Gunsmoke Last Fling (1955–1975) watch online HD

This episode had a good concept but the questionable acting by the guest cast took away from the main plot of the story as it seemed some of the actors tried to overplay their part.

The story begins when an aged, down on his luck, farmer named John Peavy demands that Kitty show him a good time. Well Kitty had enough of the drunk Peavy and slaps him saying that if he tries that again she will shoot him. Peavey leaves but vows he will return.

Peavy goes home and tells his abused wife, Sabina, that he is leaving her and is going off with his friend to drink away his life. And sure enough he leaves but before he gets close to Dodge someone takes a shot at him. Peavy tells the Marshal that it was Kitty. It is not long before Kitty gets her window shot out and the Marshal suspects Peavy. The Marshal has a problem in town that could lead to someone getting killed for revenge.

The story plays out well but the acting seemed way too staged. Florenz Ames that played Mr Peavy and Anne O'Neal that played Mrs. Peavy just did not come across as interesting or believable. Their parts just did not help the show in any form. Their acting took away from an otherwise nice show.

Having just watched "Last Fling" I would differ with a previous reviewer that found the characters, Mr. Peavy and his wife, Mrs. Peavy as uninteresting and not believable. To the contrary, I find the character actors in the Gunsmoke series as the core of the episode. Dillon, Doc, Chester and Kitty always performed well but the new characters added the spice to each episode. Peavy is more than interesting, as is his wife, and both are absolutely believable. Peavy's performance as a drunk was excellent and Mrs. Peavy projects a real and believable frontier woman. To say that these characters detract from the story is ridiculous; they make the story and did an excellent job as did De Kova. Another great Gunsmoke episode.

The 30-minutes manages some impact despite uneven performances. Mean old sod-buster Peavy leaves long-suffering wife for last fling in Dodge. Trouble is he harasses Kitty who threatens him if he tries it again. Now someone takes a shot at Kitty causing Matt to track down Peavy.

First part is marred by actor Ames's near buffoonish turn as Peavy. I'm not sure what effect he was aiming for, but it's distracting in a negative way. Story doesn't really gel until last third when plot takes an unexpected turn, and Matt again shows why justice is more important than the law.