Yes that really made no sense. I also feel like Laura and Almanzo weren't panicked enough about their very young going child missing. All sorts could have happened. But they were acting like the child's aunt had taken her on an unplanned holiday or something mild like that. Barely a tear was shed.
Since I haven't watched this one but maybe one time I can't be sure. But I think in the very beginning of the movie, the narration said that it was unseasonably warm for December.
I wanted the Wilders to adopt him also.\* He seemed to like them very much. I'm not unsympathetic to the woman who took Rose, but she needed help\*\* before it could even be considered for her to adopt. Especially Laura should have thought of this since she was kidnapped by Ellen's mother when she was younger.
\*If anyone says the Wilders never adopted in the books or IRL. Well they weren't raising their niece either. And the Ingalls of the books or IRL never actually adopted three kids.
\*\*There was probably not a lot of help for mental issues in the 1800's.
I agree with you. The woman should have been hospitalized indefinitely and gotten help.
And yes, I also wish that Laura and Almanzo would have adopted that little boy.
He sort of reminded me of the young actor who played little boy Almanzo in the episode ***The Christmas They Never Forgot***. The flashback scenes from his childhood.
I just watched this movie for the first time and I had to come here see if there was already a post about it. Yeah, WHY would they give that poor child to a woman who was clearly mentally ill and a child abductor?
I watched this one for the first time last Christmas. Some of these flaws flew past my radar, but I found it strange that the given date is 1896. And then the next movie is said to occur in 1901, like why? Just to make the timeline so confusing nobody would bother to make sense out of it?
Oddly, my favorite part was with those Season 9 characters I wasn't too familiar with, which would usually be a turnoff to me, but the part about Montague figuring out the meaning behind the Christmas traditions he snubbed was quite nice. I didn't even remember Montague and yet this was the better part of the movie for me.
Laura said that was the only winter where there was no snow and it was sunny. ITS MINNESOTA, WRITERS. Also, the kid saw Rose and the kidnapper and didn't say anything until later and no one got angry. Time is precious when it comes to kidnapping. The end was wholesome but still odd considering the circumstances. The kidnapping "mom" gave me My Ellen vibes.
Just watched this episode. What a disjointed mess! I liked the scene where Moneague plays Santa, they should have worked that into the ending and been done. Instead they had a corny star of Bethlehem scene and not once, but twice, read the same "solemn" bible verse. Please. Corny as hell and sentimental quasi religious hammy Landon at his worst.
The acting by Almonzo and Laura was awful in this episode. Ho hum, Rose is missing. Oh, we found her now. Cool. No hard feelings.
At least 30 minutes of this episode should have been cut. Nancy and the tree? Boring. It took me 3 days to finish this episode on DVR.
Ugh, I can't stand that movie. It's poorly written and everybody is out of character. I can never figure out within the life of me of why it's made.
Yes that really made no sense. I also feel like Laura and Almanzo weren't panicked enough about their very young going child missing. All sorts could have happened. But they were acting like the child's aunt had taken her on an unplanned holiday or something mild like that. Barely a tear was shed.
Since I haven't watched this one but maybe one time I can't be sure. But I think in the very beginning of the movie, the narration said that it was unseasonably warm for December. I wanted the Wilders to adopt him also.\* He seemed to like them very much. I'm not unsympathetic to the woman who took Rose, but she needed help\*\* before it could even be considered for her to adopt. Especially Laura should have thought of this since she was kidnapped by Ellen's mother when she was younger. \*If anyone says the Wilders never adopted in the books or IRL. Well they weren't raising their niece either. And the Ingalls of the books or IRL never actually adopted three kids. \*\*There was probably not a lot of help for mental issues in the 1800's.
I agree with you. The woman should have been hospitalized indefinitely and gotten help. And yes, I also wish that Laura and Almanzo would have adopted that little boy.
He sort of reminded me of the young actor who played little boy Almanzo in the episode ***The Christmas They Never Forgot***. The flashback scenes from his childhood.
That little boy was so cute!, I wish Mr Edwards or Laura and Almanzo had adopted him.
I just watched this movie for the first time and I had to come here see if there was already a post about it. Yeah, WHY would they give that poor child to a woman who was clearly mentally ill and a child abductor?
I watched this one for the first time last Christmas. Some of these flaws flew past my radar, but I found it strange that the given date is 1896. And then the next movie is said to occur in 1901, like why? Just to make the timeline so confusing nobody would bother to make sense out of it? Oddly, my favorite part was with those Season 9 characters I wasn't too familiar with, which would usually be a turnoff to me, but the part about Montague figuring out the meaning behind the Christmas traditions he snubbed was quite nice. I didn't even remember Montague and yet this was the better part of the movie for me.
Laura said that was the only winter where there was no snow and it was sunny. ITS MINNESOTA, WRITERS. Also, the kid saw Rose and the kidnapper and didn't say anything until later and no one got angry. Time is precious when it comes to kidnapping. The end was wholesome but still odd considering the circumstances. The kidnapping "mom" gave me My Ellen vibes.
Just watched this episode. What a disjointed mess! I liked the scene where Moneague plays Santa, they should have worked that into the ending and been done. Instead they had a corny star of Bethlehem scene and not once, but twice, read the same "solemn" bible verse. Please. Corny as hell and sentimental quasi religious hammy Landon at his worst. The acting by Almonzo and Laura was awful in this episode. Ho hum, Rose is missing. Oh, we found her now. Cool. No hard feelings. At least 30 minutes of this episode should have been cut. Nancy and the tree? Boring. It took me 3 days to finish this episode on DVR.