"Bonanza" The Gentle Ones (TV Episode 1967) Poster

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(1967)

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A gentle soul
bkoganbing15 March 2021
Lorne Greene hires on Pat Conway;'s brother Robert Walker, Jr. as a horse wrangler even after he sees him humiliated and fired by Conway. Walker has gentle ways and he's one of the best he's ever seen at gentling wild horses and not breaking their spirits.

Of course this leads to a professional and personal clash between the brothers. At stake is an army contract to purchase mounts for the cavalry. lso at stake is Lana Wood who saw the humiliation and sees Walker a coward.

One nice performance from Walker is at the center of this fine Bonanza story.
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7/10
Graphic depiction of animal cruelty unseen since "The Misfits"
heathentart17 May 2010
Warning: Spoilers
It's a good episode, but do not allow small children to watch, or any adult who loves animals. Even though, intellectually, you know the animal wasn't tortured as depicted, it is still incredibly painful to watch.

A brutal man, and his gentler brother, are at the heart of this story. The horrid brother is desperate to sell horses to the Cavalry, and has no compunction about torturing animals to do so.

It's very Cain and Abel in a way, and has a good lesson to learn.

But, if you love horses, as I do, it's painful to watch.

Of course, if you enjoy today's R-rated bloodfests, with limbs going flying and everyone drenched in fake blood, this won't disturb you at all. Which is, honestly, pitiable.
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