I cannot say enough about all these old Westerns with these wonderful character actors! They are all fantastic! John Anderson, of course, is one of my favorite bad guys. He has the voice for it and does it so very well. But I must say that branding John Anderson a coward was interesting, since he was also branded a coward in an episode of The Rifleman, only in that case Anderson's character was good.
Of course, we've seen the hero trying to make it home with little water and a gunshot wound many, many times. I can remember at least two times in Rifleman alone, and I'm sure Matt Dillon also did it several times during his twenty years...
And of course the gunfight at the end - it's been done over and over and over.
So, even though there's not much original in this episode (save the diamonds in the tears of Mary, I don't recall ever seeing that before), it's still a great episode.
Of course, we've seen the hero trying to make it home with little water and a gunshot wound many, many times. I can remember at least two times in Rifleman alone, and I'm sure Matt Dillon also did it several times during his twenty years...
And of course the gunfight at the end - it's been done over and over and over.
So, even though there's not much original in this episode (save the diamonds in the tears of Mary, I don't recall ever seeing that before), it's still a great episode.