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Post by catindakota on Apr 28, 2011 16:32:07 GMT -5
I recently watched "The Wing-Walker" and am a bit confused about the way John Boy reacts when Bobby opens up to him about being attacked (and I am assuming raped). He's obviously very interested in her from the moment he meets her. I know he writes in his journal about his feelings, that he feels badly and only wants to help her and love her, but why did he completely shut her down? She admits to Olivia that she thinks she is in love with John Boy. I found her to be one of the most attractive of his love interests (not that the others weren't!). Did I miss something somewhere in this episode that explained things more clearly than what I remember?
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Post by Marilyn on Apr 28, 2011 18:46:25 GMT -5
I'm trying to think about this and now I can't remember if he discovers he's not in love with her before or after she tells him about the attack? I also think he may have shut her down because most men don't know how to react to emotional situations like that.
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Post by Tracey on Apr 28, 2011 22:32:00 GMT -5
John-Boy is taken aback when he finds out that the wing-walker is a woman by the name of Bobby Strom. Not making a very good first impression John-Boy runs after Bobby to apologize for being rude. He suggests that next time she let her hair out from under her aviator’s cap, to give the crowd a thrill.
John-Boy tries to be romantic with Bobby but she backs off. He says that he is sorry, and she closes the door behind her. John-Boy knocks to ask if he can ride along with her on her next “come-on” ride. She says it is difficult to say no to him.
The next day John-Boy flies as Bobby makes her “come-on” flight. She slips, but regains her balance, and waves to the crowd below as her hair blows in the wind. They return home to find Myrtle on the roof. Bobby invites John-Boy inside the shed. He tries to kiss her but she backs off again. She explains that when she was fifteen years old a stranger in the woods attacked her. John-Boy doesn’t know what to say, finally saying that one incident doesn’t have to be a whole lifetime. After John-Boy leaves Bobby finds a single, red rose, and thinks John-Boy left it.
In the living room Bobby, Jim-Bob and the rest of the family talk about flying. Bobby wants to fly soldiers to war zones in Europe. Jim-Bob intently listens to her talk about warm and cold air currents, and how they affect the wings of an airplane. She says there is nothing to fear unless she decides to climb onto the top wing without a safety net. Later John-Boy tells Bobby that for her to be happy she must love her own life and not be afraid of it; saying life is precious. While they kiss, Jim Bob sees them. Later Bobby tells Olivia that she is falling in love with John-Boy, and that a girl has never been courted so tenderly before.
John-Boy writes in his journal: I have never encountered a woman like Bobby Strom before. From the first moment I saw her I found her tantalizing and romantic, even chilling. But what Bobby has told me abut herself has made me think about my own feelings for her. And I now realize that they may not have been of the most noble type. I feel embarrassed and guilty when I think about how I might have treated her. From here on I want to put these feelings behind me, and be her friend and truly help her.
Bobby goes up to John-Boy’s room. He says he’s been trying to catch up with his studies. She wants to stop the article, because she wants to stop wing-walking, now that she has so much to lose. John-Boy admits that he has many different feelings for her. She realizes that his feelings have changed toward her. She becomes angry, unwilling to listen to him. She walks out to the shed where Jim Bob admits, “The roses were from me.”
John-Boy wonders where Bobby is, and then finds a note saying that she has left. He admits to his mother than they had words last night, because his feelings toward her changed. Olivia tells him that she’s in love with him. John-Boy believes that she will attempt to wing-walk today and they drive to the airfield to stop her.
At the air show John-Boy asks Bobby if she is all right. Bobby says there is no need for him to explain. She says that she now knows where she is going with her life. She says, “You ain’t the only cute country boy with the choir-boy face and a way with words.” She says goodbye and walks to her truck. Jim Bob gives her one last rose, and she kisses him as John-Boy looks on
Hopefully you'll understand between John-Boy and Bobby Strom
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2011 17:21:26 GMT -5
"But what Bobby has told me abut herself has made me think about my own feelings for her."
And his new feelings are the same of most men. Tainted merchandise. Other fish in the sea that are still pure.
On a brighter note though she was too good looking for JB
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Post by Marilyn on Apr 30, 2011 20:13:38 GMT -5
I kind of wondered if he was thinking in that frame of mind as well and it was kind of disheartening.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 10:45:03 GMT -5
I kind of wondered if he was thinking in that frame of mind as well and it was kind of disheartening. We tend to think along the same lines. Maybe we should rule the world together. I can rule M W and F you can rule T TH and S and Sun can be a free for all.
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Post by Rhonda on May 1, 2011 16:39:18 GMT -5
"But what Bobby has told me abut herself has made me think about my own feelings for her." [b ]And his new feelings are the same of most men. Tainted merchandise. Other fish in the sea that are still pure.
[/b]On a brighter note though she was too good looking for JB [/quote] The way that I took it is that John Boy was coming onto her pretty strong because of his lustful feelings. When he learned about what had happened to her ~ he was embarrased of himself and he didn't want to lead her on. Just my opinion!
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Post by Marilyn on May 1, 2011 19:01:20 GMT -5
That's another good way to look at it Rhonda!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 11:54:16 GMT -5
"But what Bobby has told me abut herself has made me think about my own feelings for her." [b ]And his new feelings are the same of most men. Tainted merchandise. Other fish in the sea that are still pure.
[/b]On a brighter note though she was too good looking for JB [/quote] The way that I took it is that John Boy was coming onto her pretty strong because of his lustful feelings. When he learned about what had happened to her ~ he was embarrased of himself and he didn't want to lead her on. Just my opinion![/quote] So are you thinking that JB was just going to use her for what he could?
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Post by Rhonda on May 2, 2011 16:22:11 GMT -5
What I'm "thinking" is that John Boy had a conscience. What she told him about being raped made him stop and think that maybe his feelings for her were not so honorable.
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Post by davidm on May 2, 2011 18:25:32 GMT -5
This is an episode that proves that the Waltons were not all goody two-shoes. John Boy was right forward with Bobbie, until he found out about what was done to her, then he was right standoffish. They all had their shortcomings and "sins" to deal with. They were decent people with human shortcomings. That makes the show real for me, and I enjoy it all the more.
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Post by Marilyn on May 2, 2011 23:56:10 GMT -5
Ditto!
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Post by jimblue on May 9, 2011 13:38:06 GMT -5
I wondered that too. He sure seemed to shut down quick......oh well....Men!!!!! ;D
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Post by catindakota on May 17, 2011 8:22:43 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for your responses, it helped shed more light on this episode for me.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2011 10:31:21 GMT -5
Maybe it should be titled "Men are pigs" episode. Go former gov Arnie!!
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