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Season 2, Episode 10
A traveling circus and a Pinkerton detective visit Four Corners and with their arrival comes the killing of a local woman. Josiah had been visiting a neighboring town when a previous murder had been committed and is now suspected. His being secretive of that visit doesn't help the situation.
Buck: You bet against me?
Ezra: It's a matter of principle now.
JD: Principle? Since when do you two have principles?
Season 2, Episode 9
JD accidentally shoots an innocent bystander while foiling a bank robbers and struggles to cope with the consequences. Meanwhile, the others face run up against their own Achilles heels.
Ezra: This town and the good Lord are hardly even on speaking terms.
JD: Would you mind not sitting on her casket?
Chris: Well, if he was perfect, he wouldn't be one of us.
A Hero's Heart, Vin Tanner
I stare across that solitary plain each and every dawn
Always searching for a hero's heart
A stranger bleeds, his hope lays near death
Clutching a tangled wreath
To crown a hero's heart.
Untitled poem, Vin Tanner
I'm not the way they see me
Not who they think I am
I am just a man
And I have need of you, sweet woman
Not for the velvet of your touch
But for the weaponry of your mind
There's a hole, it needs mending
My own Achilles heel
So I offer up my need
Teach me, noble lady
Teach me to write and to read
Comments:
1) You almost never see poems in TV shows. I like the sensitive touch (particularly content-wise) they add to the show.
2) This particular episode is the one with the most character development for the greatest number of characters. JD faced challenges to his shooting skills and courage; Ezra's poker and people reading skills failed him; Nathan faced the limits of his skill as a healer and lack of medical training; Vin realized that his illiteracy was holding him back and summoned up the courage to ask for help.
3) Naked poker. Need I say more. Well, maybe that Anthony Starke has some amazing abs.
Season 2, Episode 8
Two Chinese workers from the railroad ask the Seven for help when people start going missing from the worksite. Ezra buys a woman to save her and inadvertently acquires a maid.John Cho guest stars.
Ezra: Sir, I take umbrage at that heinous accusation.
Season 2, Episode 7
When the Seven travel to Eagle Bend to stop a lynching, they discover that Nathan's father, Obidiah, is accused of murder. Will they be able to keep him alive long enough for a trial? Robert Vaughn and Michelle Phillips guest stars.
Maude: Ezra, you haven't done much in your life to gladden my heart, but I'm proud to be your mother.
Season 2, Episode 6
The wagon train continues on its rocky route to settle their land and Dickey O'Shea has more tricks up his sleeve. Bruce McGill guest stars.
Nathan: Lord, you've got no shame, Ezra.
Mary: This life is harsh enough. If you get a chance at happiness, I'd say grab it because you never know when it may come around again.
Ezra: You're right, my pecuniary interests shame me.
Nathan: I'm glad something does.
Comments:
You know when Vin grows a conscience and thinks that they shouldn't run off together, he's not really solving any problems here. She's already in an abusive marriage from what they've shown. How does he think hubby will treat her after her fling with someone else?
Season 2, Episode 5
Concerned a group of settlers will face trouble while going towards their land, Judge Travis asks the Seven to accompany the wagon train for protection. Bruce McGill guest stars.
Ezra: Bet? I do love the sound of that word.
Ezra: Son, the whale that swallowed Johan doesn't eat like you.
Comments:
1) I just noticed that Mark Stern was the producer for this episode and IMDB says he produced 8 others of this series. I found that randomly interesting because I follow him on Twitter now that he's the head of Syfy.
2) Vin, with a married woman? That doesn't sound right for the character no matter how unhappily married she may be.
Season 2, Episode 4
Chris's father-in-law comes into town claiming he killed the man behind Sarah and Adam's deaths. Unfortunately he was followed by the family of the man he killed and they want vengeance. Tyne Daly and Ed Lauter guest star.
Mark Nichols: That's what I like about you. You're complicated.
Casey: You shouldn't talk that way about other people's mothers.
Ma Nichols: My justice is the apocalypse.
Comment:
Yes, that is the Texas flag being used as a divider for confession.
Season 2, Episode 3
When Buck steps in to protect Inez, he is challenged to a duel by the son of her former employer. A Martinez and Jesse Borrego guest star.
Buck: Would this face lie?
Inez: Like a wet rock, senor.
Inez: Well in a battle of wits, Senor Buck, I think you'd be unarmed.
Josiah: Well I think that went pretty good, don't you?
JD: I have no idea what I just said.
Comments:
That is one spoiled little man. Don't you just hate guys like that who think they should get whatever they want as soon as they want it no matter what anyone else thinks or feels.
Season 2, Episode 11
Josh and Julia double date with Aidan and Suren to see if the couples have a future together. That may have been an unnecessary precaution when Mother visits and Nora returns. Kyle Schmid guest stars.
Josh: History shows that us ignoring your problems doesn't really work out well for anyone.
Josh: You all right? You just seem extra broody today.
Aidan: No one knows the future they're supposed to have.
Nora: I'm not in pain because of what I am. I'm in pain because of what I've done.
Comments:
1) Doesn't Julia just seem off to you? There's something strange about that character. She's admitted to pretty much stalking Josh and she was acting weird during the dinner with Suren. I bet she's going to have some exceptionally fucked up plot twist and go all Fatal Attraction on them.
2) Highlight for spoiler: [ Is Nora just yanking Josh's chain with the "cure" for being a werewolf? Or more correctly is Bryn? I know in most werewolf fiction that comes up as the solution for that particular problem, but it doesn't play right here. I think Bryn was either trying to get Nora to kill Josh in revenge for Connor or she was trying to turn Josh into a killer.]
3) Highlight for a different spoiler: [ After their talk where Aidan mentions that Henry tends to blow plans up, why did he trust him? Dude, you created him. You should know better. Certain personality traits never change. No, I don't think that Henry and gang end up killing Aidan in the next episode. I think that Suren will get caught in the crossfire and end up being the one to die. If that's the case, hopefully Henry is the one to take the blame. I'd miss Kyle Schmid if the character dies though. That young man grew up very nicely.]
4)Sally kind of has a Sam Winchester in Season 7 vibe going on, doesn't she?
