User Reviews

Paladin is hired by wealthy Mexican landowner to escort his daughter to the US as a peasant revolt threatens the hacienda.

Episode starts off brilliantly with the southwestern location and just the boy's head sticking up from the sand. He's buried from the neck down, left to be consumed slowly by red ants. So who would be that angry and that sadistic. The exposed head makes for a memorable shot. I don't know what they paid Campos, the boy, but he deserved double, there being no trick photography I could spot.

The remainder is okay, even hinting at the peasant revolution then bubbling up in Mexico. It's also helped by the scenic locations, unusual for the series. The trouble is that the Poland-born Lisa Montell, a central character, comes across like a cartoon Mexican spitfire, with an accent that isn't much better than mine. Worse, her seduction scene with Boone is almost laughably bad with the head shaking and foot stomping—and when Paladin guffaws as she leaves, I wasn't sure whether it was the actor or the character reacting. Too bad that Hollywood didn't cultivate more Mexican-American actresses. I expect any one of them could have improved this episode.