>>>Some very astute observations about the nature of unresolved epilogues and
>>>the suspension of disbelief they entail. I think my favorite of these is at
>>>the end of "The loaded goat" when Andy leads the goat over the hill while
>>>Barney plays that soothing harmonica solo! It leaves a somewhat poignant
>>>feeling that even though the ending is not literally spelled out, that
>>>somehow everything will turn out alright. Eric Swolgaard
>>>
But that's not the epilogue, that is merely the end of act two. In the
epilogue, Andy and Barney are back at the courthouse, and one of them calls the
blasting engineer to say they may commence their blasting, adding that Jimmy
should be safe, since he is safely secured in a field away from town. Then
they go into the back room, and Mayor Stoner and Hudge enter, and a moment
later they hear a distant BOOM! They jump to the conclusion that Andy, Barney,
and Jimmy have all perished, and the mayor solemnly begins a eulogy to the
brave heroes, not realizing that they are standing right behind him, listening
to every word!
Since a lot of folks have chimed in lately regarding the "choir robes" episode,
hasn't anyone noticed that the whole situation with the building leaning to one
side could never have happened in the first place? We know from this very
episode that the church has a BASEMENT, and there's no way a trickle of water
down the side of such a building could cause it to lean to one side. A plain
old wooden shack with no foundation, maybe, but not a substantial structure
with a basement underneath it.
Paul Mulik
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