ladybug_archive | Interesting.

After researching treason in America, and the outcomes of the only cases around the time period I want to know about, I'm wondering if, all things considered, General Wilkerson would not have to die. Maybe, since he willingly confessed to his crimes and turned himself in, and before anyone was killed, too, he would only be given the five years in prison that can be imposed instead of death?

At any rate, it's looking more possible than I thought it would be the other day. Which makes me happy, as I watched the episode one more time before letting the disc go, and this time I really did cry. It's such a powerful episode, especially the scene where he gives himself up.

There was another episode on the disc that involved a traitor, a thinly-disguised Benedict Arnold under the name of General Scott, and it couldn't hold a candle to the Simon Oakland one. And no, I really don't think I'm biased because of the actor. The Bitter Mission episode had such a much more gripping plot, especially with the traitor having been Daniel Boone's friend.

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While I found the episode lackluster for some reason, I really like Mingo. He's sensible, polite, kind, and serious, all things that I enjoy in characters. And I love his friendship with Daniel. I look forward to seeing more of that!

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Oh, I've been fooling around with all sorts of things this morning. I watched the Bonanza episode Thunder Man and decided that William Poole trumps Mel Barnes in being disturbing, which is quite a feat.

Then I watched the Hawaii 5-0 episode The Reunion, found James MacArthur very cute, loved Jack Lord's character, and was thoroughly caught up in the intense plot of the Japanese businessman being accused of being the man who tortured three vets during WWII. And then I wanted to headdesk at the non-conclusion. I'm assuming you've watched the show to see James MacArthur, so I have to ask: do all the episodes end with the outcome fully unknown? They leave it hung up worse than you said Gunsmoke did!

LOL.

That is quite a feat. I'll have to see that episode; it sounds heartbreaking.

The one with the Vietnam vet sounds so sad and intense!

I wanted to know so bad what Frank Epstein was going to do in The Reunion, whether or not he shot that rotten guy. I don't suppose people ever have written fanfics to try to tie up the loose-end episodes? I looked at the first page of its category and it looked like hurt/comfort is very popular in the fandom, which is squeeable, but I'd like to see some wrap-ups for the episodes too.

Yeah, I would definitely like to write one. But I'm torn on what I think Frank would do. Throughout the episode he had his entire belief system uprooted, just as the businessman told him his had been when Frank and Mitch wouldn't break under the torture. So would Frank shoot the creep to try to regain some semblance of his beliefs for the past twenty-five years, and to get rid of such an evil man? Or would he realize the eerie parallels and take the higher road, giving up the hatred that has poisoned him for so long?

Is that the name of the Vietnam vet one?

Oh that's right, you did mention that title.

It sounds very intense! Why does it need an ending? Does it leave things up in the air for McGarrett or for the assassin?

Ahhh. Yeah, it would definitely be nice if there was a happy wrap-up!

By the way, I've started to notice an interesting pattern. These relationships that you see as only employer-employee when most people don't ... do they always involve one character/actor you don't like?

On a similar note, I skimmed over your story The Solo Mission Affair a week or so ago. I was shocked! You act like you detest Illya so much and like Solo working by himself, so I never thought I'd see you write something about their friendship, let alone something so squeeably beautiful involving it.

I swear I am determined to find some way to get you to like Simon Oakland even a little bit more. ;) He seems like a really nice person, from the little I know about him in real life.

And I read a really awesome Kolchak graphic novel called The Kolchak Tales Annual. When my review of it goes up on Amazon, I'll link you to it if you'd like!

Ahhh, I see. That's understandable; it's nice to write things that you know there will be an interest in. I'm impressed you were able to pull that off with your real feelings on Illya and the friendship.

Oh, and by the way, are you sure it was the Yesterday/Tomorrow episode of Hawaii Five-O that didn't have a proper ending? I watched it today and it looked fine to me. The last scene was Steve recovering in the hospital after the assassin was killed, and Danny was there talking to him about it. It was a lovely scene and I squeed.

Maybe in Simon's case, just that one bad taste from seeing Mel Barnes has lingered on, as you indicated before. Barnes certainly is freaky.

Oh, that's interesting! I'll have to poke through that fic. Sometime I'll probably get around to watching the show. I'm curious about the fourth season too, since they tried to go back to a serious format for it.

Robert Vaughn definitely sounds like a nice person!

It sounds like they must. Ugh, how terrible! That really is appalling, to leave that scene out.

Interesting.

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