I know Peter, I get it but its a great story none-the-less.

I think Gus and Call are a little more complex than we are giving them credit for LH. After all Gus was married twice before and I think that Call was always just awkward around women. I'm not sure that it is a maturity thing. I agree with you I think that Gus is a real character and I think that Duvall played him superbly. I remember an interview with Duvall and he talked about researching his part for Gus. He claims he talked to crotchity old Texas ranch hands and guys who could remember guys who did some rangering. I think that Gus may have been a bit like many of us, Laurie would have taken him for a husband but he wanted what he couldn't have. I think that Clare knew that too and at the end of the day she didn't really want him because deep down she knew he would never be able to settle him down. I grew up in Ireland and I knew men who were like Gus and Call, characters and maybe a little awkward around the womenfolk.