thewhiteowl September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 Walt deputizes Henry to assist in investigating Branch's death, now believed to be suspicious. Vic, Walt and Ferg look into the death of the caretaker of a former Japanese internment camp. Henry takes up Hector's role of avenger. Link to comment
Clanstarling September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 I liked the way Henry handled the request to Hector. He didn't do anything illegal, but got the point across. I thought it was a little odd for the Japanese half-brother to be speaking nothing but Japanese, since he was born in America - and if his father fought in WWII, he was also American born, if I understand my history correctly. I liked the layers of having the fairly racist/denier father be adamant about telling the truth and being stand up. Link to comment
Pyralis September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 Perhaps that was his dementia symptom? Or not :) As always, the background scenery is functions as a minor character for me. That doesn't happen in every show I watch, even if the intent of that is there in the way it's filmed. Link to comment
Clanstarling September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 I suppose it could be (Japanese being a sign of dementia), but as he was likely second generation American, it seemed odd that he was fluent - given the people I've known who are second generation Americans. But I'm probably overthinking it. I'm not typically fond of the big sky country scenery - but I must admit, they do have lovely vistas and cinematography on this show. Link to comment
Skycatcher September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 Isn't the show filmed in New Mexico? The "Big Sky' scenery enchants me, but the credits seem to scream "New Mexico". 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 Good question. I never watch the credits - and I'm not all that familiar with New Mexico. Link to comment
kb3 September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 Given that he was born in a Japanese internment camp it was possibly the language of his childhood. As the dementia increased the regression to the first language might increase. 2 Link to comment
OoogleEyes September 12, 2015 Share September 12, 2015 According to IMDB it is filmed in New Mexico. 1 Link to comment
CoderLady September 14, 2015 Share September 14, 2015 The old guy may not have been as demented as he seemed. After he threw his tantrum, there was a little moment while his daughter was escorting Walt and Vic out of the house when he stops shouting and gets a small sly smile on his face. And at the very end of the episode he stands with his face turned up to the twilight sky and says -- in perfect English -- that it was beautiful there. I doubt if we'll ever see him again, but now that his daughter is going away for murder he's on hs own. I wonder how he'll get on? Maybe he'll end up in the same retirement facility as Lucian. Link to comment
JackONeill September 14, 2015 Share September 14, 2015 Filmed in New Mexico. Surprisingly, there are sections of New Mexico that look like Wyoming. Unfortunately, the usual giveaway is when they show houses. Adobe is almost always a desert southwest material. But they try not to be so obvious about it. Where Walt's ranch is located certainly looks like Wyoming but it's filmed in Valles Caldera National Preserve that's about 45 minutes outside of Santa Fe. Link to comment
cassandle September 14, 2015 Share September 14, 2015 Filmed in New Mexico. Surprisingly, there are sections of New Mexico that look like Wyoming. Unfortunately, the usual giveaway is when they show houses. Adobe is almost always a desert southwest material. But they try not to be so obvious about it. Where Walt's ranch is located certainly looks like Wyoming but it's filmed in Valles Caldera National Preserve that's about 45 minutes outside of Santa Fe. And every once in a while they'll show a zia on one of the buildings that always screams New Mexico. I've been to the town where they film the office scenes (Las Vegas) pretty often and it drove me crazy the first season because it looked so familiar but I couldn't place it. Then they panned over a movie theater with a giant zia on the sign and I finally realized where it was. Now I can't unsee it. Link to comment
MaryPatShelby September 15, 2015 Share September 15, 2015 I liked this episode a lot. I always enjoy when they have a Case of the Week as opposed to focusing only on the ongoing arcs. With the absence of Branch it seems like Ferg's getting more to do, and more screen time, and I'm in favor of that. Could someone in a nutshell remind me about Hector, and the jar, and the letters? I knew I should have re-watched season 3 but just didn't find the time. 1 Link to comment
JackONeill September 15, 2015 Share September 15, 2015 (edited) I liked this episode a lot. I always enjoy when they have a Case of the Week as opposed to focusing only on the ongoing arcs. With the absence of Branch it seems like Ferg's getting more to do, and more screen time, and I'm in favor of that. Could someone in a nutshell remind me about Hector, and the jar, and the letters? I knew I should have re-watched season 3 but just didn't find the time. SOme people may have a more precise memory, but: Hector was a (large) Native American who was sort of the "enforcer." He would come to people who needed help, usually to beat the pooh out of the bad person. He and Walt got into a scrape. But then, later, there was some thought that Hector might have been involved in Martha's death. Did he or did he not work for Nighthorse, I think, was a question at first. Then, Vic hired him to beat up the guy who was stalking her. Then, the Denver detective found a bag of teeth (which Hector always kept after he dealt with someone) in Henry's office, which led to Henry being arrested. Somewhere right around then, Hector was killed (Was he killed by David Ridges, who Branch was obsessed about?) I'm sorry that this isn't clearer. (But, in reality, I'm not sure if it is totally clear,) Edited September 15, 2015 by JackONeill 1 Link to comment
Melissa56789 September 20, 2015 Share September 20, 2015 The case of the week was kind of sad. But as someone who is 50% Japanese American (my Mom's sister was interned in a camp when she was a student at Northwestern University) - they (the writers) handled the situation with sensitivity. Loved The Ferg as High Plains Drifter. And enjoying the evolution of Henry into Hector. 2 Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo September 29, 2015 Share September 29, 2015 I really like that Henry is evolving into Hector the protector but without actually hurting anyone. I hope he is able to stay on this side of the moral line but I suspect he will eventually come across someone he can't scare into submission and he will end up crossing the line. I agree that the Japanese internment storyline was handled well. Even though it's acknowledged that it happened, I feel like it's given very little attention in modern stories (unlike WW2 in France which is still the setting of many books/movies/tv shows). My favorite thing was the guy who seemed like a jerk for complaining about the caretaker "stirring up trouble" who ended up bringing his kid to Walt and putting him in the jail cell himself for being a liar. Ha! Link to comment
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