Victoria and The Chapperal menfolk
Posted: April 11th, 2010, 9:39 am
I have often said that one weakness in Bonaza was the lack of a regular female character, either as a with to Ben or his four sons. I even thought it would have been a good idea if Little Joe's mother had still been alive, being a step mom to both Adam and Hoss.
However, it's really The High Chapperal I'm writing about as regards Linda Crystal's Victoria in relation to the men folk on the ranch.
Victoria loved husband John, but found him difficult. The fact she was force on him by her father Don Sebastion, just days after the death of his first wife wouldn't have helped. However, he did come to love her.
I felt her early relationship with step-son Blue-Boy was bordering on stupid. She bought him a saddle, saying Why shouldn't a mother buy her son a gift, when his natural mother wasn't long dead and despite the fact she wasn't much older than what he was. However, they developed a brother/sister like relationship.
Like Blue, both found big John difficult, but found his brother Buck more approachable. In someways Buck was more of a father to Blue than what John was. In one episode Buck recognized the wrong signals, when she was complaining about John, he thought she was romantically interested in her. She without taking offence told him she really loved her husband. Victoria wasn't beyond having ago about Buck's scruffy appearence, which ended in one episode with him all suited up for the family evening meal.
Then there was her brother Mono, of whose lifestyle she often disapproved off. Victoria was the respected, appropriately behaved daughter of Don Sebastian, whereas Mono was seen as the waster, spending much his time with racy women and Mexcian outlaws. However, deep down Victoria loved and respected Mono, who was despite everything, a decent bloke.
Another of Victoria's qualites, is while she would have had servants at her father's ranch, she was often seen doing her own washing a scrubbing on Chapperal. She also had a great wardrobe, often giving a passing through female one of her dresses
However, it's really The High Chapperal I'm writing about as regards Linda Crystal's Victoria in relation to the men folk on the ranch.
Victoria loved husband John, but found him difficult. The fact she was force on him by her father Don Sebastion, just days after the death of his first wife wouldn't have helped. However, he did come to love her.
I felt her early relationship with step-son Blue-Boy was bordering on stupid. She bought him a saddle, saying Why shouldn't a mother buy her son a gift, when his natural mother wasn't long dead and despite the fact she wasn't much older than what he was. However, they developed a brother/sister like relationship.
Like Blue, both found big John difficult, but found his brother Buck more approachable. In someways Buck was more of a father to Blue than what John was. In one episode Buck recognized the wrong signals, when she was complaining about John, he thought she was romantically interested in her. She without taking offence told him she really loved her husband. Victoria wasn't beyond having ago about Buck's scruffy appearence, which ended in one episode with him all suited up for the family evening meal.
Then there was her brother Mono, of whose lifestyle she often disapproved off. Victoria was the respected, appropriately behaved daughter of Don Sebastian, whereas Mono was seen as the waster, spending much his time with racy women and Mexcian outlaws. However, deep down Victoria loved and respected Mono, who was despite everything, a decent bloke.
Another of Victoria's qualites, is while she would have had servants at her father's ranch, she was often seen doing her own washing a scrubbing on Chapperal. She also had a great wardrobe, often giving a passing through female one of her dresses