple.
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sappy silly sugary subterfuge
CaptWinkie24 September 2023
This is a must-miss as there is no action, no adventure, no gunfight, no reason to stay awake, no jokes about the coffee or the food, Randy doesn't sing until the show is almost over and it's not one of his better voices- it feels forced. The reason he was singing the song- like he was losing a friend in Betsy- was forced; in fact, the whole show feels forced. Everyone speaks their lines, usually while they are still looking at the card with the lines printed on it; imo everyone tried to look serious and tried to just get through it.

The minister kissed Betsy once, then apologized and gave no further encouragement; she stopped doing everything so she could follow him around like she did an attractive orphaned blacksmith jailbird in S02E05 and that's the show you should be watching right now.

There were five men all dressed up in the same room with no weird pictures on the wall at the very end of the show and that is the only thing to see here. If i can get a screen grab, i'll add it to the photo lineup and save you an hour and fifteen minutes.
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