Almanzo's brother, Royal, has a serious heart condition. He dies and leaves Jenny devastated. She tries to drown herself so she can go to heaven to be with her poppa.Almanzo's brother, Royal, has a serious heart condition. He dies and leaves Jenny devastated. She tries to drown herself so she can go to heaven to be with her poppa.Almanzo's brother, Royal, has a serious heart condition. He dies and leaves Jenny devastated. She tries to drown herself so she can go to heaven to be with her poppa.
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- TriviaAccording to Almanzo, this episode takes place 10 years after he last saw Royal, which would have been in the season 7 episode "The Nephews". However, no mention is made of his two sons or his wife, who featured in that episode. Also, his daughter, Jenny, has suddenly appeared even though she was not mentioned either in the earlier episode but must have been alive then, even if the 10 year timeline was correct, which it very clearly is not.
- GoofsAt the end when Jeb swims out next to Nancy, her hair and bonnet are dry. When Jeb then reaches up to dunk Nancy, her hair and bonnet are soaking wet.
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Jenny Wilder: [wakes up in bed] How did I get here?
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Jeb found your note. He saved your life.
Jenny Wilder: Why didn't he let me die? It's what I wanted!
Laura Ingalls Wilder: What you wanted? Well, maybe it's about time you started thinking of someone else besides yourself.
Laura Ingalls Wilder: [about her parents] I want to be with them. I love them.
Laura Ingalls Wilder: If you love them like you say you do, then you would never do anything like this, to hurt them like this! Jenny, your parents loved you more than anything else in the world. They wanted you to have everything. Everything! Your own family, children, their grandchildren! But because of your self-pity, you'll deny them everything?
Jenny Wilder: That's not true!
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Yes, it is! You talk about God and love? God put you on this Earth for a reason, just like all of us! You're strong and healthy, and you should get down on your knees and thank the Lord for what you've got! But instead, you just throw it all away, and you nearly cost an innocent boy to lose his life.
Jenny Wilder: What?
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Yes! Jeb Carter nearly drowned trying to save you! His father told me he couldn't swim a stroke, yet he jumped into that water and he somehow got you out!
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Now, I don't want to hear any more about what you want. You start thinking about what your parents would want for you. If you love them like you say you do.
I guess this was what Michael Landon was great at: Finding young talents and mentoring them to perfection for the ultimate taste he wanted us to get from Little House on the Praire.
There are times I get the feeling all this drama borders agitation, but on the other hand, the scenes are long and dense, with notable touches. On the emotional front, LHOTP is way more memorable than almost every contemporary show that tries to capture the imagination of families.
This season is literally LHOTP: The Next Generation. I wonder what would happen if they could continue on into the 20th century, kinda like Roots had done with much fewer episodes.
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