This is the third or fourth time I've seen this episode and it gets better every time. As I've said before in Gunsmoke reviews sometimes the plot is second fiddle to the characters. The scene with Matt and a severely injured Kitty may have been the best scene in the 20 year run. There's also a scene where Matt is saying goodbye to Festus knowing he'll be killed before seeing his scraggly friend again. Then at the end the whole town rises up to save their beloved Marshall. A lot of good stuff in this one. Oh there was a good story too but as I said before it played second fiddle.
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