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There were two little-known historical figures in this episode, and no, that’s not a reference to Bonnie & Clyde. The two men that I’m talking about are Frank Hamer and Henry Methvin. One of them a good guy, and one of them very, very, bad.

Hamer was born in Texas in 1884, and grew up to become a Texas Ranger. He fought against the KKK, and saved many black men from lynch mobs. Hamer retired in 1932, one week before Miriam “Ma” Ferguson “and her husband” recaptured the governor’s office. She was proved corrupt as she fired all the remaining Rangers and appointed her own men to serve in their place. He held a special commission after his retirement.

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On the flip side, Henry Methvin was quite a degenerate. Bonnie & Clyde happened upon him when they arrived at Eastham prison to break out their pal, Raymond Hamilton. He took the opportunity to escape as well, and when offered the option to join up, he was all in. While Henry was with Bonnie & Clyde, it was perhaps their most deadly crime spree. They stole guns and money, killed state troopers, a police officer, and wounded another, taking him hostage.

The two men are fascinating in their dichotomy. I loved reading about them, and I can’t wait to see who the showrunners will write about next!

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Getting Along Like Gangbusters

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Wyatt & Lucy find a bank mentioned in the papers they bring back from the 1960s, which is their next mission, and when they do, they’re confronted with the infamous criminals – Bonnie & Clyde. While Lucy is a bit starstruck, Wyatt keeps them safe until they can get outside and strike up an alliance with the pair. The foursome escape together while Flynn stands in the street watching them get away.

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Major League Suspect

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Poor Rufus was left behind since he couldn’t go inside the bank. He was helping a young lady to use the “colored” fountain, and he stands, stunned, as the shootout and escape goes down right in front of him. Flynn sees him and points him out to Frank Hamer as a possible accomplice – so he’s taken in to be interrogated.

Flynn mustn’t have done his homework (or read this blog post in his future) because he doesn’t realize that Hamer won’t assume that Rufus is guilty just because he’s black. He paces out in the main room while questioning takes place in a back room of the police precinct.

Once Methvin is brought in, he’s pressured to give information about Bonnie & Clyde since he’s a known associate, where Wesley/Rufus isn’t. He gives in rather easily, and tells the posse about the gang’s hideout. Rufus beats a hasty retreat out the back in order to warn Lucy & Wyatt, and Flynn is left to his own devices.

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A Kiss To Build a Dream On?

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There are actually two kisses in this episode, and one very awkward date. This topic is about all three of those incidents. The episode starts with a “date” between Lucy and the conspicuously last-nameless Noah. I’m not sure awkward adequately describes their meal, and we discuss the interaction during this podcast.

The first kiss is between Rufus and Jiya just before the team boards the lifeboat. I’m glad they’re showing these little moments between the two of them, although there’s a part of me that’s wary… usually when good things happen and we see the results – it means there might be bad things a-comin’.

The other kiss comes later when Wyatt & Lucy are trying to keep up their cover as a couple when Bonnie spots Lucy’s engagement ring. Wyatt tells a story about how he asked her to marry him, which is the actual story about his proposal to Jessica – and at it’s conclusion, he pulls her in for a pretty steamy kiss.

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On May 22

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May 22 is Harvey Milk Day, United States National Maritime Day, and World Goth Day

1807 – A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.

1826 – HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage.

1849 – Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. President to ever hold a patent.

1906 – The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their “Flying-Machine“.

1947 – Cold War: In an effort to fight the spread of Communism, the U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine.

1964 – Lyndon B. Johnson launches the Great Society.

1990 – Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.

2003 – In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.

2015 – The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum.

Notable Births:

1783 – William Sturgeon, English physicist and inventor, invented the electromagnet and electric motor

1813 – Richard Wagner, German composer

1844 – Mary Cassatt, American painter and educator

1859 – Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer

1905 – Bodo von Borries, German physicist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope

1907 – Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, producer

1927 – Michael Constantine, American actor

1930 – Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician

1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor and director

1938 – Susan Strasberg, American actress

1939 – Paul Winfield, American actor (Shaka, When the Walls Fell)

1940 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor

1942 – Ted Kaczynski, American academic and mathematician turned anarchist and serial murderer (Unabomber)

1950 – Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet

1959 – Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and performer

1964 – Mark Christopher Lawrence, American actor and producer (Because PINEAPPLE)

1970 – Naomi Campbell, English model

1978 – Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress

1979 – Maggie Q, American actress

1982 – Apolo Ohno, American speed skater

1999 – Camren Bicondova, American actress (Have you seen this podcast?)

Notable Deaths:

337 – Constantine the Great, Roman emperor

1490 – Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, English administrator, nobleman and magnate

1885 – Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright

1939 – Ernst Toller, German playwright and author

1967 – Langston Hughes, American poet, novelist, playwright

1998 – John Derek, American actor, director, and photographer

2008 – Robert Asprin, American soldier and author

2012 – Muzafar Bhutto, Pakistani politician

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