JSA wrote:
Endo wrote:
What closures did you feel were really lacking? Maybe it's been too long since I watched the original series, that I'm not remembering major plot lines that were left hanging.
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1. What happened with Hurst? Although we don't know for sure, I took it as he would be tried and found guilty, since there was a witness that spoke up. I didn't exit thinking he got away with it. Add to that that Bullock witnessed his deputy trying to kill him and heard what he said, so add an attempted murder on top of it..
2. Was Trixie ever arrested? Fair enough, I took it that she walked though. I don't have any logical reason for it, except we didn't see them arrest her, and since Hearst was outed and arrested as a killer, that Trixie would skate.
3. Did Hurst send someone to arrest or kill Bullock? Again, since Hearst was arrested, my take was that would not take place. Why would Bullock be arrested? I get killing him a revenge though.
4. What happened with Alma Garret? What did she do with Charlie's land? Did she and Bullock get together? Did she leave Deadwood? This was not a significant enough plot line for me to care how it wrapped up. Seemed minor. The can't wrap up all future questions.
5. What happened with Charlie's land? Did Hurst buy a right of way? Did Hurst go around? Did Hurst go after Mrs. Garret? Going from my assumption that Hearst was in jail and probably found guilty of murder, it was a moot point. Not sure I care. The whole conflict over the land was too contrived. Alma was too well known and connected for him to go after her. This was actually one of the plot devices that bothered me the most. I think it was common (still is) to just grant easements for things like this, to run telephone line through land. Don't know why that was not an option, instead of trying to purchase the land outright...or just going around his land. Just seemed silly outcome and warranting murdering Utter for. Seemed there should have been much better options than killing him and trying to buy his land. Can you imagine how much it would cost to actually buy all the properties a phone line crosses, instead of easements. Also that is why it would have been common to just run phone lines next to the RR tracks. No need to buy up new land out in the middle of no-where. Why was Hearst not running his stupid lines along the RR route. That's why the whole situation seemed very contrived.
6. What happened to the Gem? Did it turn into a dance hall? Did Trixie run it? I assumed she got ownership of the Gem, from Al. Don' care if it was a whorehouse or dance hall. Al also gave his cash fortune to the two guys that worked for him all this time, for being loyal.
The biggest plot lines begging for closure were Hurst/Bullock/Trixie. Hurst left believing the woman who shot him was dead, so, we had a little closure there. Then, immediately upon his return, he learns that is not true. No way Hurst lets that stand or does not seek revenge on Bullock. This bothered me a lot, to have Trixie do that. Almost contrived as the Utter Land thing. Looking back on it, I think "what happened to Trixie" is the only item that I'm curious about. In my head, I believe Hearst was found guilty of murder, so all things tied to him were wrapped up because of that. But that is just the way I chose to interpret the ending.
So, we end this movie with even less closure than we had at the end of the series because Hurst knows Trixie is alive and knows Bullock is burning all his shipments of wood.
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Like someone said, maybe you, the movie felt like just a standard run of the mill episode. Seems so much more could h ave been done with a 2 hour dedicated movie and series closer.
It was OK as a stand-alone. I didn't dislike it, I just think it was a lost opportunity.
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