In The Penance, Lazarus gets involved with pacifist Canaanites who came from Missouri to settle in a place that their preacher had a vision of. More are coming every month, and a local rancher, McKay, doesn't like it. He believes the land isn't fertile enough to support his family and the Canaanites.
Among the Canaanites is a boy who stirs dormant memories in Lazarus of a boy from his forgotten past. So he sticks around to help settle the dispute between McKay and the Canaanites.
The episode is worth watching despite a few underdeveloped or unexplained aspects of it. For example, McKay has had a number of cows die of blight, and this is blamed on the presence of the Canaanites. But how they could be responsible for this is unexplained.
Among the guest stars, only L.Q. Jones stands out for his performance. I only wish he had been given more to do. Instead it is the unremarkable Robert Jayne as his hotheaded son who gets to chew scenery.
The episode includes several nightmares that plague Lazarus. The last of them gives him the answer to resolve the dispute between the Canaanites and McKay. And the viewer is left to wonder if God is working through Lazarus; a nice touch.
Among the Canaanites is a boy who stirs dormant memories in Lazarus of a boy from his forgotten past. So he sticks around to help settle the dispute between McKay and the Canaanites.
The episode is worth watching despite a few underdeveloped or unexplained aspects of it. For example, McKay has had a number of cows die of blight, and this is blamed on the presence of the Canaanites. But how they could be responsible for this is unexplained.
Among the guest stars, only L.Q. Jones stands out for his performance. I only wish he had been given more to do. Instead it is the unremarkable Robert Jayne as his hotheaded son who gets to chew scenery.
The episode includes several nightmares that plague Lazarus. The last of them gives him the answer to resolve the dispute between the Canaanites and McKay. And the viewer is left to wonder if God is working through Lazarus; a nice touch.