10 reviews
Preventative Medicine...
- ExplorerDS6789
- Jun 23, 2011
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Having Faith
This episode focuses on Matriarch, Caroline Ingalls. It begins pretty simple - Caroline scrapes her leg on the way out of the wagon on an old wire Charles had wrapped around the wagon. Caroline means to clean it out good, but things get a bit hectic for the mother of three and she simply forgets about it.
The Ingalls are planning to take a trip somewhere (whoops, don't remember where...) and the entire family planned to go. But when duty called - pie baking duty that is - Caroline decides to stay behind and make the pies while the children are not underfoot, then ride to the social with the Reverend and Mrs. Foster. All goes well until the infection sets in. As the day progresses, her infection gets worse and worse.
Allow me to slip to another part of the story now, since I've really said all there is to say about the main plot. It surprised me a bit to see Reverend Alden and Mrs. Foster (a married woman, if you go by a later episode, but married or not doesn't really matter) travel alone together across the prairie. In those days, that would have been seen as very inappropriate! The fact that Reverend Alden is a minister would complicate this ethical taboo even more.
The ending is pretty good and has a few spiritual messages in it. I must say, though, that one of the messages is a bit off. Charles stated,"God takes care of those that love Him." Not to get into a theological discussion or anything, but sometimes - many times - God takes care of those that don't love him. Furthermore, it was possible that Caroline died. In fact, in real life it's more than likely the outcome...Yet Charles seemed to tell his girls that because Caroline loved God, He'd spare her life. That's a wrong message to send...
The Ingalls are planning to take a trip somewhere (whoops, don't remember where...) and the entire family planned to go. But when duty called - pie baking duty that is - Caroline decides to stay behind and make the pies while the children are not underfoot, then ride to the social with the Reverend and Mrs. Foster. All goes well until the infection sets in. As the day progresses, her infection gets worse and worse.
Allow me to slip to another part of the story now, since I've really said all there is to say about the main plot. It surprised me a bit to see Reverend Alden and Mrs. Foster (a married woman, if you go by a later episode, but married or not doesn't really matter) travel alone together across the prairie. In those days, that would have been seen as very inappropriate! The fact that Reverend Alden is a minister would complicate this ethical taboo even more.
The ending is pretty good and has a few spiritual messages in it. I must say, though, that one of the messages is a bit off. Charles stated,"God takes care of those that love Him." Not to get into a theological discussion or anything, but sometimes - many times - God takes care of those that don't love him. Furthermore, it was possible that Caroline died. In fact, in real life it's more than likely the outcome...Yet Charles seemed to tell his girls that because Caroline loved God, He'd spare her life. That's a wrong message to send...
This is the episode that got me hooked for good
to stay strong!
This episode is excellent.Karen Grassle really shines in this episode.Her acting was suburb. Although I must ad that when I watched this episode the first time at age 12 it was a little disturbing and hard to watch. But when I got older and watched it again and again I saw what an excellent episode this really is. Charles and the girls go ahead on a camping/picnic trip.Caroline stays behind bc Reverend Alden asked her if she could bake some pies for the Bazaar.She will. And Tells chalrles that she would catch up with them the upcoming Saturday. Just before they leave Caroline Cuts her leg on a piece of wire. Later when Charles and the girls are gone she sees that her leg becomes infected,And it goes form bad to worse. Watch this episode you will really emotionally connect with Caroline as she struggles without any help.
Now continue to episode 16
Now continue to episode 16
- RedRainbowUnicorn23
- Oct 3, 2015
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My favorite TV Mom is "Ma"!
One of my favorite episodes aside from some of the high fever/hallucination shots of the cabin. I do have personal connections to this episode and I'm biased, but without that I still think that this is a great Ma episode - also a reality check as to how a simple scratch could kill you before antibiotics and Tetanus shots.
Carolyn in trouble
- gregorycanfield
- Nov 9, 2021
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copy of Bonanza
- drfernandogil
- Feb 17, 2024
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What can go wrong....GOES WRONG!!
Although I was happy to see Karen Grassle in her own episode, the plot was too unrealistic and fake. The directors/writers of Little House always did a nice job portraying the dangers of living during that time....this seemed a little far-fetched. Yes....someone could get a cut and an infection...but what leads to this particular situation is down right silly.... Ma scratches leg on a wire
1. Charles and the girls go away for a day...leaving mom behind (I get it...could happen)
2. When leaving for the trip, Ma hands Charles the peroxide/anti- infection medicine (hmmm)
3. Doc visits Ma out of the blue and wants Charles to fix a wheel (Ok)
4. At that moment, a town person arrives saying that his son fell out a loft and needs Doc's help? Doc said he would return...(Really?)
5. Doc goes to the house of the injured boy, and is stranded by a sudden storm....while Charles and the girls are fishing and camping and make no mention of the storm
6. A cow gets loose and Ma has to tend to it in the pouring rain which compounds the her problem..... Overall....too far-fetched.....the events just line up too perfectly in a nice hour package....
1. Charles and the girls go away for a day...leaving mom behind (I get it...could happen)
2. When leaving for the trip, Ma hands Charles the peroxide/anti- infection medicine (hmmm)
3. Doc visits Ma out of the blue and wants Charles to fix a wheel (Ok)
4. At that moment, a town person arrives saying that his son fell out a loft and needs Doc's help? Doc said he would return...(Really?)
5. Doc goes to the house of the injured boy, and is stranded by a sudden storm....while Charles and the girls are fishing and camping and make no mention of the storm
6. A cow gets loose and Ma has to tend to it in the pouring rain which compounds the her problem..... Overall....too far-fetched.....the events just line up too perfectly in a nice hour package....
- cbest-84323
- Jun 28, 2017
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Treatable
You'll never convince me that they didn't have something like alcohol or whatever they used for disinfectant back then that would have been put on that scratch right away.
- drexmaverick
- Jun 5, 2019
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No iodine!!!!????
- jilljohnson-80359
- Jan 11, 2023
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