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- Season 1 Episode 1
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- Season 1 Episode 3
- Season 1 Episode 4
- Season 1 Episode 5
- Season 1 Episode 6
- Season 1 Episode 7
- Season 1 Episode 8
- Season 1 Episode 9
- Season 1 Episode 10
- Season 1 Episode 11
- Season 1 Episode 12
- Season 1 Episode 13
- Season 1 Episode 14
- Season 1 Episode 15
- Season 1 Episode 16
- Season 1 Episode 17
- Season 1 Episode 18
- Season 1 Episode 19
- Season 1 Episode 20
- Season 1 Episode 21
- Season 1 Episode 22
- Season 1 Episode 23
- Season 1 Episode 24
- Season 1 Episode 25
- Season 1 Episode 26
- Season 1 Episode 27
- Season 1 Episode 28
- Season 1 Episode 29
- Season 1 Episode 30
- Season 1 Episode 31
- Season 1 Episode 32
Stoney Burke - Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot
5.70 60 minutes Harland Bristol is the reigning saddle bronc champ. Getting ready to ride Megaton, Harland is critically injured when the rank bronc rears up and slams him into the chute wall.
Unfortunately, Stoney Burke was helping out - holding Megaton's head. Harland's brother Cody and his best friend E.J. Stoker blame Stoney for Harland's death.
The episode introduces us to the principal characters, establishes themes sewn throughout the series, and gives hints to the eventual outcome.
Thematic examples include forgiveness; Cody and E.J. go from wanting Stoney hurt for Harland's death to being his best friends and constant companions.
We learn what a sleaze the character of Ves Painter is, and the attendant friction - approach/avoidance - represented by Ves and Stoney's difficult relationship.
Stoney falls for Hamilton's girl (much younger than he) and seems willing to give it all up for her. She, however is smarter - or more mature than Stoney and realizes that if he does not go for the buckle -
