The Inferno

One thing that bothered me. The time line. Mary Ellen supposedly got married in 1938 but the Hindenburg happened in 1937.

"I was standing out there with hundreds of other people. We were looking up at this thing like it was some kind of miracle from Heaven and it blew up and alot of people were killed". Richard Thomas, as John Boy, gives a powerhouse (and sometimes heartbreaking) performance. John Boy sees a horrific disaster in real-time, while covering the landing of the Hindenburg. In the aftermath, we watch his struggle and anguish as a writer and a human being. Unfortunately, John Boy's personal and professional journey is interrupted by a side story about his immature sister Mary Ellen and her Doctor-Husband. Her Husband wants alone time with her, and not a revolving door for her many siblings, in their home/office. She fumes. Her Mom gives the newlyweds some silly advice about a potted plant being used as a do-not-disturb sign. Huh? Tell your daughter to grow up and tell your younger kids to respect their sister's marriage and home. If this was a standalone episode about John Boy, it would have been a 10.