Plot: Brisco's on the trail of the Swill Brothers, while Socrates hires Bowler to retrieve a 'mobile battle wagon' stolen from the Army. Brisco underestimates how many Swills there are, and goes tumbling down a hill for his trouble. He's found by Professor Wickwire, now touring the country with his rocket. Wickwire finds a town where he can get Brisco some medical attention, but it's a town of only women, and they don't take kindly to guys. That's not a feeling aided by the Swills, who can't figure out why the ghost town they used as a base is now a hub of activity, but decide to take over anyway. Then things get worse when the mobile battle wagon shows up.
Does Brisco use his gun? He draws it twice.
Things Comet does: Questions the motivations of the Swills, if Brisco's response is anything to go by.
Kiss Count: 0. Two episodes in a row? (4 overall)
John Bly Spreads His Arms Dramatically: 0. Bly's referenced, but never seen.
Is Pete Hutter in this episode: No.
Pete Hutter Quote: N/A
Non-Pete Hutter Quote: 'You've got to fight the future with the future.' - Brisco.
Brisco's Coming Things: The tank, and the rocket makes a return appearance.
John Bly Gang Count: 0 (2 overall)
Stuff the Orb can do: N/A
Other: The stuff you learn. Brisco uses the term "moll" to describe Sheriff Jenny (Denise Taylor), which I didn't think had been invented yet. A search online tells me the word dates back to the 1560s, though in terms of "female companion to criminal", only 1823. Considering what we learn about Bly later on, it's strange to think of him having a lady friend. It seems so ancillary to his goals.
We were previously introduced to the Swills in flashback, as they were the crooks Brisco and Donovan Joe were sent to capture by Brisco Sr. (The Orb Scholar). Brisco has a bullet wound in his shoulder from the Swills. The man who stole the tank is the Swills Cousin Ed, who married their Aunt Miriam. Who is also his mother. There's a reason my alternative for quote of the episode was 'Phil, Will, and Bill, the Swill Brothers. A good reason why inbreeding is a bad idea.'
The unofficial Bowler's "Damn!" count is up to 4.
When Brisco used the rocket in the pilot, he commented it needed brakes. Wickwire apparently listened, as he did add brakes. They aren't terribly effective, though. Even in the 1890s, I question whether selling rocket car rides at 20 cents a pop would be economically feasible.
The town's physician is a 'Doctor Quintano, Medicine Woman.' Which really only serves to remind me I used to watch Doctor Quinn back in the day.
I'm not really a huge fan of this episode. The women have set themselves up in their own town, where they can follow their dreams, which wasn't possible out in the world. But when trouble starts, they need the guys to help them out. Given Jenny's past history, you think she'd know better than to bring only two guns to deal with 4 armed opponents. Other people in town had firearms, round them up and win with numbers and group solidarity. I guess the better way to think of it would be Brisco, Bowler, Wickwire couldn't have stopped the Swills without help of the townspeople, either. The Schwenke Sisters were certainly helpful to the Professor.
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