Season 7, Episode 7: They Call The Wind Korea
Special Guest Star: Sean Behymer
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Not to be “that guy,” but the musical “Paint Your Wagon” actually did coincide with the Korean War… in fact, it premiered on Broadway in 1951. However, the musical was not successful in its original run, and it was only because of Lerner & Loewe’s later successes like “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot” that it was revamped for a movie in 1969.
Thanks. And now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for some of my classmates to give me an atomic wedgie.
This was certainly the season of weather being an antagonist to the 4077. Blazing heat in None Like it Hot, damaging winds in this episode and soon to come Baby it’s Cold Outside.
Weather is an interesting complication because there is just no avoiding it. It’s even tougher when you’re living in a tent! At best our heroes can attempt to escape the cold with heavy clothes and blankets, but as we know, they are perpetually under supplied.
I can only imagine the desperation of trying to prevent your “home” from being blown away by the destructive winds they’re facing.
Winchester and Klinger are always an interesting pairing. One takes everything too seriously and the other hides behind humor.
I feel like this is as good a time as any to say that, as someone whose favorite character is Charles, this season is my favorite for his character. While he has great episodes to come in later season, it at this point the writers basically nailed down his character by this point (where there were times in season 6 which feel out of character for him), and in fact it feels like they had fallen in love with writing the character. These last three episodes are good examples, as he got the fun plot in “The Billfold Syndrome,” he got in on the tub business early on in “The Billfold Syndrome,” and now he had this episode where he has some great interactions with Klinger and could show his skills under pressure. And it certainly won’t let up much from here.
… And by that second “The Billfold Syndrome,” I of course mean “None Like It Hot.”
What a great Charles episode, pushing him to a new limit while perfectly maintaining his specific type of humour. The Emmys just came and went and Im furious all over again that David Ogden Stiers’ walls weren’t literally gilded with them. WILL YOU CALL (please) CALL THE DISPATCHER… amazing
I had to laugh at you Rob talking about being directionally challenged so to speak. I am as well..! And to make matters worse, here in Seychelles, there are no street names. I have had to give directions to people where I have literally said “turn left at the mango tree” lol
I’m sure Rob remembers our shared “adventure” at Boston Fan Expo. We bonded over direction challenges that day. It makes me smile just thinking about.
I’ve always liked this episode because it shows that, even in the midst of his high arrogant dudgeon, the healer in Charles springs forth when someone needs medical help. It added new depth to his character, I feel.
And I can’t help but think the intent from the very start was to put Charles in an impossible situation, and they built the rest of the episode around that. Because it gave him the opportunity to demonstrate that he isn’t merely an excellent surgeon in the controlled atmosphere of the O.R., but that he can work a seeming miracle with an otherwise “impossible” procedure in very nearly the worst locale possible…even if he himself didn’t believe he could do it.
I do have a question for anyone who might know how these things work: given the seriousness of Bigelow’s injuries, which required major invasive surgery, would she have been kept on at the 4077th, or would the Army have either transferred her back to the States to recover and potentially serve out the rest of her enlistment, or else would they simply have given her a medical discharge?
This episode is so great! I remembered some of it on rewatch, but most of it was hazy, so I could almost appreciate it more like it’s fresh.
Klinger is one of my favorite characters, and this episode shows why. He wants out of the army, but when people are hurt, he steps up and helps as best he can, even pushing Charles to do so. Jamie Farr is so good at this role.
Margaret’s reaction to Bigelow’s injuries was on point. While she pushes her nurses, she’s always fiercely protective of them, and literally says “my nurses” a lot. We’ll have to see if this changes her attitude a bit about being so hardnosed in the future.
You mentioned the connection between Paint Your Wagon and Trapper John MD, but there was actually another one! Long before he played Trapper, when he was best known for his role on Bonanza (and before he very publicly cut ties with the show), Pernell Roberts released a folk album, and one of the songs he covered was They Call The Wind Maria! The album is available on Spotify, definitely worth a listen if you enjoy American folk music.
I’m not sure they could have known what a great odd couple Charles and Klinger would be until this episode, when they have a genuine adventure together. It goes beyond them being two extremely different characters, Jamie Farr and David Ogden Stiers have genuinely wonderful chemistry, and it works EVERY time they have scenework together.