woman who has assimilated to the Comanche. Heading back to Austin, they meet Clara Allen, who is visiting to sell her family's property. Clara and McCrae rekindle their friendship, and she returns to her family in Nebraska. Maggie begins showing symptoms of TB. At the Comanche camp, Buffalo Hump leaves for good. His brother-in-law relays the news to his nephew, Blue Duck, at his forest hideaway. The Rangers and sheriffs raid the Comanche camp but Blue Duck has already left seeking to kill his father. His death represents the end of an era for the region. Maggie dies of TB, and Newt is taken in by Pearl and Rippley. Cast Val Kilmer as Inish Scull Steve Zahn as Augustus "Gus" McCrae Karl Urban as Woodrow F. Call Linda Cardellini as Clara Forsythe Allen Elizabeth Banks as Maggie Tilton Ryan Merriman as Jake Spoon Ray McKinnon as Bill Coleman Keith Robinson as Joshua Deets Wes Studi as Chief Buffalo Hump Adam Beach as Blue Duck James Rebhorn as Governor Elisha Pease Jake Busey as Tudwal Melanie Lynskey as Pearl Coleman Sal Lopez as Ahumado Norbert Leo Butz as Captain Richard King Indira Varma as Therese Wanz Floyd Westerman as First Old Comanche Kristine Sutherland as Elmira Forsythe Rachel Griffiths as Inez Scull David Midthunder as Famous Shoes Toby Metcalf as Ranger Lee Hitch Troy Baker as "Pea Eye" Parker Jeremy Ratchford as Charles Goodnight Brad Johnson as Colonel Tom Soult Rod Rondeaux as SlowTree Production As with others in the Lonesome Dove series, the teleplay was co-written by author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. It was directed by Simon Wincer, with the music directed by Lennie Niehaus. Historical accuracy Events such as the shooting of the chieftains (ahistorical, but based on the Council House Fight), the attack on Austin (ahistorical, but based on the Great Raid of 1840), and the rescue of the white woman (historical, based on Cynthia Ann Parker) were all included in the series, although actual timelines or events were altered. Reception The series received generally negative reviews from critics. Common complaints were the clownish portrayal of the Texas Rangers, who were continually drunk on duty and tumbling into bed with beautiful women under the slightest pretext, the negative stereotyping of the Mexican characters, who were largely portrayed as unwashed wild-eyed drooling killers superstitiously worshiping long-vanished Aztec gods, and the simplistic portrayal of frontier women, who were either