Happy Whumpmas (੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭*🎅⛄❄️!!! You have just been snowballed by a secret whumper. Help to keep the snowball fight going by anonymously sending this to five other whumpers with a whump-related question of your choice: what's your favorite whump that is unique to old westerns?
Oooh. There are several western whump tropes that I love (shot and left for dead, bushwhacked and rescued, injured and forced to survive in the wilderness), but I think a great one that's unique to westerns is the "exhausted bobbing on the back of a horse". See examples:
There are more examples to add later, but here are a few.
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The Cimarron Kid 1952. Audie Murphy
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Is Laramie as gay as it seems?
I'd pay good money to talk to the makers of Laramie (1959-1963). They wrote a show about two roommate cowboys who, completely on free will, legally adopt a child.
I'm sure Mike was supposed to fill (Slim's brother) Andy's absence, but their dynamic with him is totally different from Andy. Wikipedia describes Mike as "an orphan allowed to live on the farm," but he's not just "allowed" to live there...They sign adoption papers. They're his PARENTS. They hire a nanny!
Also, according to IMDB, Laramie was the only western show of the time where the characters are seen doing actual chores and realistic upkeep of their farm.
What were the writers/directors going for? Did they know how homosexually domestic it would come across?
Did they cast specifically for actors with unique physical chemistry? Or was this just a stroke of luck?
Were they intending to spit in the face of the rampant toxic masculinity of their era? Feel free to share your thoughts. I could talk about this all day.
edit: it's on STARZ if you need a reference
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries 2x16 Sole Survivor
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