The build up to the shootout was quite enjoyable and once we got to the shootout itself it was a curious mix of enjoyment and confusion. I mention confusion because it seems like a lot of bullets were fired but no one seemed to go down until Johnny Ringo met his maker at the hands of Doc Holiday. It lasted for several minutes and once Ringo went down, everyone went down and before too long it was all over and Doc Holiday and Kate walked off into the sunset. it wasn't the ending that the Doctor wanted and it was good how he was tempted to change history but knew his own rules. Being a historical adventure it was never going to be wrapped up in a nice bow and I think that it was the only way that things could have ended.
When we get to the final scene we have a nice tight three shot where the Doctor, Dod and Steven are in the TARDIS where the Doctor discuses where they have landed and he uses three words that spell doom in the next story. Peace and Prosperity are the words used and that should have sent alarm bells ringing for Steven and Dodo. As an episode it's rather good as it did what it needed to do in terms of telling drama even though it takes some liberties in what the characters do and how they end up. As a story its not improved as much as previous stories but I didn't mind it tha much. Thought that the music was an irritation which I could have done without but I thought that the characters were all well played and I must day that the production crew should be applauded for doing a western on a limited budget and whereas in the past an ambitious set would have failed (like the Web Planet), I thought tha due to some clever camera angles and authentic sets they manage to get it to work.
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