The other day, prior to watching this episode, I posted a note as to what really happened to MacKenzie. I was surprised by this episode even though it fictionalizes and white washes a good deal of what was happening. But I had the dates wrong. McKanzie was not well liked by his men at all. He was mean spirited and he was not only erratic, and unpredictable but as time passed, he engaged in more and more bizarre conduct. This episode acknowledges that his subordinates wanted him removed, but of course, time, dates and locations have been dramatized. In real life, shortly after having been placed in charge of South West Texas, he was forced to retire in 1884 basically because he was so nuts it could no longer be concealed let alone tolerated. His dementia was so profound that he could not retire to the ranch he had purchased but had to taken care of by his sister at Staten Island New York until his death in March 1886. It’s ironic that in today’s America, there is a real movement to pull down genuinely heroic men like Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Billy Dixon and a hundred others frequently portraying them as men on the same level or little better than the vicious murderers, bandits and thieves that they were willing to step forward to stop. Yet, in contrast, some fifty years ago the opposite kind of movement was afoot to portray men who were not hero’s, who in fact were little better and in many cases worse than the “outlaws” they allegedly killed as hero’s to be admired. MacKanzie was one of those. There are a few others that come to mind, men like Pat Garret, Tom Horn, and El Paso “Constable” John Selman Sr., who murdered John Wesley Hardin by walking up behind Hardin who was seated and shooting him without warning 4 times point blank in the back.
Ok, half way in, why is MacKenzie so certain that the major and the other two are dead when their bodies haven't been found? I can understand operating with the assumption that they are dead but why the certainty?
Thanks for these episodes. It's a series I've never heard about. IMDb says that there is supposed to be a 39th episode, titled "Devil Trap". You wouldn't happen to have that available, would you?
If your men lost confidence in your decisions, it’s time to transfer them or you... we thought these men are chosen troops by the colonel for special missions...a shitty episode!
Yeah I agree with44scd,"It is disgusting not to be able to see the end of a show." This is a good show and I appreciate it being on. "Thank you."
Great series🤩🤩💖
why are the endings are missing. last for episodes
The other day, prior to watching this episode, I posted a note as to what really happened to MacKenzie. I was surprised by this episode even though it fictionalizes and white washes a good deal of what was happening. But I had the dates wrong.
McKanzie was not well liked by his men at all. He was mean spirited and he was not only erratic, and unpredictable but as time passed, he engaged in more and more bizarre conduct.
This episode acknowledges that his subordinates wanted him removed, but of course, time, dates and locations have been dramatized. In real life, shortly after having been placed in charge of South West Texas, he was forced to retire in 1884 basically because he was so nuts it could no longer be concealed let alone tolerated. His dementia was so profound that he could not retire to the ranch he had purchased but had to taken care of by his sister at Staten Island New York until his death in March 1886.
It’s ironic that in today’s America, there is a real movement to pull down genuinely heroic men like Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Billy Dixon and a hundred others frequently portraying them as men on the same level or little better than the vicious murderers, bandits and thieves that they were willing to step forward to stop.
Yet, in contrast, some fifty years ago the opposite kind of movement was afoot to portray men who were not hero’s, who in fact were little better and in many cases worse than the “outlaws” they allegedly killed as hero’s to be admired. MacKanzie was one of those.
There are a few others that come to mind, men like Pat Garret, Tom Horn, and El Paso “Constable” John Selman Sr., who murdered John Wesley Hardin by walking up behind Hardin who was seated and shooting him without warning 4 times point blank in the back.
But it still makes a good story.
Ok, half way in, why is MacKenzie so certain that the major and the other two are dead when their bodies haven't been found? I can understand operating with the assumption that they are dead but why the certainty?
Irvin Ashkenazy at 22:30.
Thanks for these episodes. It's a series I've never heard about.
IMDb says that there is supposed to be a 39th episode, titled "Devil Trap". You wouldn't happen to have that available, would you?
Apparently all episodes from 25 on are incomplete.
1 MORE CUT SHORT
LAST 2MNS OF EPISODE 25, 26, AND 27 ARE CUT/ DELETED.......IS THIS STUPIDITY OR A POLICY.
DON'T WATCH IF U DON'T WAN TO BE DISAPPOINTED.. THE LATER SHOWS HAVE THE END PARTS MISSING...
Why are the endings cut off? Ruins the whole episode! 👎
If your men lost confidence in your decisions, it’s time to transfer them or you... we thought these men are chosen troops by the colonel for special missions...a shitty episode!
This is terrible. Third episode in a row with the ending cut off... One more like this and I leave the series and unsubscribe.