Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) Going Home (1976) User Reviews

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[RedRainbowUnicorn23 · 7/10 · 5 October 2015]

This is a decent 2nd season finale and like I said earlier,All the finale's now on is very serious. The ingalls wakes up in the middle of the night when they hear the animals in the barn is making a noise. Charles went to investigate and once there he Rushes back inside quickly. He screams and tells everyone to go the the Sautie bc theirs a huge tornado(oh my gosh,oh my gosh). The next day they see what havoc the tornado has done. They lost everything except the house and the barn. But his crop gone,the chickens gone,one calf dead. Things couldn't get worse or can it. Charles have decided to move back to the woods.Mary and Jhon Jr is finally getting serious.In fact I think this is Mary's first boyfriend where Laura had already have 2 crushes and one boyfriend.She is still with Jason whom we will see again in season 3 episode 2 Go and check out this epic season 2 finale. Of course this episode did have its funny part. This memorable scene; Mary Ingalls: When I was with John Junior today, we... we kissed each other. Laura Ingalls: What? Kissed each other? On the mouth? Mary Ingalls: Of course! Laura Ingalls: Yuck! Mary Ingalls: It was not. It was... it was... Well, I can't explain it. Laura Ingalls: I know how it was. Yuck! Laura sighs and just before going to sleep she mumbles Yuck yucky.. Aaaaaaah. Classic Laura.

Now continue to the amazing 3d season of little house on the prairie.

Charles Ingalls has had enough!

[ExplorerDS6789 · 8/10 · 16 July 2011]

The Ingalls' peaceful night sleep was rudely interrupted by a horrible tornado. Charles, Caroline, Mary, Laura and Carrie took shelter in the Soddy as the fierce winds blew. Fortunately they survived the night, but the farm was another story. The house was a mess, the barn had a new skylight, and a calf and some chickens had been killed. Not only that, but their entire corn field was gone. After this latest bout of misfortune, Charles decided he'd finally had enough. The farming life was not for him anymore, so he went down to the mill to break the news to Mr. Hanson and Edwards. Despite their offering to help, Charles' mind was already made up. Laura confided in Reverend Alden, saying that she thinks Charles is angry at God for what happened to the farm. The reverend told her that while God cannot protect all good people from misfortune, He does provide. So while Alden and Laura prayed on that, an elderly couple by the name of Simms stop by to look over the little house, and how's this for a coincidence, Matthew and Anna Simms used to live on the Ingalls' property many years before, and had also been hit by a tornado. After some looking around and a little reminiscing, Matthew Simms agreed to buy the farm with the proviso that Charles help him fix it up before he and the family leave.

When John Jr. heard that his sweetheart Mary would be leaving, he suggested they cut school the next day, and so they did with Mary having very little say in the matter. I guess John Jr. was in a hurry to get some action while the getting was good. So he sits in a tree with his unresponsive crush and professed his love. He even managed to get to first base before she ran off. Well, now we enter the last day before the Ingallses' move. The women folk went to visit the Edwardes while Charles opted to stay behind and fix the barn door. Perfectionist, or avoiding the issue? You decide. Anyhow, John Jr. and Mary meet in their barn where the young man decides the only way they can stay together is if they get married...only to then retract his proposal after hearing how dumb it sounded once he said it out loud, however Mary deeply appreciated the gesture. I think Edwards needs to have a talk with his boy. That night, sitting in front of the house, looking up at the sky, Charles suddenly began to come to his senses. He felt he let the family down and he rushed into selling the farm. He realized how selfish he was for making the decision alone without consulting the family first. Charles wasn't the only one having doubts about this, old Matthew Simms was having second thoughts as well. He was excited to be getting his old farm back, but somehow he wasn't happy. He knew the Ingallses were about to make the same mistake they had made. So after a night of contemplation from both families, they met the next morning where Matthew tells Charles he cannot fulfill their agreement and the Ingallses had decided to stay in Walnut Grove, so everything is as it was. As for all the materials used to fix up the barn, the benevolent Simms' said to just donate a little extra into the collection plate and they'd call it even. So now all was well. The Ingallses were here to stay.

This was a nice, simple episode. A solid plot and some great characters. Matthew and Anna Simms were a nice old couple so we know that even if the Ingalls' did sell the place, it would be in good hands. E.J. Andre and Lurene Tuttle were very convincing in their roles, and as Little House buffs know, E.J. Andre will be back in Season 3 as Zachariah and Season 8 as Uncle Jed. He was a very good performer in his day. Now this episode closes out Season 2, and if Charles thinks they've suffered a lot of tragedies by this point, all I have to say is: you ain't seen nothing yet. So if you like the more simpler Little House episodes and you want to see just how big an impact the Ingalls family really have on the community, you should see "Going Home". It's a shame the Olesons weren't in this episode, but I guess there would be nothing for them to do. Nels would be sorry they were leaving and Harriet probably wouldn't care. So check out "Going Home", which the Ingalls' did without ever leaving it.

There's No Place Like Home!

[mitchrmp · 8/10 · 9 April 2013]

The episode opens in complete silence. You watch, wondering when you are going to hear some little noise. But when sound finally comes, there's nothing little about it. The wind suddenly explodes! A tornado comes and hits the Ingalls' farm. The worst part: it takes their whole crop!

Without even consulting his family, Charles makes the decision to sell the farm and move back to the Big Woods. Laura is very unhappy and disappointed in her farther. She thinks he's given up way too easily!

An older couple - The Sims (Isn't he the uncle of of James Cooper, or am I wrong?) decide they want to buy the farm. It's not surprising that they had once lived on the farm and moved away after a tornado struck the land. He purchases materials and helps with the repairs. Somewhere along the way, Charles' attitude changes. Is it too late?

There's a sub-plot in this episode between Mary and John Jr. Their I never noticed it before, but their romance just sort of pops up out of nowhere! It's cute seeing young, innocent love. And Mary does something totally shocking...I'm not saying what! But I think it's woodshed doings if she got caught, which she doesn't...

I always did like Laura and John Jr. and think the episode later in the next season where they break up is totally sad!

SEASON TWO - Rating

[cbest-34813 · 8/10 · 24 January 2021]

Since this is the last episode of SEASON TWO.....I wanted to rate the entire season. Season two is what saved the show. After season one, viewership was surprisingly weak. However, during season two the show caught on like wildfire...and lasted 7 more years....the reason! Great episodes.....memorable episodes.....and to this day hold up. Here are my favorite episodes of SEASON TWO. 1. Richest Man in Walnut Grove 2. The Talking Machine 3. Remember Me 1 and 2 4. Troublemaker 5. Matter of Faith 6. Going Home weakest: Haunted House and Centennial Overall Season score 84/100

Charles waffles on selling house after using old couple to finance house repairs

[janesuppen · 7/10 · 19 November 2016]

This episode is kinda sweet, kinda strange. First off, in the dead silence of night, a Tornado comes out of nowhere, so Charles and fam rush to hide a tiny sod house (who knew they had one). The next day after they emerge from the sod house, their yard is a bit of a mess with a dead chicken and their house is alleged damaged (even though it still appears perfect), some parts of the barn roof are missing, a calf was killed and Charle's entire crop is gone. (Strangely, there is almost no visible damage to their house, all trees look fine and no one else in town appears to have known or heard of any storm or Tornado. Either Charles made this up to explain his lame crop, or the writers have never experienced a real Tornado, or seen actual Tornado damage. Tornados almost never gone out of nowhere, and are usually preceding by spring storms and hail, and the damage should look more like Hiroshima...house GONE, trees GONE). Charles is all dramatic about losing everything, but if this was a real Tornado, looks like he was very lucky to have very little damage. Besides, this is the life of a farmer to lose your crops every few years, this is what you signed up for Charles! So, all forlorn, Charles declares he is sick of Minnesota and wants to sell the farm and move back home to the Woods.

An old couple that once lived on that same farm 40 years ago appears and wants to buy it; Charles agrees. The old man and his wife, who appear to be about 80, have dreamed of returning to the hard and demanding life of a farmer and would love to spend their golden years toiling away (talk about misguided retirement plans). Evidently,the old man who has fond memories of this big tree on the farm that appears to be a California Live Oak (why is this tree in Minnesota????) and fond memories of carrying his wife across the threshold (even though Charle's house is obviously new and the wood looks like it was freshly treated with clear sealer with no obvious signs of graying the entire 9 seasons!).

Then out of nowhere, Mary and John are getting hot and heavy and professing their love for each other, even though there was no sign of any interest or any notable interaction in any previous episode.

Finally, after the old man finances all the repairs to the almost non- existent damage to Charle's house, Charles has Laura act sad and dismissive to the old man so they can make the old couple feel guilty about buying the farm. Their plan works, the old couple reneges on the deal and of course Charles said he has no money to pay for the repairs. No worries, the old man says, just give more money to the Church and we are good. Suckers!! (Elderly former farmers are evidently rich and can throw away wads of cash). The old couple rides off into the sunset and Charles and the womenfolk bask in the glory of their newly fixed up shack.