Sunday, November 13, 2011

Adventures of Brisco County Jr. 16 - Bounty Hunter Convention

Plot: It's what the title says. A bunch of bounty hunters, including Brisco and Bowler (they brought Soc along for some reason) gather at an island hotel for a convention, ostensibly to exchange ideas, information, and be introduced to some new, non-lethal, crimefighting equipment. But it quickly turns into a reprise of "And Then There Were None", and bounty hunters start dying in gruesome ways, leaving Brisco to try and piece together the mystery.

Does Brisco use his gun? No.

Stuff Comet does: Knocks on the door.

Kiss Count: 0 (19 overall).

John Bly Spreads His Arms Dramatically: 0 (7 overall).

Is Pete Hutter in this Episode? No.

Pete Hutter Quote: N/A

Non-Pete Hutter Quote: 'Bounty hunters are a bunch of back-stabbing, egocentric loners. We don't share nothing!' - Bowler.

Brisco's Coming Things: stun gun, bullet-resistant clothing, rubber bullets, net launcher.

Gang Count: 0 (7 or 11 overall, depending on if we count the Swills).

Stuff the Orb Can Do: N/A

Other: El Gato and Mountain McClain from "Crystal Hawks" both make appearances. Mountain is adamant that Brisco keep Comet away from Lily, Mountain's horse. Also, Todd, who appeared as the waiter telling Bowler about the "specials" in "The Orb Scholar" shows up as the guy at the registry desk.

Brisco does not want to share a room with Socrates because he snores (see "Brisco for the Defense"). In addition to laying his pants under his mattress to press them, he hangs his socks from a bookshelf so they'll be warm in the morning.

Bowler's unofficial "Damn!" count is now 7.

It's Brisco as the detective in an Agatha Christie mystery. As detectives go, he's no Hercule Poirot. Doesn't have the impeccable mustache, for one thing. I think Poirot usually keeps the death toll down a little more after he gets involved, also. You'd think Trevor Furlong, formerly of Scotland Yard, would be more of a detective, but I suppose if Sherlock Holmes mysteries taught me anything, it's Scotland Yard was staffed by morons.

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