Post by niecie on Sept 26, 2015 15:08:56 GMT -5
The painted backdrop is a bit obvious as Jim rides into town.
Ok, I'm a reader of signs in the background, and one of these is so odd: IOOF HALL? Is that what it says?
Here come Pellargo and his entourage, among whom is Whitey. Not a full minute into the episode, and we already have a fight scene! Apparently you don't just walk up to Pellargo and speak to him, not even to politely welcome him to town.
Jim kinda reaches to be sure he breaks that roof support. *grin* And it's not glaringly obvious (to me, at least) that one of the bodyguards isn't participating in the fight.
So... the two guards pick up Jim and pitch him through the window. Then Whitey runs up and joins them looking through the window at Jim. Then they all three turn their backs to brush the dust off their uniforms - just in time for Jim to pop up and knock 'em all down!
And Jim no sooner finishes off the last of the fighters when Artie comes riding in (to the sound of his personal theme music, of course). I love this part, with Artie helpfully dusting off Jim's hat and passing it back to him while inquiring about his day. Jim: Same ol' thing, just a different town.
Off they go, up the stairs to the photographic rooms, leaving Artie on guard at the bottom of the stairs. Hey, where are the rest of Pellargo's entourage? Still taking a nap in the street? (Oh yes, there they are, picking themselves up as the others cross to the photographer's.)
Nice photo studio, nicely dressed set. Ah, now we learn of Pellargo's ruse. I like the nickname of Lightning Rod for the double.
Pellargo laughs too much. And the photographer does a good sniveling act.
The more Pellargo talks, the more I don't care that the assassin succeeds.
Pretty sure the word 'eking' is pronounced with a long e, not a short one.
Fast acting red gas! Against Pellargo and the Lightning Rod at least. The photographer has a gas mask, but Jim manages to not succumb, bless his heart!
The photographer disguised doesn't look much different from the photographer not disguised. In fact, one complaint I have about this episode is that no matter how much the assassin is disguised throughout the course of the show, he's always easily recognizable. Even his plastic surgery doesn't change the basic look of the man! I know the Powers That Be told Ross to tone down his disguises to be sure the audience could always recognize him, but this dude really should have looked more different after his surgery! *grumble grumble complain complain...*
No no no, Artie! You're supposed to be cutting off the dude's escape. How does running up the stairs accomplish that? Well, it doesn't! Should have drawn your gun and ordered him to halt!
And... Artie gets clobbered over the head with the flash stick thingie for his trouble. Poor Artie!
Meanwhile, Jim is still inside the studio with the poisonous gas! He's using his ascot as a gas mask (something both he and Artie will do later when trapped in the mausoleum), but my word, that man must have good lungs! And now he dives out the window!
Conveniently placed wagonload of some sort of sacks there for Jim to land in.
Whose gun does Jim pick up... Oh, I see: his own gun fell out of its holster as he rolled off the wagon.
Artie decorates the poster on the wall as we end the teaser.
I enjoy the bits of Irishness thrown into the theme music at the start of Act One. Carroll O'Connor hums a lot. Lots of gallows humor in his lines. Oh, and the costume dept took his character's name of Lavendor deeply to heart, didn't they?
And so to the saloon, and Alan Bergmann's other character. At least here he looks slightly different at last! Gray hair to make him look old enough to be Rose's father (doesn't really work for me, but hey).
Now, what I really love about this scene with Rose's drunken father's last journey is the juxtaposition of his song, 'Alive, Alive Oh!' with the fact that he's being stalked by a killer. 'Alive, Alive Oh!' - all the way to his death.
We get our first hint of just how strong Lavendor's hands are here when he crushes the metal flask. (He really ought to fix the squeakiness of his shoes though!)
The widow Pellargo is plenty snarky, ain't she?
(Man, what a deep tan Robert has this time!)
I really like both the way Lavendor is written and the way O'Connor plays him, especially his attempt to pick up a little business once he hears that the lady is recently widowed!
They did a good job of making the dead guy look like Antille! No, I don't mean his face; they never show the face of the guy in the coffin. No, I mean the way the body bears the scars Antille had along with the sole remaining cuff link. Good job.
Love the scene between Jim and Artie on the train when Jim says things are not what they seem to be. If I recall correctly, this is not the only time Jim builds a tower right in front of Artie, then tosses it to him without it falling apart!
Wonder how much time is supposed to have elapsed? I doubt if J&A would have hung around the town very long after Antille's supposed death, but certainly the plastic surgery would have taken several days to heal up.
I like the way Lavendor carries the mirror. It's really somewhat stilted, but I do like it.
But Antille still looks exactly like he did before, no matter how much he says he looks different!
Golo - the same actor shows up in later episodes.
Nice segue from Lavendor saying Tody Murphy will never be missed to Our Heroes walking into Rose's saloon. I like the rinky-tink piano, the piano player with his pipe - and of course Rose herself! Yes, she is so over-the-top she comes out the other side, especially later as the grieving widow. (I think part of the reason I like Rose is that I like the actress' previous role in the first season so very very very much: the kidnapped seamstress in Flaming Ghost.)
Ah, four days. That's how long Our Heroes have been in town since Pellargo's death, and roughly how long Antille has been under the bandages.
I love Rose's dialog here.
And Artie's Hamlet scene in the cemetery! And then the way he tosses 'Yorick' aside when Jim calls his name. *snerk*
Who leaves a tomb unlocked anyway?
Guess Lavendor got his squeaky shoes fixed...
Again with the superstrength! And yes, again with the red poisonous gas! (And ascots as gas masks.)
Ah, poor Rose! She puts on a brave face though. Oh, and her concerns about the wake and the wrong headstone over him!
(Rose comes out with some Irish bulls throughout the story, especially the amazing one she says in the tag!)
Artie's disguise is lovely! The way he lengthens his face, and the lisp.
Just slightly annoyed at the line about dead women's appearances. No one better put any makeup on me when I'm gone!
And then Artie drops the lugubrious face and puts on a smile to look like the poster!
Ah, Artie's reasoning doesn't hold up to Lavendor's questioning. And I do wonder if the line about Jim the Dodger running Liverpool to suit himself isn't the point at which Lavendor realizes Artie's a fraud!
How sad that Jim's concerns for the widow Pellargo lead to him telling the wrong person that Antille is alive! But then maybe that's what Jim had in mind.
Ah, Artie with a walking stick in hand! He just cannot resist spinning it!
Poor poor Artie - rumbled again!
And now at last we get the clue of the blood on the poster. Not sure why Jim and Rose are walking in the blind alley. But dear Rose, she's ready and willing to wade into a fight, isn't she?
Oh, but please, let's never let Rose be grieving anyone ever again! (Which speaks well of the actress' ability to be a bad actress!)
I'm a bit surprised the baddies didn't do Artie in already.
I love Lavendor and the business of throwing water on Rose! Man, can't the woman keep the names straight though?
Glorified taxidermist - heh heh heh!
Those are the fakiest looking shackles ever, even for WWW! Absolutely plastic-looking.
Jim's perfect timing to rescue Artie! And man, he does NOT want to look at the coffin!
(Maybe I shouldn't point this out, but Artie looks mighty fine in his undershirt and suspenders...)
Oh, and here they come, the lovely widow and her escort. Jim has a wonderful line there telling Antille what a BAD disguise he has!
Argh, that line about a woman not doing things for political reasons!
Lavendor really should have kept his mouth shut!
Those are really a LOT of bottles behind J&A marked 'Alcohol'!
And there it is: the double-barreled glare, just before Jim splashes the alcohol at Antille! I really love the double-barreled glare!
Artie gets the fun job of grabbing the widow Pellargo - and oh, here's Rose with a nice big bung starter! Where has she been all this time, waiting in a carriage? (What carriage??)
Ah, and here's my favorite of Rose's Irish bulls: You're a fine pair of lads, the both of you!
J&A trying to get a date with Rose, competing against each other even as Jim woos her for the both of them. And Artie's barely-concealed-laughter face at the final freeze frame. *snerk*
Ok, I'm a reader of signs in the background, and one of these is so odd: IOOF HALL? Is that what it says?
Here come Pellargo and his entourage, among whom is Whitey. Not a full minute into the episode, and we already have a fight scene! Apparently you don't just walk up to Pellargo and speak to him, not even to politely welcome him to town.
Jim kinda reaches to be sure he breaks that roof support. *grin* And it's not glaringly obvious (to me, at least) that one of the bodyguards isn't participating in the fight.
So... the two guards pick up Jim and pitch him through the window. Then Whitey runs up and joins them looking through the window at Jim. Then they all three turn their backs to brush the dust off their uniforms - just in time for Jim to pop up and knock 'em all down!
And Jim no sooner finishes off the last of the fighters when Artie comes riding in (to the sound of his personal theme music, of course). I love this part, with Artie helpfully dusting off Jim's hat and passing it back to him while inquiring about his day. Jim: Same ol' thing, just a different town.
Off they go, up the stairs to the photographic rooms, leaving Artie on guard at the bottom of the stairs. Hey, where are the rest of Pellargo's entourage? Still taking a nap in the street? (Oh yes, there they are, picking themselves up as the others cross to the photographer's.)
Nice photo studio, nicely dressed set. Ah, now we learn of Pellargo's ruse. I like the nickname of Lightning Rod for the double.
Pellargo laughs too much. And the photographer does a good sniveling act.
The more Pellargo talks, the more I don't care that the assassin succeeds.
Pretty sure the word 'eking' is pronounced with a long e, not a short one.
Fast acting red gas! Against Pellargo and the Lightning Rod at least. The photographer has a gas mask, but Jim manages to not succumb, bless his heart!
The photographer disguised doesn't look much different from the photographer not disguised. In fact, one complaint I have about this episode is that no matter how much the assassin is disguised throughout the course of the show, he's always easily recognizable. Even his plastic surgery doesn't change the basic look of the man! I know the Powers That Be told Ross to tone down his disguises to be sure the audience could always recognize him, but this dude really should have looked more different after his surgery! *grumble grumble complain complain...*
No no no, Artie! You're supposed to be cutting off the dude's escape. How does running up the stairs accomplish that? Well, it doesn't! Should have drawn your gun and ordered him to halt!
And... Artie gets clobbered over the head with the flash stick thingie for his trouble. Poor Artie!
Meanwhile, Jim is still inside the studio with the poisonous gas! He's using his ascot as a gas mask (something both he and Artie will do later when trapped in the mausoleum), but my word, that man must have good lungs! And now he dives out the window!
Conveniently placed wagonload of some sort of sacks there for Jim to land in.
Whose gun does Jim pick up... Oh, I see: his own gun fell out of its holster as he rolled off the wagon.
Artie decorates the poster on the wall as we end the teaser.
I enjoy the bits of Irishness thrown into the theme music at the start of Act One. Carroll O'Connor hums a lot. Lots of gallows humor in his lines. Oh, and the costume dept took his character's name of Lavendor deeply to heart, didn't they?
And so to the saloon, and Alan Bergmann's other character. At least here he looks slightly different at last! Gray hair to make him look old enough to be Rose's father (doesn't really work for me, but hey).
Now, what I really love about this scene with Rose's drunken father's last journey is the juxtaposition of his song, 'Alive, Alive Oh!' with the fact that he's being stalked by a killer. 'Alive, Alive Oh!' - all the way to his death.
We get our first hint of just how strong Lavendor's hands are here when he crushes the metal flask. (He really ought to fix the squeakiness of his shoes though!)
The widow Pellargo is plenty snarky, ain't she?
(Man, what a deep tan Robert has this time!)
I really like both the way Lavendor is written and the way O'Connor plays him, especially his attempt to pick up a little business once he hears that the lady is recently widowed!
They did a good job of making the dead guy look like Antille! No, I don't mean his face; they never show the face of the guy in the coffin. No, I mean the way the body bears the scars Antille had along with the sole remaining cuff link. Good job.
Love the scene between Jim and Artie on the train when Jim says things are not what they seem to be. If I recall correctly, this is not the only time Jim builds a tower right in front of Artie, then tosses it to him without it falling apart!
Wonder how much time is supposed to have elapsed? I doubt if J&A would have hung around the town very long after Antille's supposed death, but certainly the plastic surgery would have taken several days to heal up.
I like the way Lavendor carries the mirror. It's really somewhat stilted, but I do like it.
But Antille still looks exactly like he did before, no matter how much he says he looks different!
Golo - the same actor shows up in later episodes.
Nice segue from Lavendor saying Tody Murphy will never be missed to Our Heroes walking into Rose's saloon. I like the rinky-tink piano, the piano player with his pipe - and of course Rose herself! Yes, she is so over-the-top she comes out the other side, especially later as the grieving widow. (I think part of the reason I like Rose is that I like the actress' previous role in the first season so very very very much: the kidnapped seamstress in Flaming Ghost.)
Ah, four days. That's how long Our Heroes have been in town since Pellargo's death, and roughly how long Antille has been under the bandages.
I love Rose's dialog here.
And Artie's Hamlet scene in the cemetery! And then the way he tosses 'Yorick' aside when Jim calls his name. *snerk*
Who leaves a tomb unlocked anyway?
Guess Lavendor got his squeaky shoes fixed...
Again with the superstrength! And yes, again with the red poisonous gas! (And ascots as gas masks.)
Ah, poor Rose! She puts on a brave face though. Oh, and her concerns about the wake and the wrong headstone over him!
(Rose comes out with some Irish bulls throughout the story, especially the amazing one she says in the tag!)
Artie's disguise is lovely! The way he lengthens his face, and the lisp.
Just slightly annoyed at the line about dead women's appearances. No one better put any makeup on me when I'm gone!
And then Artie drops the lugubrious face and puts on a smile to look like the poster!
Ah, Artie's reasoning doesn't hold up to Lavendor's questioning. And I do wonder if the line about Jim the Dodger running Liverpool to suit himself isn't the point at which Lavendor realizes Artie's a fraud!
How sad that Jim's concerns for the widow Pellargo lead to him telling the wrong person that Antille is alive! But then maybe that's what Jim had in mind.
Ah, Artie with a walking stick in hand! He just cannot resist spinning it!
Poor poor Artie - rumbled again!
And now at last we get the clue of the blood on the poster. Not sure why Jim and Rose are walking in the blind alley. But dear Rose, she's ready and willing to wade into a fight, isn't she?
Oh, but please, let's never let Rose be grieving anyone ever again! (Which speaks well of the actress' ability to be a bad actress!)
I'm a bit surprised the baddies didn't do Artie in already.
I love Lavendor and the business of throwing water on Rose! Man, can't the woman keep the names straight though?
Glorified taxidermist - heh heh heh!
Those are the fakiest looking shackles ever, even for WWW! Absolutely plastic-looking.
Jim's perfect timing to rescue Artie! And man, he does NOT want to look at the coffin!
(Maybe I shouldn't point this out, but Artie looks mighty fine in his undershirt and suspenders...)
Oh, and here they come, the lovely widow and her escort. Jim has a wonderful line there telling Antille what a BAD disguise he has!
Argh, that line about a woman not doing things for political reasons!
Lavendor really should have kept his mouth shut!
Those are really a LOT of bottles behind J&A marked 'Alcohol'!
And there it is: the double-barreled glare, just before Jim splashes the alcohol at Antille! I really love the double-barreled glare!
Artie gets the fun job of grabbing the widow Pellargo - and oh, here's Rose with a nice big bung starter! Where has she been all this time, waiting in a carriage? (What carriage??)
Ah, and here's my favorite of Rose's Irish bulls: You're a fine pair of lads, the both of you!
J&A trying to get a date with Rose, competing against each other even as Jim woos her for the both of them. And Artie's barely-concealed-laughter face at the final freeze frame. *snerk*