In "The Passerby" a returning Civil War vet stops his journey and visits with a Southern widower now destitute after the death of her solider husband.
I thought the first 5/6ths of this episode was absolutely stellar. I noticed the rating was a bit lower than I anticipated. This befuddled me... Until the slide-whistle of an ending shows up. Did the ghost of Abe Lincoln REALLY need to show up? It was an absolutely ridiculous development that had no business in this somber story. It detracts from the seriousness of the message and turns the ep into a comedy sketch. I still enjoyed the acting and set design, but the cameo just completely takes me out of the episode's reality enough to lower this one down a few pegs.
I thought the first 5/6ths of this episode was absolutely stellar. I noticed the rating was a bit lower than I anticipated. This befuddled me... Until the slide-whistle of an ending shows up. Did the ghost of Abe Lincoln REALLY need to show up? It was an absolutely ridiculous development that had no business in this somber story. It detracts from the seriousness of the message and turns the ep into a comedy sketch. I still enjoyed the acting and set design, but the cameo just completely takes me out of the episode's reality enough to lower this one down a few pegs.