Here were are with season six out of nine seasons of the iconic light-hearted television series 'Little House on the Prairie'. Since season one, we've seen the Ingalls' family overcome some mild obstacles, show their true loyalty and love, and most of all, grow up. Everyone is six or seven years older here, meaning that the young Ingalls girls are now transforming into young ladies that brings puberty and boys. This is the main story arc for this sixth season as two new characters are introduced this season.
A new teacher Eliza Jane Wilder and her brother Almanzo move to town, and Laura Ingalls takes a keen liking to him. Going by his last name of Wilder, you can probably guess how it will end up, given who wrote these stories. This blossoming relationship is more or less the one driving force that keeps this season going, as each of the other conflicts or lack thereof have been seen in the series before in some form or fashion. It seemed like this sixth season, the writers and producers were struggling to come up with new material to pull our heartstrings out or teach us a valuable life lesson in family, loyalty, love, or ethics.
More often than not, it was something we have seen before, giving this season a slower pace than its usual slow moving run. Throughout the season, there are some good moments though, such as when the circus comes to town, or when an old west version of the WWE comes to scout local talent (yes this happened), a halloween party that turns disastrous, a werewolf, and an episode that has one of the Ingalls girls help several blind people from bad guys. I know, it seems like this season was action packed, but trust me, it wasn't.
Most of these episodes have a mild conflict that is quickly resolved in its 44 minute run time without hardly any violence or western chase scenes. One of the episodes deals with Walnut Grove getting its first telephone, where another centers around a questionable priest, which is a subject this series likes to cover. There is even a big flashback episode over a Thanksgiving meal. All this being said, 'Little House on the Prairie' still comes with teaching us life's lessons in each episode, and wraps everything tightly with a pretty red bow.
Every villainous character has their redeeming qualities in each segment, to, thus never allowing any real conflict or suspenseful momentum to get going. But hey, that's the beauty and formula for this show, and it still works, despite the slow pace and lack of tension. Still, this season's main drive is the young relationship between Laura and Almanzo, which is a delight to see progress through the season. 'Little House on the Prairie' isn't for everyone, but for fans of the series, you'll enjoy this season.
A new teacher Eliza Jane Wilder and her brother Almanzo move to town, and Laura Ingalls takes a keen liking to him. Going by his last name of Wilder, you can probably guess how it will end up, given who wrote these stories. This blossoming relationship is more or less the one driving force that keeps this season going, as each of the other conflicts or lack thereof have been seen in the series before in some form or fashion. It seemed like this sixth season, the writers and producers were struggling to come up with new material to pull our heartstrings out or teach us a valuable life lesson in family, loyalty, love, or ethics.
More often than not, it was something we have seen before, giving this season a slower pace than its usual slow moving run. Throughout the season, there are some good moments though, such as when the circus comes to town, or when an old west version of the WWE comes to scout local talent (yes this happened), a halloween party that turns disastrous, a werewolf, and an episode that has one of the Ingalls girls help several blind people from bad guys. I know, it seems like this season was action packed, but trust me, it wasn't.
Most of these episodes have a mild conflict that is quickly resolved in its 44 minute run time without hardly any violence or western chase scenes. One of the episodes deals with Walnut Grove getting its first telephone, where another centers around a questionable priest, which is a subject this series likes to cover. There is even a big flashback episode over a Thanksgiving meal. All this being said, 'Little House on the Prairie' still comes with teaching us life's lessons in each episode, and wraps everything tightly with a pretty red bow.
Every villainous character has their redeeming qualities in each segment, to, thus never allowing any real conflict or suspenseful momentum to get going. But hey, that's the beauty and formula for this show, and it still works, despite the slow pace and lack of tension. Still, this season's main drive is the young relationship between Laura and Almanzo, which is a delight to see progress through the season. 'Little House on the Prairie' isn't for everyone, but for fans of the series, you'll enjoy this season.