The Magnificent Seven
When an Indian village is threatened by ex-Confederate soldiers, several villagers head out to seek help. They recruit seven men, each with unique skills, who return to the village and take on the raiders. The men then take up residence in a small town, making their skills available to those in need.
- Metascore48
- 1998-2000
- 2 seasons
- CBS
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- TV-14
When an Indian village is threatened by ex-Confederate soldiers, several villagers head out to seek help. They recruit seven men, each with unique skills, who return to the village and take on the raiders. The men then take up residence in a small town, making their skills available to those in need.
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
The New Law
Fri, Jan 8, 1999 44 mins
The railroad bureaucrats demand that a marshal take over law enforcement of Four Corners. His regulations drive most of the Seven out of town, but don't do any good when the local ranchers hire thug to burn the town down so they can get the railroad rights.
Episode 2
Sins of the Past
Fri, Jan 15, 1999 44 mins
A Federal marshal and his men come to Four Corners to take Vin back to Texas to stand trial for murder. The other rally around their friend. Meanwhile, Ezra buys a saloon and his mother Maude comes to town and opens up a rival business, aiming to put her son out of business.
Episode 3
Love and Honor
Fri, Jan 22, 1999 44 mins
Inez's past come back to haunt her with Don Paolo arrives in town to take her back. Buck defends Inez's honor and ends up in a duel with Paolo. Meanwhile, J.D. tries to take Casey on a date and discovers that it isn't as easy as Josiah made it out.
Episode 4
Vendetta
Fri, Jan 29, 1999 44 mins
The Nichols family ride into Four Corners looking for revenge on the man who killed one of their own: Hank Conley, Chris' estranged father-in-law. The Seven mobilize to protect the man, Casey tries to make J.D. jealous, and Josiah gives some advice to Ma Nichols.
Episode 5
Wagon Train: Part 1
Fri, Feb 12, 1999 44 mins
The homesteads win the rights to land in court, but Dicky O'Shea wants the land and hires an explosives expert to stop them. Judge Oren has the Seven accompany the homesteaders to their land and guard them. Meanwhile, Vin falls in love with the chief homesteader's wife, and Buck and Ezra vie to win the attentions of an attractive widow by befriending her son.
Episode 6
Wagon Train: Part 2
Fri, Feb 19, 1999 44 mins
Vin has rode off with Charlotte, he longs for a new life with him, which he considers seriously, more as she doesn't mind his confession of being wanted on a false murder charge, but when they spot a new batch of O'Shea henchmen, Vin returns to warn Chris about these reinforcements. The next dynamite attack is more of a hit, wounding Charlotte's husband Will Richmond badly enough for her to stay and nurse him, convincing Vin he can't just break them up. Nathan turns down Ezra's idea start a hospital on land the claim to which he's offered by a terminal patient, Ezra plots to pick up opportunities for land or even gold. Wagon trail leader Gerard Whitman would fight on, but abides by a vote to give in and hand O'Shea the deed for safe return, despite Chris warning they'll probably won't be spared as they know too much. Indeed there is another dynamite trap, but Vin heroically deals with the explosives man.
Episode 7
Chinatown
Fri, Jul 9, 1999 44 mins
Two immigrant Chinese railroad workers ask the Seven for help, when several of their number disappear without a trace. Buck buy a love potion that he tries to give to Inez, and Ezra ends up buying a Chinese girl at Nathan's urging, and she wonders if Ezra wants something in return.
Episode 8
Achilles
Fri, Jul 16, 1999 44 mins
J.D. accidentally kills an innocent women while stopping a bank robbery and killing one of the robbers. Now he has to not only deal with the dead man's twin brother, but suffers a crisis of conscience for killing the woman. Meanwhile, Ezra is confounded to meet his match with a gambler who keeps cheating him - and Ezra can't figure out how.
Episode 9
Penance
Wed, May 3, 2000 44 mins
A Pinkerton detective, Cyrus Poplar, arrives in Four Corners looking for a serial killer. Josiah acts suspiciously, and all the evidence points to him. Cyrus soon suspects that Josiah is guilty, as do the rest of the Seven.Meanwhile, Rain travels to town to tell Nathan that her village has picked a husband for her.
Episode 10
The Trial
Wed, May 10, 2000 44 mins
Nathan's father Obediah is put on trial for murdering his former overseer, and Josiah defends Obediah while Nathan discovers what happened to his parents 19 years ago. Meanwhile, the townspeople where Obediah allegedly committed the murder to Four Corners to make sure Obediah hangs one way or another.
Episode 11
Lady Killers
Wed, May 31, 2000 44 mins
Kate and Maddie Stokes, two bounty hunters, arrive in Four Corners looking for stagecoach robber Dell Speeback. They have a connection to Speeback that isn't obvious at first. Meanwhile, J.D. gets shot and Bucks tries to get close to Kate, while Judge Travis has reasons of his own for seeking that Speebeck gets justice.
Episode 12
Serpents
Wed, Jun 7, 2000 44 mins
When an assassin dies of natural causes in his hotel room, the Seven find him and the $10,000 he had. Ezra and Josiah both wrestle with the temptation, while Nathan and J.D. discover that the assassin's son is going after his father's intended target.
Episode 13
Obsession
Mon, Jul 3, 2000 44 mins
Chris' old flame Ella Gaines asks him for help against someone chasing her off her land. The Seven go to Ella's ranch, Nathan meets a doctor, J.d. meets someone almost as fast a he is, and Josiah learns a new game.Meanwhile, Chris discovers more about how his family died.
