When a gang tries to kill one of their captured members, the member turns around and teams up with Matt to bring the rest of the members to justice.When a gang tries to kill one of their captured members, the member turns around and teams up with Matt to bring the rest of the members to justice.When a gang tries to kill one of their captured members, the member turns around and teams up with Matt to bring the rest of the members to justice.
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- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
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Season 15 Ends on a Flat Note
Brothers Luke and Roy Stewart are locked in a prison wagon. Luke is dying, but both men are in a desperate situation as the ground around the wagon is littered with dead deputies and no one else is around to help. Roy spends his time trying to make Luke as comfortable as possible while yelling at the vultures attempting to feed on the dead bodies.
The sheriff in Hays had wired Matt Dillon to expect the prison wagon. When the wagon did not arrive as expected. Matt and Festus Haggen go to investigate. They eventually arrive at the site where the wagon is located and release the brothers from the wagon. Luke soon succumbs to his injuries. The Marshal takes Roy into custody.
Luke and Roy were part of a gang led by a man named Benson. The gang had robbed a train. Although Luke insists Roy was not part of the robbery, he and Luke were apparently captured after the robbery. Benson and the other gang members attacked the prison wagon, killed the guards, fired shots into the wagon, and left the brothers for dead.
Back in Dodge City, Roy reluctantly agrees to cooperate with Matt and reveals the outlaws that ambushed the prison wagon are headed to New Mexico to sell the gold from the train robbery to a man named Sanders. Marshal Dillon, Newly O'Brien and Festus set out on the long journey to the village in New Mexico with Roy guiding them.
When they arrive near the village where Sanders is located, the Marshal allows Roy to ride on into the village while he, Festus, and Newly camp outside the village.
To further complicate the situation, Roy is in love with a mute woman named Maria that lives in the same village. Roy is conflicted between his love and devotion to Maria, his desire to build a future with her, and his lust for revenge against Benson and the other gang members. Roy concocts a scheme to resolve everything the way he wants.
Several actors make their only Gunsmoke appearance with this story. Steve Carlson plays Roy Stewart. Paul Stewart is Sanders. Laura Figueroa portrays Maria.
Other contributors include Gunsmoke veterans Gregg Palmer as Benson; Ken Mayer as Blake; Hank Brandt, who had recently appeared in the "Morgan" episode, as Luke Stewart; and Allen Jaffe as one of goons that works for Sanders.
Season 15 certainly had its fair share of bad episodes. The ratio of poor to good leaned heavily on the side of poor. This final Season 15 entry is not one of the better efforts. The performances are fine, and the idea is not bad. However, the story as shown is a convoluted mess. There are too many unexplained elements in the story.
Why did Benson and the gang attack the deputies and the prison wagon? It is implied they did it to prevent Luke and Roy from revealing their identities and their destination, but it is never made clear. If it was so important to make sure Luke and Roy were killed, why didn't the gang make sure the job was complete? Why wouldn't they have killed the deputies, freed Luke and Roy, and made the original gang whole again?
The idea that a U. S. Marshal based in Kansas would travel to New Mexico in pursuit of outlaws makes little sense. Taking the entirety of Dodge City's law enforcement with him makes even less sense. (It is not unusual for Matt to travel long distances as part of his job duties, but taking both Festus and Newly with him is.)
Furthermore, it is unclear exactly why Festus and Newly were needed on this long trek from Dodge City. Except for the shootout scene with Benson's gang, they serve little purpose, and they inexplicably completely disappear by the final scenes.
With this story, Season 15 ends on a flat note.
The sheriff in Hays had wired Matt Dillon to expect the prison wagon. When the wagon did not arrive as expected. Matt and Festus Haggen go to investigate. They eventually arrive at the site where the wagon is located and release the brothers from the wagon. Luke soon succumbs to his injuries. The Marshal takes Roy into custody.
Luke and Roy were part of a gang led by a man named Benson. The gang had robbed a train. Although Luke insists Roy was not part of the robbery, he and Luke were apparently captured after the robbery. Benson and the other gang members attacked the prison wagon, killed the guards, fired shots into the wagon, and left the brothers for dead.
Back in Dodge City, Roy reluctantly agrees to cooperate with Matt and reveals the outlaws that ambushed the prison wagon are headed to New Mexico to sell the gold from the train robbery to a man named Sanders. Marshal Dillon, Newly O'Brien and Festus set out on the long journey to the village in New Mexico with Roy guiding them.
When they arrive near the village where Sanders is located, the Marshal allows Roy to ride on into the village while he, Festus, and Newly camp outside the village.
To further complicate the situation, Roy is in love with a mute woman named Maria that lives in the same village. Roy is conflicted between his love and devotion to Maria, his desire to build a future with her, and his lust for revenge against Benson and the other gang members. Roy concocts a scheme to resolve everything the way he wants.
Several actors make their only Gunsmoke appearance with this story. Steve Carlson plays Roy Stewart. Paul Stewart is Sanders. Laura Figueroa portrays Maria.
Other contributors include Gunsmoke veterans Gregg Palmer as Benson; Ken Mayer as Blake; Hank Brandt, who had recently appeared in the "Morgan" episode, as Luke Stewart; and Allen Jaffe as one of goons that works for Sanders.
Season 15 certainly had its fair share of bad episodes. The ratio of poor to good leaned heavily on the side of poor. This final Season 15 entry is not one of the better efforts. The performances are fine, and the idea is not bad. However, the story as shown is a convoluted mess. There are too many unexplained elements in the story.
Why did Benson and the gang attack the deputies and the prison wagon? It is implied they did it to prevent Luke and Roy from revealing their identities and their destination, but it is never made clear. If it was so important to make sure Luke and Roy were killed, why didn't the gang make sure the job was complete? Why wouldn't they have killed the deputies, freed Luke and Roy, and made the original gang whole again?
The idea that a U. S. Marshal based in Kansas would travel to New Mexico in pursuit of outlaws makes little sense. Taking the entirety of Dodge City's law enforcement with him makes even less sense. (It is not unusual for Matt to travel long distances as part of his job duties, but taking both Festus and Newly with him is.)
Furthermore, it is unclear exactly why Festus and Newly were needed on this long trek from Dodge City. Except for the shootout scene with Benson's gang, they serve little purpose, and they inexplicably completely disappear by the final scenes.
With this story, Season 15 ends on a flat note.
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- Jul 5, 2021
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