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Gunsmoke: Cotter's Girl (1963)
A LITTLE TOO MUCH MARIETTA
Sorry, usually I agree with my fellow reviewers about Gunsmoke; and I concur that the scene at Ma Smalley's between Matt & Clarey was charming, after she gets a little more mature (and less goofy) and they sense a real connection, it was very well done.
Additionally, Chester again comes off so sweet in helping teach Clarey manners, curtsies & how to use a knife & fork.
That said, I cud take a 30 min episode of this, as watching this girl for an hour, hugging everyone 100 times, was a bit too much. The cuteness of her naivety wore off fast and I was hoping someone would dunk her in a trough.
Yes, Hartley was good, but to me she didn't expand the character as much as possible. It had more of a female Tarzan aura to it, even in the dialogue, as she spoke poor broken english. LOL. Not a bad episode but a pointless one where so much more was available.
Gunsmoke: The Bassops (1964)
PLOT TWISTER (but too long)
Who's the real Marshall? I agree with another reviewer (and was thinking about it before the episode ended & before I saw that review); just how good it was to see normal, religious family people come riding across the prairie, and not a family of psychotics (and nice seeing Warren Oates in a good guy role - he handles it nicely). They all do, BUT all the while when trying to figure out who's the real Marshall, why not check Matt's shirt, which clearly comes to view a number of times, with the tear right on the breast where a badge would have been pinned! ROFL!
Good and evil are clear, but man can those two guys walk forever in hot sun & no water (not realistic).