This comment contains a spoiler so reader be warned. In this episode the "bad-guy," Hardrock, was very aggressive,for example,shooting and killing his mining partner and later gun-butting and knocking the sheriff out, played by Monte Blue. Monte, who was bleeding from the his head wound,later crawled toward Hardrock's cabin where Hardrock was trying to make the Lone Ranger jump into a 300 foot mining shaft.
Despite all this, Hardrock gives up with almost a whimper when he was barely punched by the Ranger at the end of the show. Maybe the actor who played Hardrock was afraid of any physical contact with Clayton Moore because of his advancing years. In short, this episode could have been of the best but was so anti-climatic it really let me down. I've seen many Lone Ranger episodes and some are better than others which is natural with a long television series. Sometimes this can't be helped if a script is too thin. But this episode was full of action and detail until the disappointing end.
Despite all this, Hardrock gives up with almost a whimper when he was barely punched by the Ranger at the end of the show. Maybe the actor who played Hardrock was afraid of any physical contact with Clayton Moore because of his advancing years. In short, this episode could have been of the best but was so anti-climatic it really let me down. I've seen many Lone Ranger episodes and some are better than others which is natural with a long television series. Sometimes this can't be helped if a script is too thin. But this episode was full of action and detail until the disappointing end.