Thomas001

This is a story about dysfunctional family from Serbia. Why from Serbia? Because eastern Europe is the only region that can still be portrayed as primitive and uncivilized by the PC culture. Even their family name is .... what else .... Kosovos! Alright, so the show presents various disconnected scenes and dialogs. This is supposedly about a family escaping hunger. Now in this country, they live in a primitive one room shack, and the shack is burning. In another scene, the same shack has a large stone fireplace and a two keyboard theater organ next to it. In yet another scene, that same theater organ was in a different space, but still in that same one room cabin where the same hungry Serbians lived. I am using these examples just to illustrate the silliness. This episode is not worth watching, but how can one know beforehand?

watching, but how does one know beforehand?

This review was tougher to write than expected. The story was ok, the acting was superb, great scenery, good pace and good tone ....it all was just great, so what was the hard part? It was the core concept itself, the idea to pit preacher against a clairvoyant (groom and bride at that!) and then have the Cartwrights be the judges as well as benefactors. This made me think of bullfights and rooster fights, needlessly sponsored and supervised by Hollywood. So I knocked 5 points off for the misguided agenda.

Right in the beginning, Indian chief saved Joe's life. Admirable. Right in the end, Joe is shouting out of his jail window. Pitty. And yet, the official summary says that Joe got stuck in the middle. I think that more accurate description would be that Joe caught the worst from both ends. Even though Joe had a role to play in this episode, it was not about Joe. The episode was ok, another Indian victimized by another white aggressor, and then they kiss and make up.