I can never make my mind up about who was the "nicest" visitor. Lord
Beasely, to me, certainly seems among the more decent ones. I think
he is the only one who is actually able to signal the group to leave for
the rescue when some means of leaving the island is immediately there
for them. Of course, he then gets obsessed with his butterflies and
forgets about them! How do you think he stacks up in relation to the
other visitors?

Why is Ginger carrying a bunch of flowers in her seduction of Beasley scene?
She is all done up with the fancy gown, makeup, etc., what are the
flowers for? By the way, I like her "lords and ladies" angle; I thought
that was a clever entrance into the whole thing for her!

I was a little surprised at Ginger just standing there when she was supposed
to be catching the butterly. Doesn't she usually take part in whatever is
needed when she is called upon to assist?

I loved Ginger's "tea" outfit and Maryann looks nice too with her hair down
with the flower in it; I don't care for her look as muchwhen she combines
her "formal" red flowery dress with the ponytail.

Why didn't they just spike the "tea" with Thurston's liquor (I'm not a
liquor expert, though)? Also, do you think the castaways spent the
day out of it and throwing up after that (would make an interesting
fanfiction--any takers?)

As much as I, of course, sympathized with their need to be rescued and
their frustration at Beasley's keeping them there to hunt his butterly,
I felt a little sorry for him when they almost tricked him with the painted
butterfly--from his point of view, that would have been kind of bad--at
least the Howells could have given Barclay the money he would have
lost through his game show quest being sabotaged. Beasley had
devoted alot of effort into getting this specimen and he had a reputation
as an academic expert--plus, it was his dream to get this one!

Wow! The Professor almost didn't get caught with the crib notes! Why
couldn't he admit to Maryann that he liked her idea, though? After all,
he used it. The Professor usually gives credit even to Gilligan when he
comes up with something good.

Where do you think they got that name for the butterfly: "Pussycat
Swallowtail"?

Lord Beasley, like Erika Tiffany Smith, is a rarity among the island visitors in that he actually does tell somebody about the shipwrecked castaways...he just doesn't tell enough. Neither he nor Erika seem to think the castaways have any pressing need to be rescued. In a way, that's what Wrongway Feldman ends up thinking too. I suppose we could call these the nicest visitors in that they never harboured any malice towards the castaways, or wanted them to remain shipwrecked for selfish reasons.

I have to say I find this episode rather dull, mostly because of Beasley. I find him mildly irritating rather than funny. The episode does have some great moments, though: Gilligan's win with the flare gun, the Professor and Skipper's tiff over their various plans ("look, Skipper, for a fellow who just tried to paint a butterfly..."), and Mr. Howell and the Skipper as the last men to go down during the tea party. And the map! That wonderfully detailed map of the island that actually shows the mountains! This is the map I accept as canon.


The Professor displays unusual arrogance in the crib notes scene, but it's an interesting chink in his armor. Since he spends all his time with a group of non-scientists, he doesn't feel threatened by them. However, faced with a true expert, the Professor is nervous to the point of defensive. Maybe the Professor isn't quite as secure as he'd like to let on!

JWood201 has already done a marvellous hangover fic over at ff.net called "What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor," but it's about the aftermath of Gilligan and Mary Ann's multiple champagne toasts in "The Matchmaker." Check it out - it's a riot!

OH SNAP, A SHOUT OUT.

Yikes.

Anyway, this episode is kind of dull, I agree. I don't hate it, it's just kind of ... there.

Beasley was nice enough, if totally distracted. It always made me mad that he didn't say anything about them being there before trekking off to the tundra, but like you said he didn't seem to think they had any problems. He was a man who spent his life in wilderness that wasn't really meant for humans during his butterfly hunts, so perhaps he didn't see anything unusual about their situation! haha.

Can I just say that this episode was the perfect opportunity to finally see one of Gilligan and Mary Ann's infamous butterfly hunts and then nothing? I was a very disappointed 8 year old MAG shipper back in the day when I saw this episode, haha.

Just look at the movie star Ginger Grant as she tries to seduce Lord Beasley. Any man would be ready to burst if she came up behind him like that.