I enjoyed this episode. It was refreshing to escape the standard Gunsmoke studio set for the great outdoors. It's well acted and has a welcome appearance by the underused Diana Muldaur, who I seem to remember hassling cop Duke Wayne in McQ.
For me, the standout performance is Shug Fisher as the lonely Aboriginal sheep herder who helps Dillon and the others on their trek back to civilisation. His many credits include 27 Gunsmokes and singing with the Sons of the Pioneers.
There's a surprise ending and a neat cameo by Paul Fix as another lonely man, this time a doctor in a tiny dead-end town. Loneliness is what this episode is about. The guy Dillon's taking in (well played by Mario Alcalde) is the loneliest of them all, not to mention the lonely senior heavy and his equally lonely daughter (Muldaur).
For me, the standout performance is Shug Fisher as the lonely Aboriginal sheep herder who helps Dillon and the others on their trek back to civilisation. His many credits include 27 Gunsmokes and singing with the Sons of the Pioneers.
There's a surprise ending and a neat cameo by Paul Fix as another lonely man, this time a doctor in a tiny dead-end town. Loneliness is what this episode is about. The guy Dillon's taking in (well played by Mario Alcalde) is the loneliest of them all, not to mention the lonely senior heavy and his equally lonely daughter (Muldaur).