I was going to save this for Wild West Wednesdays next week, but, with today being Veterans Day, I thought this might be something worth looking at, considering this episode of Death Valley Days aired earlier today on Grit.
A 4 year old boy wanders off an Army base, leaving his mother worried, as "The Little Trooper" walks in the desert, putting himself in danger with Apache chief Geronimo in the vicinity.
But, oh, little did we know, until it's explained at the end of the show, who this little boy would grow up to become......
I've seen this gimmick in comic books where the hero meets the younger self of a future famous person (i.e. JFK). TV's done it, too, as this serves as an example. In fact, the 1982 sci-fi series, Voyagers!, took this premise to the nth power.
Rating: A.
We'll have another installment of Death Valley Days next week, as planned.
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