"The Present, Part II"
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Written by: Jana Veverka and Therese Beaupre
Directed by: Nichilas Kendall
Aired on Nickelodeon: October 7, 2000 at 9:30 p.m.
My Overall Opinion of the Episode:
See my overall opinion of ("The Present, Part I").
The Cast:
Sean Amsing -- Jordan Clarke
Judith Buchan -- Sara Finley
Cynthia Belliveau -- Dori Lowe
Linsey Eeson -- Melissa
Lindsay Felton -- Caitlin Seeger
Brendan Fletcher -- Eric Anderson
Jeremy Foley -- Griffen Lowe
Jason McSkimming -- Will Findlay
Tania Saulnier -- Taylor Langford
Ken Tremblett -- Jim Lowe
Stephen Warner -- Brett Stevens
The Music:
"Porchlight" -- Neko Case
"Wishing for a Sail" -- Dig Circus
"Kismet" -- Honeysuckle Serontina
"Beach Blanket Blackout" -- The Huevos Rancheros
"Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump" -- The Huevos Rancheros
"Sticka Butta & a Loffa Bread" -- Chris Leavins
"Mystique" -- Mystique
"Nature Boy" -- Pleasure
Episode Summary:
Will's mother attempts to get a blood sample from Bandit. She wants to have it tested to prove that the horse belongs to her. Dori and Jim promise to fight her every step of the way. Caitlin, however, takes matters into her own hands and hides Bandit at an abandoned corral near the river. Bandit gets loose during a thunderstorm and is nowhere to be found when Caitlin returns the next day. Caitlin and Will begin to search for Bandit. They find him trapped on the rocks near the flooded river. Will and Caitlin rescue Bandit but Caitlin is nearly swept away in the attempt. Will eventually decides to let Caitlin keep Bandit. Caitlin decides not to be adopted by the Lowes because she wants to keep the name that she has, Caitlin Seeger.
Episode Highlights:
1. Will confronts Caitlin at school and shouts, "You stole my horse!" When Caitlin declares that it is her horse, Will responds, "Yeah, well if you don't give him back, I'll have you arrested! I'm sure you'll be all right. I've heard you're used to jails!" Griffen steps in and tells Will to take that statement back. When Will refuses to take the statement back, Griffen and Will begin to fight. Caitlin breaks up the fight shouting, "Knock it off!" She says to Will, "Your fight is with me!" She says to Griffen, "Are you nuts? I don't need you or anyone else to take care of me, alright?" Griffen is confused and doesn't understand why Caitlin doesn't appreciate what he did.
2. Jim has a talk with Griffen about his fight. Jim says, "I'd be a lousy father if I supported you on this." Griffen responds, "Dad, I was defending her!" Jim says, "Really? Was she in physical danger? Maybe you just lost control."
3. Caitlin and Will have a talk after they rescue Bandit from the flooded river. When Will says that the blood test will prove that the horse is his, Caitlin responds, "It won't prove anything." Will says, "My father gave me that colt before he died. When he left it was like all the light went out in the world. I figured that if I could find him, maybe my dad would come back too, you know? But I never found him. Until now." Caitlin says, "Ever since my mom died, I've had nothing of my own. When I came here it was completely different than anything I've ever known. I saved Bandit's life. And he saved mine. I love him more than anything in the world." Caitlin says that she doesn't know what to do. Will says, "If we take him, I don't think he'd ever be ours. Bandit belongs to you. Here. Take him. Happy birthday, Caitlin."
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