Review of Root Down

Gunsmoke: Root Down (1962)
Season 8, Episode 4
6/10
She is just TOO beautiful
28 January 2019
I agree with others that this episode has nothing special to it. It doesn't help that Matt is not involved much in it, either. However, what I found ridiculous and what many men would find ridiculous is that a girl as gorgeous as a young Sherry Jackson could ever be, in any decade or century, would ever be attracted to a mildly-attractive-at-best hayseed with a limp like Chester. Even more ridiculous is Chester's reaction to her ultimate goal. There are many instances of beautiful females being paired with unattractive males, especially in TV, such as The King of Queens and The Big Bang Theory. Sherry Jackson is simply one of the most attractive women in the history of television and although she does a fine acting job here, she is just TOO beautiful for this role, which makes for the irony of her being the best thing about this mediocre episode and the only reason to watch it.
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