For faithful viewers of Longmire, the modern-day western crime drama based on the novel franchise by Craig Johnson — and, yes, you can count most of us who ride for the C&I brand in that band of fans — the start of Season 6 can’t come quickly enough.
Granted, this particular 10-episode run will likely be a profoundly mixed blessing, no matter how excellent those episodes might be, since it will be the final season for the series that Netflix picked up in 2014 when it was canceled by A&E (reportedly because it appealed to an older demographic that was unappealing to advertisers, despite it scoring respectable ratings over three seasons on the cable network). But first things first. Before we can even think of what awaits us at the end of the trail, we want to see how Longmire walks us back from the cliffhangers that were set up in the Season 5 finale.
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Consider: During that episode — titled, with more than a dollop of irony, “The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of” — Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor), the veteran sheriff of Wyoming’s Absaroka County, had to recover from the physical and psychological battering he endured during a fistfight with buddy and confidant Henry Standing Bear (Lou Diamond Phillips), a dust-up fueled by Walt’s (entirely justified) suspicions that Henry has been doling out rough justice as the avenging angel Hector. Not surprisingly, the fracas brought an end — a temporary one, we can only hope — to their friendship, just at a time when Walt might need all the friends he can get.
Because of the ongoing bad publicity driven by the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Walt — a carry-over from Walt’s Season 4 shooting of real estate developer Barlow Connally, the man behind the murder of the sheriff’s wife — image-conscious Mayor Sawyer Crane (Eric Ladin) announced plans to have Walt temporarily removed from office, pending the outcome of the legal proceedings. Trouble is, that suspension may turn out to be a permanent ouster. Behind Walt’s back, Crane took a meeting with Jacob Nighthorse (A Martinez), the sheriff’s longtime nemesis, and offered to relieve Walt of his badge in return for Nighthorse’s support during an upcoming reelection campaign.
But wait, there’s more: Walt and therapist Donna Sue Monaghan ended their on-again, off-again romantic relationship after Walt, responding to Donna’s query about their “thing,” responded: “Maybe it’s not the kind of thing we want it to be.” Unfortunately, that left Walt without a shoulder to cry on — figuratively speaking, of course, since Walt isn’t into weeping — when he learned, near the conclusion of the episode, that Tucker Baggett (Brett Rice), Barlow Connally’s estate attorney, isn’t backing down from pursuing the wrongful death lawsuit, because he wants to claim Walt’s home and property for a major golf course project.
As bad as things looked for Walt, they appeared even worse for Henry — much, much worse — at the end of Season 5. The good news: Tribal police chief Mathias (Zahn McClarnon, who recently moonlighted on AMC’s The Son) announced he would stop “requesting” Henry’s extralegal assistance as Hector. The really bad news: The scarred and sinister Malachi (Graham Greene) captured Henry, took him out to a remote corner of the desert, and, with ample help from similarly evil minions, pinned him to ground ��� with, not incidentally, stakes that belong to Nighthorse — and left him to die under the merciless sun.
Will Henry free himself, or get freed, before he’s baked? Will he ever again invite visitors to the Red Pony Saloon and continual soiree? Will the pregnant deputy Victoria “Vic” Moretti (Katee Sackhoff) establish her own “thing” with the attentive Travis Murphy (Derek Phillips) — or continue to pine for Walt?
And what about Cady Longmire (Cassidy Freeman), Walt’s daughter? Will she continue to be torn between her love for her father and her duties as Nighthorse’s attorney? And what’s the meaning of those spooky visions she experienced during a ceremonial sweat as grateful Cheyenne acquaintances adopted her into their tribe? Specifically: What’s up with that image of Henry hanging from a noose — and talking on a cell phone?
Presumably, we will receive the answers to these and other burning questions when Longmire returns this fall for its final season. At least, that’s the promise implicit in the prepared statement given by the show’s creative team when it was first announced that Season 6 would indeed be the show’s swan song.
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“We are grateful to Netflix,” executive producers Greer Shephard, Hunt Baldwin, and John Coveny said, “for the opportunity to compose a closing chapter for these beloved characters that inspires lasting memories. Most importantly, we’re committed to delivering a dynamic and satisfying conclusion to our fans that rewards their longtime loyalty.”
Source: https://www.cowboysindians.com/2017/11/the-end-of-a-longmire-journey/